When I was young I remember my Mom asking my Pediatrician (at an annual visit) if she needed to be giving my sister and I a vitamin. I loved his answer. He asked her if she was feeding us fresh veggies and fruits. She said yes we grow a garden every year (and her brother supplied us with fruit from his orchard). He said that's good, do you feed them good quality meat. She said yes we raise our own cattle (her brothers raised chickens which we traded some for beef and her mom raised laying hens for eggs). He basically told her that he only recommend supplements to people that didn't want to eat a healthy diet. I wish we had more doctors like him but that was more years ago then I care to admit and the doctors today don't really care to study nutrition.
Buy an almond tree now and grow in a container until you get your property. I have 2 avocados, apples, cider apples, bay tree, tea tree, coffee, cinnamon trees, manuka tress, lemon, orange, mandarin, almond amd Moringa Tree all in containers and they are going great.
I did not know that hot flashes could be caused by lack of magnesium...but I did learn that I had fewer hot flashes when I avoided sugar and ate lots of leafy greens...thank the Lord, He was watching out for me despite my ignorance!
Heidi, I too struggled to grow organic tumeric root then one day I discovered if you moisten them and put them in a snap lock bag, leave an end of the bag open a little you create like a mini greenhouse for them which makes them sprout. This method also works for things like Chestnuts if you are wanting to grow those as well
That is cool. I tried many ways and decided it was not worth it to me to keep hassling with it in my limited space when I can use that space for other things more precious to me and buy organic turmeric in bulk.
Occasionally, I make myself a treat with cacao nibs and coconut oil & shredded coconut, mixing with crushed chia, flax seed, and hemp seeds. I add a little honey for sweetness. After forming the mixture into balls, I place them in the freezer so they solidify. Then, I roll the mini balls into cocoa powder to coat the outside all around. The coconut is filling, and satisfies my sweet tooth. TY, Heidi for your super great ideas on ways to stay healthy.💗
I have pernicious anemia and have battled with it for years, but have changed my diet and grow more of my food organically now. Not to mention been taking herbs and other natural things. It's been 1.5 years since I've required any treatments!! This is a GREAT video and extremely helpful. Thank you 😊
@@lt2339 I agree. I have chronic anemia as well and when I lived at home on the farm I have very little trouble. After I moved and had to buy my food, my anemia got out of control. Now I have a garden which helps.
All of my subscribers are now subscribed to you. You really are awesome. Thank you for every single video. Much love from Nottingham England to all of my beautiful brothers and sisters out there 👊💜👊
My personal favorite is Rye. I get it bulk from Nebraska. I don't eat wheat. Rye is usable almost the same. I converted my sour dough starter to rye. If you don't add caraway that gives rye bread that flavor, it is doesn't have a heavy flavor, but I like it more than wheat.
I’m growing Chia seeds this year the plant looks a lot different than the Chia pet seeds. The plant actually has blue flowers I’m really excited to see what happens
Do you do anything special to get chia seeds to sprout? I have placed seeds between two damp paper towels for two days. Nothing has happened yet.🤔 I expected to see lil sprouts after a couple of days.
@@donnawoodford6641 I took a huge container out of my fridge and put them in an old - cleaned- mushroom container then covered it with a moist paper towel and put it next to a window. They grew in about a week and we ate the sprouts.
Wonderful idea to do this series....I'm in the process of making a notebook where I write down the nutritional and medicinal benefit of everything we grow in our yard and garden.
Thank you Heidi, this was fabulous! Now if I could only find a cooperative living situation that would allow individuals to become part of a farm. As an older woman with no family, I grow and preserve what I can but…grew up with many families tending a huge garden together ❤
I can't grow tumeric outside, but it grows in my house in a sunny window. I grow it in a large shallow pot, the diameter of the pot is 14"x8" . I use the leaves in cooking. I live in northern Ontario in Canada . Great info love your channel.
I have tried that before and while it started to grow and was doing fine, it got attacked by some pest that came in from some citrus trees we had at the time and killed everything. It was horrible. I really should try again
Couldn't find a prenatal vitamin I was satisfied with so I mostly just eat the best I can (from my own garden and the store) with a few basic supplements on the side. Doctors say I'm the healthiest they've seen in a while.
