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A Frugal Homestead
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Welcome!! We are James and Chelsea, amateur homesteaders with our little rugrats. You'll find us here learning to farm, nurture and enjoy our 10 acres near the Owyhee mountains in Idaho. We didn't set out to be homesteaders, but life in the city wasn't what we thought it would be. Plus, we wanted our children to learn and grow out in the open. In 2015, we purchased a home on a 10 acre lot in a little known town in Idaho. Our goal was to create a more self-sufficient life for ourselves and our family. Each year we learn a little more, grow and little more and become just a little more self-sufficient. We've had our ups and downs, but overall, we love our life! We are excited you want to join in our journey.
How to Preserve Corn for the Pantry
Growing corn is rewarding but it isn't always in the cards. Join us as we take you into our home to pick, preserve and cook with fresh corn. Not only will you learn how to have a long-lasting supply of delicious corn, but you'll also learn a new recipe that will become a household favorite.
Sweet Corn Recipe: ua-cam.com/video/QpUgxXGh_Mg/v-deo.htmlsi=EO7-uO8YYTCqEOua
Freeze Drying Corn: ua-cam.com/video/MAfqe1jkMoY/v-deo.htmlsi=pSQQaMX9382lrMur
Sausage and Zucchini Skillet: www.afrugalhomestead.com/2024/09/sausage-and-zucchini-skillet.html
❄Download the FREE Beginner Freeze Drying Guide: afrugalhomestead.ck.page/1efb57bff5
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Harvest Right Freeze Dryer: affiliates.harvestright.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=1991&url=287
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🐔Learn how to raise chickens🐔
*Tips for raising backyard chickens: www.afrugalhomestead.com/2018/05/10-tips-to-raising-backyard-chickens.html
*Incubating and Hatching Eggs Printables: skilled-founder-1932.ck.page/580cae13e0
* Buy our hatching eggs: www.ebay.com/usr/a_frugal_homestead
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Sweet Corn Recipe: ua-cam.com/video/QpUgxXGh_Mg/v-deo.htmlsi=EO7-uO8YYTCqEOua
Freeze Drying Corn: ua-cam.com/video/MAfqe1jkMoY/v-deo.htmlsi=pSQQaMX9382lrMur
Sausage and Zucchini Skillet: www.afrugalhomestead.com/2024/09/sausage-and-zucchini-skillet.html
❄Download the FREE Beginner Freeze Drying Guide: afrugalhomestead.ck.page/1efb57bff5
🚜Affiliate Links for Products🚜
Harvest Right Freeze Dryer: affiliates.harvestright.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=1991&url=287
Check our our Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/afrugalhomestead
🐔Learn how to raise chickens🐔
*Tips for raising backyard chickens: www.afrugalhomestead.com/2018/05/10-tips-to-raising-backyard-chickens.html
*Incubating and Hatching Eggs Printables: skilled-founder-1932.ck.page/580cae13e0
* Buy our hatching eggs: www.ebay.com/usr/a_frugal_homestead
🏡 FOLLOW US HERE🐔
▶️ Website: www.afrugalhomestead.com/
▶️ UA-cam: ua-cam.com/channels/O5LGYg8BbutJdP7tN4lEiw.html
▶️ Facebook: afrugalhomestead/
▶️ Instagram: afrugalhomestead
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▶️ Email: chelsea@afrugalhomestead.com
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Easy Refrigerator Pickles | Homestead Kitchen
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Homestead life can be mundane, but finding fresh cucumbers to make pickles is worth it. Especially when you can make quick and yummy refrigerator pickles with this recipe. Get the printable recipe: www.afrugalhomestead.com/2024/08/refrigerator-pickles.html 🚜Affiliate Links for Products🚜 Pickling Salt: amzn.to/471MdjB Pickling Seasoning: amzn.to/4cECvVw Mustard Seed: amzn.to/3SWboOQ Peppercorns:...
