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I swear I think my blood pressure goes down “hanging out” with you guys….listening to the birds, etc! Thanks for these videos!

One year my husband was handing out squash and zucchini in the Walmart parking lot. We had so many! Praying for Granny❤

PRAYING FOR GRANNY AND Y'ALL 🙏

I enjoy all of your videos, but I gotta tell you, my favorite part is 'popcicle chat' with you and Matt. 😅 He's an interesting character, and you guys compliment each other perfectly. Thanks for sharing your life and love with the world. Prayers for Granny and your entire family.

Made a Greek cucumber salad last night and the combination of fresh watermelon, fresh cukes and fresh mint hit your tastebuds just right. Made me think of Matt's infamous "Gosh, that's good!" Prayers for Granny and your entire family, as you face another family struggle. Some years bring more than others and it sometimes seems too much. Know that your online community is with you, as always.

"Just two things that money can't buy, and that's true love and homegrown tomatoes..." 🎶

❤hugs and prayers for 👵 granny!❤😊❤❤

Theres that secret garden. And the house filled with love.

Sending my prayers to Granny. Hope she's okay and feels better soon. I'm crazy about green beans also. Thanks for including us in your life.

Life sure can bring some emotionally troubled times, along with the perfectly joyful days. Praying for you all, through your daily journey. Beautiful tomato bounty! 😊

Tipper, I was always spooked out about sticking my hands under leaves to get cucumbers, squash, etc. So, I started carrying a hoe with me and would put it under the leaves and pull them back so I could see the cucumbers and look for snakes at the same time!! Prayers for Granny! When she gets to feeling better, I would sure love to hear her harmonize to a song with Paul. It’s fabulous!! 💔🙏🏼🐾🙏🏼💔

Lovely hearing the wood thrush in the woods behind you during popcicle time! Magical birdsong!

I just wanted to thank you for sharing your life with all of us. Your videos are so relaxing for me. You are such peaceful folks and I love to sit and share a popsicle with you as you share your life with us. I love to hear you read from one of the many wonderful books you have discovered. Some of my favorite videos are those with no conversation but just the sounds and pictures of nature around your home. Many nights I go to sleep with the peaceful videos you have and those of your family singing. I just love you all.

I'm like you, everything I know about canning, I learned from my Mama and I'm 74 years old. I have never read the instructions from the FDA.Never gotten sick from anything I've canned. Prayers for Granny. She is so sweet.

Praying for Granny and all of y’all. Those pickles sounds fantastic, love when they have that crunch. As always, thank you for letting us sit and relax with the great conversation with you and Matt. ❤️

Prayers, Mighty Prayers for Granny and your family 🙏🏻💛🙏🏻

Tipper & Matt I truly enjoy watching the 2 of you. You can see the love in Matt’s eyes when he looks at you. He has the best smile. Tipper the same is for you towards Matt. I can tell he like to give you a hard time like when he was talking about the leaves. It’s great to see all you are harvesting. I love canning also and i guess I’m a rebel canner also but it’s how I was taught and I’ll continue that way. Many prayers for Granny and all of the family. ❤🙏

You two are so authentic and pleasant to listen to. I enjoyed every minute of this video, thank you!

Prayers for Granny's health. Prayers for you all as well.

I love Matt's sense of humor, when he was talking about the leaves falling😂

I will be praying for Granny. Hopefully, you will get good news this week. God bless you for sharing your videos with us. I enjoy all your content. ❤

We will surely be lifting Granny & your family up to the Lord. -much love from NJ ~Mary & fam

Praying for granny 🙏🙏🙏❤❤

Praying for Granny. Matt’s Cherokee purple tomatoes are so beautiful. Hope you enjoy your bounty.

Mr. Matt’s glorious basketful of ripe tomatoes makes for a fine season of good eating for you all. Makes the world feel just right 🍃

Prayers for Granny as well as you all! 💖

That was a wonderful video ♥ Praying for Granny to feel better ♥ The popsicle chat is a refreshing highlight. 🌻

Sending prayers for Granny! Keep us updated. Much love to you all! ♥

So sorry to hear Granny is not at her best, please tell her we are all asking after her ❤. Also it really tickled me to find out I'm a rebel at my age! 😀x

I absolutely love your videos, Tipper. I’m not from Appalachia, but I find the culture and foodways so fascinating. Some of my favourite food to cook and eat. You have the gift of story telling and I could listen to you and Matt talk about gardening and pickling all day long! Love from way up north in Yellowknife, Canada!