I am binging on your videos today, Heidi. Oh my GOSH - what an incredible wealth of information. Praise God for you, and thank you for going above and beyond - I am so blessed by you!!!
Heidi, I have been making powdered greens for a number of years now. I have a nutribulletRX due to diaphragm surgery. I do not make drinks as much as I used to, but I add the greens to just about everything I do. This year has been bad as I am battling a bunny who thinks that I planted just for it. I put up cloth last night and so far, seems to be working. I grew Amaranth for my chickens last year and they were not interested until it flowered and then they devoured it. Well, when I clean out the coop, I put the mess all in a pile and it composts beautifully (a little high in Nitrogen for the garden - so add epsom salts) - but this year, it is growing Amaranth - lots of amaranth. And, I grew red chard for them and they were not real interested - but I thought it was pretty for a salad and started picking some to dress it up - well, it is delicious. Don't think I will ever even consider kale (tried it - no no). I take my crops during the seasons when there is too much for me and I clean and dehydrate (and yes, I dry them out some before to save time). They are all kinds of mixes from red lettuce to endive - about anything - except parsley and spinach (I do them separately). I just put the year on the jar and keep using it in everything - my mushroom dishes, mashed potatoes, eggs, etc. If you read all the charts, I could never eat enough of it (not concentrated like this) and get enough nutrition. OH and the king and queen of greens is parsley and pretty easy to grow with no bunny 😞 BTW, did you know that bunnies are MUCH faster than even German shepherds. Really fast! I read many years ago that parsley has more nutrition per spoonful (or any measurement) than anything else you can eat. You do not have to eat the curly thing on top of your piece of meat - just powder it and into every pot of beans or casserole or stir fry, etc.
I'm new at all this. I've developed Fibremialgia and used to have my own garden with veggies but am now physically too sore to garden. Any thoughts how I can get decent leaf veggies to dry? We have a farmers market but don't know if vit/mineral content is high or how to preserve dried veggies in Australian hot climate.
@@bbb649 can you put a few grow bags in a sunny window or just outside? That's what I did. Put a few onions and herbs, greens in pots right outside. Many do well in containers. Some do ok indoors.
Thank you for comments. I too, enjoy inviting Heidi into my home from her home. Abba is good all the time. Iron sharpens iron. 👩🌾👨🌾Great to enjoy the abundance of traditional preparations.
broccoli is very easy to grow and tastes amazing, even the leaves can be used as pot greens, they sprout fast and are very good for you, also sweet potato leaves are very good and dry well for tea or used stir fry or pot greens, those are two plants that are super easy, once you eat broccoli out of your own garden you will never want store bought again, I use super light dust of DE earth to keep bugs off, completely non toxic and editable, just don't breath the dust.
I grind flax seed in the blender and I put rolled oats in the blender with it to absorb the oil so it doesn't get lumpy. Rice flour or other gluten free flour provides the same effect. I use all of these together in my gluten free baking so they get mixed together anyway. That was poorly worded but you get the idea.
I don't know why it took me so long to find this post, but it's lifechanging! Thank you so much for empowering me to ditch purchased supplements and make my own from the garden!
yes beautiful nature queen 👸🏻 🌹🍃.. denatured food prevalent .. esp past year .. spices denatured .. cheap unhealthy oils added to labeled organic butter & honey ..supermarkets selling GMO (no labeling required in USA) foods .. gmo is even labeled as organic .. keep up great work ..Love U♥️🍃💫
Wild Docks, and California Buckwheat flower seeds can be gathered at the end of the season when they dry on the plants. I grind them and add in baking. I also harvest Stinging Nettle seeds, dry them, and sprinkle them on top of almost everything, as well as using in baking, especially things like flatbread and seed crackers. Please talk about the high oxalates in many greens. Especially hard for any with kidney weakness.
Peas, buckwheat, and sunflowers all make great microgreens you can grow indoors or outside. I like to grow these in Ocean Solutions potting mix so that I can keep them growing for 3-4 weeks and harvest just what I want to eat each day.