Under the Stairs Food Storage Pantry | Long Term Food Storage
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Looking to save food for a rainy day? You'll want somewhere to store them. Come along as we show you how we turned our closet under the stairs into a food storage pantry to hold all our canned and freeze dried goods. ❄Download the FREE Beginner Freeze Drying Guide: afrugalhomestead.ck.page/1efb57bff5 🚜Affiliate Links for Products🚜 Harvest Right Freeze Dryer: affiliates.harvestright.com/idevaffi...
Using a Steam Juicer to Preserve Grapes | Harvesting Grapes
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Homestead tasks are easier when you have lots of help. We're headed to family today to help butcher chickens and harvest grapes to make steamed grape juice. Steam Juicing Grapes: ua-cam.com/video/sPui1vzLSSE/v-deo.htmlsi=HjLbRXstH5DVG7Z0 Get the printable recipe: www.afrugalhomestead.com/2022/07/how-to-can-grape-juice.htm 1:49 Getting the grapes ready 3:43 Tips for Juicing Grapes 7:44 Finished ...
DIY Beeswax Lotion Bars Recipe
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Make your own nourishing body lotion with this easy to follow Beeswax Lotion Bar Recipe. Beeswax Lotion Bar: www.afrugalhomestead.com/2020/12/peppermint-lotion-bars.html Beeswax Wraps: www.afrugalhomestead.com/2020/01/beeswax-bowl-diy.html 🚜Affiliate Links for Products🚜 Beeswax: amzn.to/2LfIIe6 Almond Oil: amzn.to/3Wzyf4K Shea Butter: amzn.to/2J5wKDk Lotion Molds: amzn.to/2LPaYWp Check our our ...
Braiding the Onion & Garlic Harvest | Homestead Garden Harvest
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Braiding the Onion & Garlic Harvest | Homestead Garden Harvest
Canned Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate Recipe
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Canned Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate Recipe
Fixing Holes in Drip Tape for the Pumpkin Patch| Keeping the Garden Cool
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Fixing Holes in Drip Tape for the Pumpkin Patch| Keeping the Garden Cool
Keep Water Flowing to The Homestead Garden | Drip tape tutorial
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Keep Water Flowing to The Homestead Garden | Drip tape tutorial
Getting Ready for Baby Chicks on the Homestead in Summer Heat
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Getting Ready for Baby Chicks on the Homestead in Summer Heat
Growing Garlic - Fall to Summer - How to Harvest and Preserve
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Growing Garlic - Fall to Summer - How to Harvest and Preserve
A Thriving Garden During Summer Heat | Delicious Greens for the fridge
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A Thriving Garden During Summer Heat | Delicious Greens for the fridge
What's Eating the Cabbage | Preventing Garden Pests
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What's Eating the Cabbage | Preventing Garden Pests
Indulge in this Incredible Blackberry Jelly Recipe and Tutorial
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Indulge in this Incredible Blackberry Jelly Recipe and Tutorial
Freeze Dried Juice!! Preserve juice in Freeze Dried Powder
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Freeze Dried Juice!! Preserve juice in Freeze Dried Powder
Freeze Dried Mashed Potatoes - and potato powder
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Freeze Dried Mashed Potatoes - and potato powder
Freeze Dried Spinach & Kale - Make Your Own Powdered Greens
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Freeze Dried Spinach & Kale - Make Your Own Powdered Greens
How to Start a Garden Indoors - working with seed starts
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How to Start a Garden Indoors - working with seed starts
The Surprising Truth About Harvesting Potatoes
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The Surprising Truth About Harvesting Potatoes
DIY Freeze-Dried Strawberries at Home - The Best Treat
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DIY Freeze-Dried Strawberries at Home - The Best Treat
The Absolute Best Way to Freeze Dry Roasted Potatoes at Home
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The Absolute Best Way to Freeze Dry Roasted Potatoes at Home
Canning Peaches - Halves or Sliced - In Syrup
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Canning Peaches - Halves or Sliced - In Syrup
Can You Freeze Dry M&M'S??? -- Using Candy Mode
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Can You Freeze Dry M&M'S??? Using Candy Mode
Freeze Dried Holiday Treats - Great ideas for gifting
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Freeze Dried Holiday Treats - Great ideas for gifting
Preparing Your CHICKENS for WINTER. BRR!!! #chicken #farming #homestead
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Preparing Your CHICKENS for WINTER. BRR!!! #chicken #farming #homestead
Freeze Drying Spaghetti and Meats - For Meals Next Year!!