Thank you for sharing Tipper. Prayers for Granny ❤. When I worked outside I'd lay a row of ice in my bandana then roll up like Matt did for my neck. Really was cooling!

Prayers sent for Ms. Granny. May she feel better and spend some time in her garden . Matt really does need to go fishing . Some fresh fish with supper would be great . Please film while they are frying and make them even more enjoyable for all of us .

“A little bit of legality involved this time of year” 😂 Matt tickles me so! Praying for Granny ❤

Prayers for granny. I hope she feels better soon. I do enjoy watching the videos that she's in. I can see the worry in your eyes.

My Prayers r with Granny. She is such a Gem. God is Good and he Does Not believe is our Suffering. Glad to see that she is Happy at least. Love to All of U, those Tomatoes look so Refreshing. U Guys Rock, and I look forward to seeing U Guys All the time. Thank U Guys for sharing and Keep Pushing!

Those golden varieties of tomatoes have always produced really well for me. I'm glad to hear you like them too. Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear the Granny is feeling poorly. My hope is the doctor can provide some answers and some relief.

Tipper, you sound a little congested. Hope you're not getting sick. Please take care of yourself. I love your videos. They remind me of a life long gone from me. Greetings from North Carolina.

Beautiful garden! Praying for Granny's healing, in Jesus' name❣🙏

I’m praying for granny and for all of you. Thank you so much Tipper. Sending you lots of love from Texas ❤

Oh mercy I will be praying for Granny and that you will get good news next week.

I am just sheltering from a thunderstorm, just after I put the washing out. My garden has really got away from me but I can't do what I used to. I have got my fingers crossed for Granny. She reminds me of my Gran and I would love to sit down with her and some crocheting. Rain stopped,sun out, everywhere steaming so I will put my wellies back on. Take care.

Tipper and Matt, I am so very sorry for all you have been going through. It’s a difficult but also grace-filled time of our lives. Such an honor and blessing to help our parents thru this journey. Thank goodness we have God to lead us all as we navigate these days. Much love from the Hoosier state.

Hello Mrs. Tipper, I want You to know that I will put your Mama on my Church ⛪️ Prayer List. I will also Pray for her now, as for you and your Family for Comfort and Strength. You All have been through SO much. Blessings 💖

Wonderful tomato harvest! Aw no... I certainly will be keeping Granny in my prayers. After my father in law passed, my distant cousin passed this week, he was only 60. I don't like this getting old stuff... God bless you all. The Japanese beetles are over my beans plants, ugh ... Well, I believe I've done enough complaining. Have a blessed week.💖🙏🌅😊

Hugs and prayers for Granny. She's so lovely and funny and real. ❤❤

Prayers said for Granny, please let her know we are thinking of her and that she has many prayer warriors 🙏 You and Matt have the most beautiful garden! Happy harvesting.

Sending my thoughts and prayers for Granny’s healing & health. ❤️‍🩹🙏🏻

Tipper, we have a few hundred customers that purchase vegetables from us by the season. One year when we were also attending farmers markets as vendors, we planted ten thousand tomato plants in one of our fields. We learned a valuable lesson that year. That was to pick all of our tomatoes including our heirlooms, when they got the first hint of color (blush), then let them finish ripening indoors. That way we got to eat them and not the critters such as deer, raccoons, etc. Tomatoes are a crop that will continue ripening off their vine. Most vegetables won’t.

Prayers for Granny and you all. I have fond memories of making egg baskets with the Popsicle sticks from all of us kids. I was one of 36 grand kids. Mom had 6 brothers and 6 sisters, My Dad was from West Virginia he had 7 brothers and 2 sisters. They were born in the 30s and both raised on large farms. I also was raised on a farm and I miss it. I really enjoy watching you all.

My goal is to preserve something every day, even if something small. Our green beans are kind of crazy right now so yesterday I made a jar of pickled green beans for the fridge. All I had time to do because I had a granddaughter spending the night. But it was something!