There are a lot of plants we wouldn't eat. But if you shop somewhere like True Leaf Market, they're not going to sell seeds labeled "microgreens" if we shouldn't eat them. They also sell kits for people getting started. But I can tell you that peas, buckwheat, sunflowers, radishes, brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, etc.), basil, and salad mixes are all great. I don't bother with beets because although they're tasty and have big seeds, they produce sprouts and greens so small it isn't worth it to me to grow them. I do research when choosing microgreens for poultry because sometimes what we can eat differs from what they should eat. (Not often.) @@darlatobin2240
This was so informative. Really enjoyed watching how you have put these foods all together and processed yourself. An example to aspire to wellness. Thank you ❤
I am so Thankful that I love my veggies 😍 I notice how I feel after and that's why I love them. Spinach loves lava rock and certain Clay's when my mom was living in Oregon she planted spinach LET me tell you that was the Best spinach I have ever had😁 Be Blessed 😇 oh almost forgot she planted them under the pine trees. See ya soon
I'm really looking forward to this series! I grow Moringa in my backyard. I dry the leaves which I grind up and put in size 00 capsules and consume for a daily nutritional supplement. Thanks for sharing.
@jcgirl3 I also read that people with sensitive stomachs to Moringa benefit from lightly cooking it before drying it. They also found that many of the nutrients are destroyed when cooked too hot, and for long periods of time. So watch out for that. They recommended cooking at a low boil for less than 30 minutes. Hope that helps! ❤️
@gardengatesopen also, drink the liquid from boiling as many of the nutrients are in the water. I'm not sure about the taste, but maybe cornbread will help 😉
@Lois Ray yes, maybe cornbread WILL help! Good idea. ❤️ But hopefully, the light cooking process will not claim too many nutrients. As I understood it, it's just a "very light cooking" of it, and this helps a lot with stomach and digestive issues vs. consuming it raw. But hey, if you CAN drink it, more power to ya!!
That is kind of you! Here is my most recent video on skin care but I need to update it again, most things are the same but there are some slight differences: ua-cam.com/video/iVrRdApD50g/v-deo.html
Figs will LOOK dead in winter time but keep watering them they will come back slowly. Always cover them in winter time so only you water them daily and use clear product so the natural light still gets through to them. Look at the tips of the stems for a green tip coming out.
Yes, that is common for most fruits. My figs are doing great (the above video is a few years old) but still have yet to bear fruit, hopefully this year.
Finally got turmeric to grow in my kitchen window sill!!! Keep soil slightly damp. And have patients. Took 6 months for anything to happen. They like it really warm(80 to 100 degree temps) so sill near wood stove.
That was a funny comment 😂about growing a chia pet!!! I remember those commercials! By the way I love your common sense style, you have loads of information to start any project.
I have been getting all my supplements thru diet.....vitamins & minerals both, from wild greens that grow in my area...mainly my yard and woods. I try not to eat processed foods, and eat mainly raw honey. I do grow a few herbs and purchase herbs from Rose Mtn. Herbs (I think is a good company). My yearly complete blood panel is great and both my doctor and myself are pleased. i am 77 yrs.
This is pretty amazing. We starting a series Grow Your Supplements a few weeks ago. We feel the same way you do that everyone who teaches has a supplement to sell. That turns us off from them. We truly believe we can grow our supplements. We are for Growing, Preparing, Eating and growing it well in nutrient dense soil. This is great that more than one of us will be doing this.
I did not even realize you had a channel! How cool we are on the same wave length. I will subscribe and hopefully be able to find time at some point to check out your series :)
I like to make my own chocolate now and then..(mainly for my dad) as you say, it has to be organic cacao butter and cacao powder, the only other ingredients I use are maple syrup and vanilla or peppermint to flavour it. It is so expensive for the ingredients but it's a treat now and then :)
Yes, I have been doing that for quite a number of years and have many recipes out. My most basic one involves only the Cacao butter, Cacao powder, and raisins though any sweet dried fruit would work
Thanks so very much for your knowledge and willingness to share. My rant is to show that knowledge of your environment is as they say. It's LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION. or LIVE LIFE LONGER.