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Freeze Drying Spaghetti and Meats - For Meals Next Year!!
EASY DIY Chicken Waterers #chickenfarming #poultry #diy
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EASY DIY Chicken Waterers #chickenfarming #poultry #diy
How to Freeze Dry Eggs - For long term storage
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How to Freeze Dry Eggs - For long term storage
Hello from my homestead in northwest Florida zone 8b! Happy gardening!
Thank you, you answered a question I had, I subbed ❤
@@jodi578 so glad it was helpful for you! Glad to have you in the community
@@afrugalhomestead Thank you again, I am putting it to use right now. 🥰
I’ve never had luck with corn! Now I just grow a bit for fall decor. 🤣
@@ChickadeeFarmDiva we've had years like that for sure. It can be very fickle.
Jave a garden full of sweet corn, so happy to follow your directions. Thanks You!
@@Tenonizer so glad the video was helpful.
How much butter do you start with? So excited to try this recipe!
@@MrsKatB it is 1/4 c. butter. The full recipe is in the description. Hope that helps and enjoy the recipe.
Oh I missed that! Thank you!
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@@binnurkarayalcin153 Thanks
Print the recipe: www.afrugalhomestead.com/2024/02/canning-pepper-jelly.html
Quiero saber si las puedo sembrar en Colombia el clima de mi región es tropical gracias y estare atento a sus respuestas
I don't see why you wouldn't be able to plant them. They need a nice warm climate to grow but not too hot. You might just check online to see what zone you live in and then see if your zone is capable of growing squash. That's the best answer I can give.
Oh his voice is 😤
Lol. It can be a lot but it sure fits with peach season 😆
WHERE do I find your recipe to your WONDERFUL SD English muffins pls? ❤
This is the recipe we are currently using www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sourdough-english-muffins-recipe
I love your videos!! Thanks so much for all of the encouragement as you go thru your journey!! Just a heads up, I lost some jars as I stacked them like you have done. You can put a layer of cardboard between the jars to distribute the weight and save your hard work!
Great tip. I'll make sure to do that.
Its so funny cause im german and german pancakes aka pfannkuchen are not this. We basically fry thin batter into a pan like crepes and then add jam or nutella and roll em up.
Isn't it funny how the same thing can have different names. Thanks for sharing.
@@afrugalhomestead yeah definitely! U should try german pancakes btw like the thin ones they taste fantastic.
@@takke9830 we'll have to do that. Thanks!
I grow elephant garlic and hardneck garlic I save colves from both and regrow...I grow about 1000 to 1500 cloves every year... i get big garlic...i been growing garlic for 6 years You had a nice patch of garlic ❤❤
Wow! That is amazing. Planning to do some of our cloves to grow more next year as well. Good to know we can grow so much.
@@afrugalhomestead I found going in a mulch type soil is what works for me in Ohio
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Looks delicious!
@@TheFrostyGoatFoods It really is. Such a good recipe.
Does it matter the age of the pumpkin when I pick it. How do I make sure the seeds are developed enough to germinate.
@@cmmrris1 we usually harvest our seeds at the end of the season. Most pumpkins have sat as decorations for weeks or been carved and we save those seeds. I would make sure the skin of pumpkins can't be broken when you dig your nail into it. If the skin is hard, you can pick it and the seeds should be ready for harvesting. You can still harvest seeds from old pumpkins that are sagging, just make sure the seeds aren't moldy.