I love compost freebie plants. Your garden is beautiful. So much color and life. We've had so many problems with growing beans as the humidity is making the pollen too sticky to be carried off by pollinators to do their work. We're definitely going the raised bed route next year. Our garden has gotten away from us this year. Summer is just such a busy time. Oh my, I just ordered your first. Your second book idea sounds fabulous. I'm so sorry to hear that Ms. Cindy has journeyed home. Father God, on humbled knees. we come together seeking health and rejuvenation over beloved Granny. May her ails be lifted from her and cast out into the universe. Renew her strength, her mind, and body. In the name of Jesus! Amen. Oh my, I guess canning is a lot more complicated than I thought, as there are so many options. Yeah, sometimes the flower garden has to be sacrificed for the food garden. I know it's hard to watch it happen, but there's only so much that can be done in a day. Congratulations on your beet! It's a pretty one at least. LOL! I tell my husband the same thing about the house, but you can't be in the house and in the garden at the same time. Thank you for sharing your time, garden, and stories with us.

Please tell Granny she is in my thoughts and prayers.

I'm very sorry to hear that Granny's not well. Y'all are having a rough time of it this year. I hope they can determine what it is and that it can be fixed without too much difficulty. I know you must be worried. Holding all of you in my heart & prayers. My mom not only used the "open kettle" method when she made jam (though I'd not heard it called that), but she used any kind of glass jar and sealed them with paraffin wax. I started out using the hot water bath method not because I thought it was better, but because it was easier! And once you opened a jar, there was a lid you could close. And since I started out doing it that way with jam, I just naturally kept doing it that way for canning. The look on Matt's face when you talked about burying the cabbage made me laugh so hard! You two are good for me.

Your garden and yard looks so nice, Tipper, from all the hard work that you and your family put into it. Once the shelves are stocked again it’s a good feeling having food put up for the winter and coming year. You and Matt look so cute together. I will be praying for Granny!

Oh I do hope your Mother gets to feeling better, Tipper ♥️ Thank you both for the visit. 😊

I tell my husband when We have a bountiful harvest ,God blesses us so we can bless someone else.

your videos show that appalachia is not all vacated coal mines poverty & despair but a place of beauty

Prayers for some better time for you all.

Praying for good results and doctors wisdom for Granny!! She is so precious and love watching her bake and her crocheting ❤

Sure hope that granny gets to feeling better and you get some good news. Maybe canning green beans would perk her up.

Thank you for allowing us to celebrate with you.😊

When we would dig the potatoes at my Uncle’s place he would always say, “the harvest is great, but the laborers are few!” Lol.

I’m so jealous of those beautiful Cherokee Purple tomatoes 🍅 ❤ it’s 90* here every day and humidity is terrible, my tomatoes have been done!…..Sorry to hear Granny hasn’t been well, will keep her in my prayers Hope y’all have a good week ❤

Praying for Granny. My Mama used to can her squash in pint jars. Drain them put a egg,chopped onion,corn meal & fry in oi!. She called them squash patties. God bless y'all.

We love seeing Granny & hearing her talk, about kniting, coking, or anything. Sweet Lady. Prayers, going up for Granny & You all, as well. Maybe the green beans will encourage her. Hope she rebounds and gets her some half runners, her favorites.

Praying for Granny to be restored to good health🙏🏼🙏🏼

Always enjoy your Sunday videos!! Prayers for Granny and your Family!!

Lots of things you do remind me of my mother, especially when you talk about canning. Fond memories of her doing that. Praying for Granny! God bless y’all! 😀❤️

Love your videos, your garden is beautiful, Tipper give Granny our love, we will definitely keep her in prayer 🙏 she is such a joy, I just love it when she's in a video, she reminds me so much of my mother.

I’m adding Granny to my prayer list & have asked my friend to pray for her as well. I pray the news for her will be good this week & she will be feeling much better. Also, been praying for your whole family since Miss Cindy passed.

Prayers going up for Granny!! Also, we had a very good crop of beets this year. Eight 5-gallon buckets made us 88 quarts of pickled beets!!

God bless your family, Tell Granny she is in my prayers

Matt teasing with you at the end reminds me of my husband. They know you need laughter. Prayers for all❤

Yes you work very hard Matt. With all those lovely goodies you make, I’m not surprised you are always hungry! X🥰🇬🇧Prayers for your Mother Tipper. 🙏🏻

I’m praying for Granny. I hope everything goes well with her. I also hope you two get your fresh vegetables in as they mature so you will get your canning and pickling all done. The weather is hot now so I know you had a very warm time in the garden. Good to see you relaxing and having your popsicles!