I dice my hen’s hrd boiled eggshells along with egg & add a different green herb, diced apple, a ltl. Flax seed & rolled oatmeal , bit of water for an aft snack, other days I pinch off some fresh Kale, broccoli leaves from my garden & let them eat from my hand (till the end & break up the stem lol). I figure I eat their eggs I want them nutritious and keeps them friendly to boot. I have 4 hens & when they see me coming with a blk bento bowl they are at the door! : ). Oh I grind my orange peels & lemon limes vegetables and store in jars with a moisture blk pkt.
I have a LOT of uses for dried orange peels and save them up all the time: ua-cam.com/video/y_nykxfVVGE/v-deo.html And now I use all citrus peels to make this health drink and love it: ua-cam.com/video/muMAU560AGQ/v-deo.html
Hi Heidi, What great info - love the idea of using the greens mix to make a magnesium rich tea. And buckwheat - I love that!! We make "Kasha" a lot. My mom raised me on that!! Plus we sprinkle soaked and dried buckwheat on top of our morning soaked oatmeal. They add such a nice crunch! Like the idea of the adding poppy seeds to different things. (LOL - the Chia Pets!!) Thanks for so many wonderful tips!! Love, Mary
Yes!!! This is very helpful. I started the protocol from Modern Roots Life and lien you said they are real and organic supplements but I did a detox of iron and a creased my magnesium and copper and I no longer have horrible cramps anymore. I use to be anemic … battled it all my life. So I know when I have cramps I am not balanced and need an iron detox. Usually it’s in the middle of winter….slowly adding in more and more natural foods. I already love veggies but the family doesn’t as much and winters in Montana are hard soooooo supplements are good when needed just not to replace REAL food!!!!!
i LOVE this topic. I am putting together a cheat sheet of all of the things I want to grow for my health, and gave me a whole lot of information! So glad you are so knowledgeable about nutrition.
Thx for this video. I was about to go and buy magnesium tablets. :). Growing turmeric. put a piece in a bowl with no water and forget about it. after a while a shoot will appear. let it grow to abt 2 inches then plant it ... either in a deep pot or outdoors in your garden .... I live in a rainy area and it grows well. I used to live in a dry and sunny area and it also grew well. When to harvest : it will grow long leaves, when these dry up you know there is turmeric under ground. Shalom.
We live close to a rain forest so rainy area does not really describe it. We get three times the amount of rain that Seattle gets! haha! Thanks for the tips. I do plan on trying again once I can get some fresh organic turmeric. I did finally get ginger to grow so if I can do that, I am sure I can grow turmeric
Hi Heidi, I think it would be great if you wrote all this in a book or ebook. I would buy it, and I saw that someone else here would, too! I am helping my son move back home for the summer, but when I get home I will write down your ideas about making dehydrated greens for supplements. We can grow moringa here in Florida, so I have a bunch of it dehydrated and use it, love it, too. I haven't seen nettles growing in the wild here, though we have a lot of elder flowers and berries all over the place. So, we'll see about that one. Anyway, I'm rambling here. Even a ebooklet with ideas and recipes would be great. I make soap, too. I'd love to see some of your soap and herb recipes! 😊😁🙂💜💙💜
I do get a lot of requests for books or even an ebooklet, for years now, the main thing is making the time, I just do not have it right now but I pray when God's timing is right, it will happen :D
@@leavingayeye5198 Have you tried eating just the tips. We feed most of our moringa to the chickens and reserve the tender tips to cook as you would asparagus. The flavor is similar and milder than the rest of the plant, a bit nutty - very nice. I like to add it to stir-fries, soups, omelettes, or as a side dish on their own.
Yes, I just received today the book you recommend Natural Chicken Keeping. I'm thinking of getting a few chickens some day. After my 2 senior dogs have crossed over.
I love how passionate you are in your videos. I feel that way about researching and finding new information on nutrition and delicious recipes. Thanks for sharing
growing greens is fun, there is nothing better than eating and preparing food that you grew yourself, it’s a meditation all day long💚🕊💧 thank you for making these videos
Heidi I know you want to move eventually. But it’s very expensive to build. Maybe this is just a suggestion and you probably thought about it, but maybe just buy some property and work it. Plant your orchard. Plant you’re not trees. Let it grow for a while. And then it can either be a bug out location or you can build on it eventually. I’m sure you probably already thought about this though but thought I’d check
We actually did a video recently about reevaluating our goals and while I do not remember if we actually mentioned exactly what you said here, it is what is in our plans when getting a piece. We do not want necessarily want to move but do want to expand.