@@afrugalhomestead thank you ☺️ this summer has been my first ever garden, and I am trying to learn how to save seeds from each vegetable. I tried to save seeds from my cucumbers, but they were all small and seemed thin and hollow in the middle even though I waited until they started turning yellow before harvesting. Thank you for your suggestions.
Mine always comes out runny?? Any help?
I've found you have to get it up to the 180° and slowly bring it down to 110° before doing the 8 hour yogurt settings. If I didn't do this it is running and often grainy.
@@afrugalhomestead I have been using an instant pot. It’s been a disaster both tries.
Thanks for this video! I get to go visit my kids in Oklahoma and I don’t want to go empty handed. Frittles will be perfect!
@@sorinorrin they'll love them. Mine do!
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Thanks
Hello Dear, I saw this video on your UA-cam channel and I really liked it. I want to become a regular visitor to your channel. But your channel has some things and I want to show these issues.
Thanks but we are happy to learn as we go. Thanks for watching
Can you explain how you rehydrate/ cook/heat up to eat?
It kind of depends on what you're freeze drying and want to rehydrate. For this video we did potatoes, so we'll focus on that. For roasted potatoes I would typically just heat up water in my kettle and then pour it over the tops of the potatoes and allow it to sit for 5 to 10 minutes until they become a consistency that I like. Then drain off the excess water. You want to use hot water because it is a cooked food. If it were raw potatoes then I would use cold water to reconstitute and then I could cook them in a pan or in the oven however I would desire. There really isn't an equation or a ratio that you can use for water to your freeze dry food. You just have to start with an amount of your food and add a little bit of water until you get the consistency that you want. Some people do weigh their food before they freeze dry it that way they know how much water they removed from the package. But I don't typically use an entire package of something so that doesn't work as well for us.
Thanks for the reply. So if you are gonna cook them after they are reconstituted, do u need to cook them like you did before freeze drying? Could I just season and then freeze dry? Or is there a benefit to cooking them before and after freeze drying?
@@kellyleavitt1676 You can season and freeze dry. So for our roasted vegetables I season them, oil them and roast them in the oven like I would regular roasted potatoes. Then we let him cool and then put them in the freeze dryer. So they're already seasoned and delicious. For raw vegetables you could season them before and then put them in the freeze dryer. The only downside would be that the seasoning might not stick because it isn't cooked to the vegetable. If that makes sense.
That will be refreshing. Thank you!
You are so welcome! Enjoy
where did you get the cool basket that you pulled the peaches out of the water with ?
It is a steam basket. Here is an affiliate link to one on Amazon. Love it and use it all the time for canning. amzn.to/3SCRI2d
@@afrugalhomestead thank you
Can you freeze dry Swiss Chard the same way you freeze dry spinach and kale?
@@davidmartindale3599 I would think it would be very similar.
My first time doing jelly, I forgot to skim the foam too, so this is a great tip! TFS!
@@ErnieHatmaker always great to learn from others mistakes. Thanks for sharing
My understanding is actually most grocery store garlic is softneck because hardneck doesn’t tend to store nearly as long. In my experience my hardneck are always much larger than my softneck so super interesting that yours is opposite. Granted I’ve only grown it for two years 🤣
@@ChickadeeFarmDiva interesting. I wonder if it varies by state and region? I know here in Idaho it's illegal to plant grocery store garlic because they don't want you to possibly spread pathogens into the soil. So it could have something to do with that as well.
Get those punking going! TIme's a-wastin'!! 🙂
Are you keeping these in the garage?? What is your climate zone??
@@amarketing8749 currently. But they will move into our mudroom in another week after everybody dries a little more.
@@afrugalhomestead okay, thanks for the info. So, the initial drying is done after they are braided together and once dry they are moved inside for storage.