Oh Tipper, so sorry to hear about Granny not doing well. Praying there's been a misdiagnosis and that things will turn out better than expected. Sending much love to all the family, especially Granny. I know this must be extra tough, coming on the heels of all you've been through lately. May God wrap you in His loving arms and give you peace. ♥

It always tickles me when Matt says “he’s come unfed .” I have never heard that expression before and it always make me laugh to hear him say that. 😂😂

Praying for Granny. I hate hearing she is not feeling well. Tipper, it is ok to rest..you look tired sweety--take a break! Garden is still amazing! I wish it was time for the leaves to fall!! Yall have a blessed week! Hugs!

We are all praying for Franny and all of you❤️🙏❤️

Granny is the sweetest little thing. Prayers for her and the family.

❤Praying for your Mom!!❤ One of the nurses at my former hospital in East Tennessee used to bring squash, zucchini, tomatoes and cucumbers enough for all the staff to have plenty all summer every year. I miss that since retirement. Also loved Matt's "I have come unfed" comment.

Praying for granny and all the family. Much love and hugs for you all.🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕

Prayer is so powerful! We all love your family!

We use to can even freeze … I would use my food processor and blend until it all is liquid….yes seeds and pealing. I seasoned them with lemon juice, salt and I blended onions and celery, carrots up with the tomatoes also. Cooked until done and if freezing, we would just it cool and put in freezer bags…if canning , we would put then in hot jars and seal them with hot lids. Always have your water hot before putting the hot juice in the water bath. Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes. It is like a v8 juice.

Enjoyed watching you harvest your lovely garden. Sending love & prayers for Granny. Respect for your entire family.🙏❤️🙏

You both look utterly exhausted. Caring for loved ones and worrying about them jut wears you out. Enjoy your garden bounty and your family. XXOO

Well... I harvested my potato crop today. I was pleased and I know that Papa would be proud of me for trying. From 6 little seed potatoes I got about 5-6 lbs. of new potatoes from one big pot. Will definitely try them again next year. Your one golden beet makes me think of my turnip crop that I harvested earlier this week. Pitiful. Mostly little purple and white golfballs but nearly half of them seemed to have been infected with some sort of little maggot or worm. Those got pitched over the fence. Yellow squash and zucchini is blooming and starting to produce. Tomatoes are coming along as is the winter squash. Now that Okry, peas and beans....shoot! I think that is an exercise in futility and wasting water at this point. LOL. I'll keep Granny in my prayers. If it's' not one thing... it's' another...and that is the way of life.

Absolutely 🙏 for granny and ya all

Hi Tipper. I'm so sorry to hear Granny is having some issues. I will add her to my prayers. I hope it's nothing serious and she gets to feeling better soon. I love your videos.

Love, hugs, thoughts and prayers for y'all and Granny 🙏 Blessings on your family now and always ❤

It makes me tired just thinking about all the harvesting and preserving you all have ahead of you!!

Much love to you guys! Keeping Granny in my thoughts and prayers, what a wonderful sweet woman.

I hope 🙏 and pray granny OK 👍 I will pray for granny I fall I don't know were I broke my hand I hope and pray that I don't God will have mercy on me as well as granny 🙏 I will keep granny in my prayers 🙏 God bless everyone 🙏

Prayers for Granny❤ That she feels better very soon, and she gets good news from the doctor. God bless you all.

Love celebrating Appalachia with you and hearing about food preservation. It seems like we always want to improve ways of doing things and then go back to proven ways. 😉 prayers for all of you.

Your popsicle time is my favorite time. ❤️ prayers for your Mom, Tipper.

I've always found gardening strange, on one hand you get bumper crops of things you can't possibly eat enough of, but next year you can't grow that crop again! LoL it's like some weird force helps you get the exact vitamins and minerals just when you need them. Raising a garden is so much fun/aggregation lol

Miss Tipper, mom used to use a pressure cooker to do some of her canning but not all. for either some jams or jelly she used paraffin to seal the jars, this was back in the 1950's. For me that was a long time ago, it didn't kill any of us. You and yours have a good week Give the FDA a couple of years and they will come up with something different.🙏🙏

Matt has me eating a tomato sandwich almost every day… I have eaten home made mustard as well of home made Mayonnaise…I have never made either one.