When I was young I remember my Mom asking my Pediatrician (at an annual visit) if she needed to be giving my sister and I a vitamin. I loved his answer. He asked her if she was feeding us fresh veggies and fruits. She said yes we grow a garden every year (and her brother supplied us with fruit from his orchard). He said that's good, do you feed them good quality meat. She said yes we raise our own cattle (her brothers raised chickens which we traded some for beef and her mom raised laying hens for eggs). He basically told her that he only recommend supplements to people that didn't want to eat a healthy diet. I wish we had more doctors like him but that was more years ago then I care to admit and the doctors today don't really care to study nutrition.
What a great doctor!
No they don’t they’re more ego than heart
Medical education is lacking nutrition .
I tend not to trust many doctors today, they're paychecks come before your health.
@@tional5266 they're more about money than health.
Buy an almond tree now and grow in a container until you get your property. I have 2 avocados, apples, cider apples, bay tree, tea tree, coffee, cinnamon trees, manuka tress, lemon, orange, mandarin, almond amd Moringa Tree all in containers and they are going great.
Where do you live?
@@donnadallariva8377 Sydney’s West
😆 my mom didn't call them hot flashes she called them power surges. Hehehe
They do kind of feel that way! haha! I think of them as flushing out toxins and that makes them almost feel good! :D
LOL That’s what I call them, because my sister calls them that!
Definitely.
Ha!
LoL 😅
I did not know that hot flashes could be caused by lack of magnesium...but I did learn that I had fewer hot flashes when I avoided sugar and ate lots of leafy greens...thank the Lord, He was watching out for me despite my ignorance!
Heidi, I too struggled to grow organic tumeric root then one day I discovered if you moisten them and put them in a snap lock bag, leave an end of the bag open a little you create like a mini greenhouse for them which makes them sprout. This method also works for things like Chestnuts if you are wanting to grow those as well
That is cool. I tried many ways and decided it was not worth it to me to keep hassling with it in my limited space when I can use that space for other things more precious to me and buy organic turmeric in bulk.
Remember to give a 👍🏻this lady's knowledge is golden💖
I'm glad when older videos come back around. I need the reminders.
Occasionally, I make myself a treat with cacao nibs and coconut oil & shredded coconut, mixing with crushed chia, flax seed, and hemp seeds. I add a little honey for sweetness. After forming the mixture into balls, I place them in the freezer so they solidify. Then, I roll the mini balls into cocoa powder to coat the outside all around. The coconut is filling, and satisfies my sweet tooth. TY, Heidi for your super great ideas on ways to stay healthy.💗
Wow! You're like a walking encyclopedia! Thank you...blessings
I have pernicious anemia and have battled with it for years, but have changed my diet and grow more of my food organically now. Not to mention been taking herbs and other natural things. It's been 1.5 years since I've required any treatments!!
This is a GREAT video and extremely helpful. Thank you 😊
Grass fed beef and fat. Bacon, eggs, cheese, real butter, your anemia will go away.
Plants have lectins.
@@lt2339 I agree. I have chronic anemia as well and when I lived at home on the farm I have very little trouble. After I moved and had to buy my food, my anemia got out of control. Now I have a garden which helps.
Dr. Berg has a video on healing pernicious anemia. So glad you were able to conquer it on your own!
How did you learn what herbs and treatments to use?
Do you have a book in which you have all your wonderfull recipes? I love and wait for them
All of my subscribers are now subscribed to you. You really are awesome. Thank you for every single video. Much love from Nottingham England to all of my beautiful brothers and sisters out there 👊💜👊
My personal favorite is Rye. I get it bulk from Nebraska. I don't eat wheat. Rye is usable almost the same. I converted my sour dough starter to rye. If you don't add caraway that gives rye bread that flavor, it is doesn't have a heavy flavor, but I like it more than wheat.