@@amarketing8749 I will dry my garlic first and then braid it together. But my onions I will braid before they dry and allow them to dry on the braid. The tops of the onions get to floppy and aren't strong enough if you dry them first and then braid them. Everything gets brought inside after a couple weeks
This was a very informative video. I really enjoyed watching it. Good luck with the chicks and the heat!
@@Brinerjp thank you for watching
I have a question how much is that machine?
Depends on what size machine you want. You can check out all the sizes through our affiliate link affiliates.harvestright.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=1991&url=287
where do have your recipe of how much to put
The recipe is in the description. Click the three dots in the corner.
No vanilla?
We don't add vanilla but you probably could
I started mine from seeds in my compost pile the beginning of June. Right now I have long vines with flowers. My mounded. 🎉 compost pile looks like a flower bed and this year looks fantastic next to the cement pad.
@@di4085 sounds like an easy way to grow some squash
@@afrugalhomestead I have other things that growing in the compost pile too. I had tomato and potato volunteers come up this year. It's a nice border.
who has a freeze dryer ???? well not me i dont suppose
It isn't something everyone has in their home but it is worth it for those who have large gardens and want to be able to preserve food in a different way.
Considering a “cheap” one is like 2 grand, I’m going to assume not very many people.
@@nathan1sixteen you'd be surprised. No it isn't in every home but many in the gardening/homestead communities are adding them. It is a great way to preserve the harvest. We use it constantly during the fall harvest months.
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Why did the freezer have to cool down before warming up???
Typically it takes about 15 minutes in the cool down process. Then you can switch it to high temperature/candy mode.
@@afrugalhomestead I understand the timing. I don't understand the necessity to cook down before heating up. Cheers!
@@puravida809 You don't have to cool it down. But the machine automatically does a 15 minute cooldown every time you use it. So you could technically skip that step but we just allow the 15-minute cool down and then go into the heat settings.
@@afrugalhomestead by me, that's just excessive usage of energy.
Hey my new homestead friend what a beautiful garden
@@cocostv7340 thank you so much. Whole!
Wow this was very helpful! I have a raised garden bed in my community garden and I planted some spaghetti squash in the beginning of June. I think I am seeing my first squash beginning to grow now. Very exciting!
It would be a great method to use in a community garden. Leaves more space for other crops to be grown.
Wow nice 💯💯💯🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Thanks 😀
@@afrugalhomestead thank you so much 🙏
想买这些南瓜种子
They are delicious but we just grow and preserve them for our homestead.
Little tightly Packed there. Good luck walking around
@@woodsmanfarms9678 thanks we've spaced them enough we can move around well.
THIS was SO helpful. Wish I had seen it before trying to fd several bottles of organic lime juice. 30 hours in an still sticky... I will freeze it like you did in the initial square for the rest of the bottles. GREAT info here. Thank you.
@@mimiashford5544 hope it works if for you
I’ve heard you’re not supposed to do OAs in candy. Supposed to be desiccants
@@aliddlelost yes, this is true.
How beautiful. I will be canning blackberries for my pantry. Thank you for sharing and have a blessed week.
Thank you for watching.
Have you tried the blanch method too ? Wondering if blanching or roasting is best or if both work well to rehydrate and use in recipes.
I think blanching would work just fine and rehydrate well.
And with your videos don't be scared to show your machine some of us/your viewers have never seen one you can show more than your screen with your settings
We'll try to incorporate the machine more. Thanks
How could you think you had mostly grape you had barely any you had mostly red ones and how could anybody not like the grape ones they are the best ones that's why they always bag the fewest
We didn't unwrap and use all the candles. The bag just had a lot of Grape this time.
How many plants did you plant along the trellis? And how many feet long is it?
We plant on both sides. I believe this trellis is 20 ft and we plant every 18-20".
Hot water baths require boiling water to be at least an inch above the top of the ring during the process.
That is true
So.....what did you add? Sugar....maybe some citrus?
Yes sugar and lemon juice