I’m growing Chia seeds this year the plant looks a lot different than the Chia pet seeds. The plant actually has blue flowers I’m really excited to see what happens
Do you do anything special to get chia seeds to sprout? I have placed seeds between two damp paper towels for two days. Nothing has happened yet.🤔 I expected to see lil sprouts after a couple of days.
@@donnawoodford6641 I took a huge container out of my fridge and put them in an old - cleaned- mushroom container then covered it with a moist paper towel and put it next to a window. They grew in about a week and we ate the sprouts.
Wonderful idea to do this series....I'm in the process of making a notebook where I write down the nutritional and medicinal benefit of everything we grow in our yard and garden.
Great idea!
Very inspiring. Food is medicine. Thank you for sharing.
Hope you get a chance to listen to the whole video :)
Thank you Heidi, this was fabulous! Now if I could only find a cooperative living situation that would allow individuals to become part of a farm. As an older woman with no family, I grow and preserve what I can but…grew up with many families tending a huge garden together ❤
I can't grow tumeric outside, but it grows in my house in a sunny window. I grow it in a large shallow pot, the diameter of the pot is 14"x8" . I use the leaves in cooking. I live in northern Ontario in Canada .
Great info love your channel.
I have tried that before and while it started to grow and was doing fine, it got attacked by some pest that came in from some citrus trees we had at the time and killed everything. It was horrible. I really should try again
@gabrielwimmershoff7614 interesting so what type of or combo of soil do you use? Any other tips?
Couldn't find a prenatal vitamin I was satisfied with so I mostly just eat the best I can (from my own garden and the store) with a few basic supplements on the side. Doctors say I'm the healthiest they've seen in a while.
I am binging on your videos today, Heidi. Oh my GOSH - what an incredible wealth of information. Praise God for you, and thank you for going above and beyond - I am so blessed by you!!!
In the winter is when our greens are at their best
Geez Heidi! Who knew? You are truly a role model and mentor. Love you!
*blushes* Thank you!
Heidi, I have been making powdered greens for a number of years now. I have a nutribulletRX due to diaphragm surgery. I do not make drinks as much as I used to, but I add the greens to just about everything I do. This year has been bad as I am battling a bunny who thinks that I planted just for it. I put up cloth last night and so far, seems to be working.
I grew Amaranth for my chickens last year and they were not interested until it flowered and then they devoured it.
Well, when I clean out the coop, I put the mess all in a pile and it composts beautifully (a little high in Nitrogen for the garden - so add epsom salts) - but this year, it is growing Amaranth - lots of amaranth. And, I grew red chard for them and they were not real interested - but I thought it was pretty for a salad and started picking some to dress it up - well, it is delicious. Don't think I will ever even consider kale (tried it - no no). I take my crops during the seasons when there is too much for me and I clean and dehydrate (and yes, I dry them out some before to save time). They are all kinds of mixes from red lettuce to endive - about anything - except parsley and spinach (I do them separately). I just put the year on the jar and keep using it in everything - my mushroom dishes, mashed potatoes, eggs, etc. If you read all the charts, I could never eat enough of it (not concentrated like this) and get enough nutrition. OH and the king and queen of greens is parsley and pretty easy to grow with no bunny 😞
BTW, did you know that bunnies are MUCH faster than even German shepherds. Really fast! I read many years ago that parsley has more nutrition per spoonful (or any measurement) than anything else you can eat. You do not have to eat the curly thing on top of your piece of meat - just powder it and into every pot of beans or casserole or stir fry, etc.
I'm new at all this. I've developed Fibremialgia and used to have my own garden with veggies but am now physically too sore to garden. Any thoughts how I can get decent leaf veggies to dry? We have a farmers market but don't know if vit/mineral content is high or how to preserve dried veggies in Australian hot climate.
@@bbb649 can you put a few grow bags in a sunny window or just outside? That's what I did. Put a few onions and herbs, greens in pots right outside. Many do well in containers. Some do ok indoors.
Would definitely be interested in your channel wow!
@@bbb649 are you gluten free?
Thank you for comments. I too, enjoy inviting Heidi into my home from her home. Abba is good all the time. Iron sharpens iron. 👩🌾👨🌾Great to enjoy the abundance of traditional preparations.
broccoli is very easy to grow and tastes amazing, even the leaves can be used as pot greens, they sprout fast and are very good for you, also sweet potato leaves are very good and dry well for tea or used stir fry or pot greens, those are two plants that are super easy, once you eat broccoli out of your own garden you will never want store bought again, I use super light dust of DE earth to keep bugs off, completely non toxic and editable, just don't breath the dust.
And all the time God is good!
Cacao is an outstanding pre biotic too. I’m glad you mentioned cacao.
I grind flax seed in the blender and I put rolled oats in the blender with it to absorb the oil so it doesn't get lumpy. Rice flour or other gluten free flour provides the same effect. I use all of these together in my gluten free baking so they get mixed together anyway. That was poorly worded but you get the idea.
This will be a wonderful series! This is exactly what fell in love with your channel for! Thanks so much for what you do!
Thank you Teresa!
Buckwheat grows great in my area. The trick is finding affordable equipment to hull those little hummers Maybe your husband can figure that out?
I don't know why it took me so long to find this post, but it's lifechanging! Thank you so much for empowering me to ditch purchased supplements and make my own from the garden!
Amending soil is a good topic. Thank you
Poppyseed in coleslaw was a tip I go
It from a restaurant.
yes beautiful nature queen 👸🏻 🌹🍃.. denatured food prevalent .. esp past year .. spices denatured .. cheap unhealthy oils added to labeled organic butter & honey ..supermarkets selling GMO (no labeling required in USA) foods .. gmo is even labeled as organic .. keep up great work ..Love U♥️🍃💫
I will also add egg shells to my dogs food for added nutrition.
Wild Docks, and California Buckwheat flower seeds can be gathered at the end of the season when they dry on the plants. I grind them and add in baking. I also harvest Stinging Nettle seeds, dry them, and sprinkle them on top of almost everything, as well as using in baking, especially things like flatbread and seed crackers.
Please talk about the high oxalates in many greens. Especially hard for any with kidney weakness.
I remember growing runner beans, childhood, backyard, very prolific
We have lotsa fig trees if you ever need more starts! We live just outside of Sequim in Gardiner!
Peas, buckwheat, and sunflowers all make great microgreens you can grow indoors or outside. I like to grow these in Ocean Solutions potting mix so that I can keep them growing for 3-4 weeks and harvest just what I want to eat each day.
What seeds should we NOT eat the micro greens? Do you know?
There are a lot of plants we wouldn't eat. But if you shop somewhere like True Leaf Market, they're not going to sell seeds labeled "microgreens" if we shouldn't eat them.
They also sell kits for people getting started. But I can tell you that peas, buckwheat, sunflowers, radishes, brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, etc.), basil, and salad mixes are all great.
I don't bother with beets because although they're tasty and have big seeds, they produce sprouts and greens so small it isn't worth it to me to grow them.
I do research when choosing microgreens for poultry because sometimes what we can eat differs from what they should eat. (Not often.) @@darlatobin2240
Wow.. you should be calling this channel "Heidi's Encyclopaedia " . Thank you Thank you , you're 👌
Her knowledge has taken years and we are so lucky to have her share what she has learned.
This was so informative. Really enjoyed watching how you have put these foods all together and processed yourself. An example to aspire to wellness. Thank you ❤
Great video! I still take handfuls of supplements, but I am getting into gardening to do more of what you recommend here. 👊🏻🌻👊🏻
So very informative. Thanks for sharing and caring about helping others. God bless you and your family
I am so Thankful that I love my veggies 😍 I notice how I feel after and that's why I love them. Spinach loves lava rock and certain Clay's when my mom was living in Oregon she planted spinach LET me tell you that was the Best spinach I have ever had😁 Be Blessed 😇 oh almost forgot she planted them under the pine trees. See ya soon
I'm really looking forward to this series! I grow Moringa in my backyard. I dry the leaves which I grind up and put in size 00 capsules and consume for a daily nutritional supplement. Thanks for sharing.
Maybe you can help me out. I did the same, but both in capsule as as a losse powder, the Moringa burnt in my stomach. Do you experience this as well?
@@jcgirl3 try taking it with food (some fat source) and see if it helps
@jcgirl3 I also read that people with sensitive stomachs to Moringa benefit from lightly cooking it before drying it.
They also found that many of the nutrients are destroyed when cooked too hot, and for long periods of time.
So watch out for that.
They recommended cooking at a low boil for less than 30 minutes.
Hope that helps! ❤️
@gardengatesopen also, drink the liquid from boiling as many of the nutrients are in the water. I'm not sure about the taste, but maybe cornbread will help 😉
@Lois Ray yes, maybe cornbread WILL help!
Good idea. ❤️
But hopefully, the light cooking process will not claim too many nutrients.
As I understood it,
it's just a "very light cooking" of it, and this helps a lot with stomach and digestive issues vs. consuming it raw.
But hey,
if you CAN drink it,
more power to ya!!
Thank you Heidi God bless your family shalom 💖🙏🏻
I honestly don't know girl but what ever you've done to have that gorgeous glowing skin ..please do tell!
That is kind of you! Here is my most recent video on skin care but I need to update it again, most things are the same but there are some slight differences: ua-cam.com/video/iVrRdApD50g/v-deo.html
I use cocoa powder with Stevia & monk fruit sweetner, vanilla, & cinnamon to make hot chocolate.
Figs will LOOK dead in winter time but keep watering them they will come back slowly. Always cover them in winter time so only you water them daily and use clear product so the natural light still gets through to them. Look at the tips of the stems for a green tip coming out.
Yes, that is common for most fruits. My figs are doing great (the above video is a few years old) but still have yet to bear fruit, hopefully this year.
If you aren't already growing them poppies grew abundantly at my aunt and uncle's property on Deer Park road in Port Angeles.
I have tried them a couple of times and they have not done well here but we get far more rain than Port Angeles
I just love u guys. Especially your independent hearts. Love the opening music.
Thank you, thank you. We are about to retire and money will be tight, so I need to grow mine instead of buying them. Please do more of these!!
I love to re-watch your great vlogs to keep healthy! Thanks for sharing!
LOVE YOU... GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Finally got turmeric to grow in my kitchen window sill!!! Keep soil slightly damp. And have patients. Took 6 months for anything to happen. They like it really warm(80 to 100 degree temps) so sill near wood stove.
Thank you for all this wonderful information. I will pass it along. God bless!
Thank you God blessed you
Your complexion is glowing!
Thanks Heidi.
That was a funny comment 😂about growing a chia pet!!! I remember those commercials! By the way I love your common sense style, you have loads of information to start any project.
I have been getting all my supplements thru diet.....vitamins & minerals both, from wild greens that grow in my area...mainly my yard and woods. I try not to eat processed foods, and eat mainly raw honey. I do grow a few herbs and purchase herbs from Rose Mtn. Herbs (I think is a good company). My yearly complete blood panel is great and both my doctor and myself are pleased. i am 77 yrs.
i can't digest nuts, but do eat one or two hazel nuts, often for selenium
some greens I don't like (kale, mustard, collards), but love them when I make chips with olive oil and cayanne pepper
Wow ..learn so much here..God Bless your energy !
JUST FROM THE INTRO - i subscribed.
This is pretty amazing. We starting a series Grow Your Supplements a few weeks ago. We feel the same way you do that everyone who teaches has a supplement to sell. That turns us off from them. We truly believe we can grow our supplements. We are for Growing, Preparing, Eating and growing it well in nutrient dense soil. This is great that more than one of us will be doing this.
I did not even realize you had a channel! How cool we are on the same wave length. I will subscribe and hopefully be able to find time at some point to check out your series :)
Link to your channel please.
@@romasplace1 Click on the name.
Thanks for the Intel ❤️
Excellent🥰 Is God-bless you and your sweet family🌺
I like to make my own chocolate now and then..(mainly for my dad) as you say, it has to be organic cacao butter and cacao powder, the only other ingredients I use are maple syrup and vanilla or peppermint to flavour it. It is so expensive for the ingredients but it's a treat now and then :)
Yes, I have been doing that for quite a number of years and have many recipes out. My most basic one involves only the Cacao butter, Cacao powder, and raisins though any sweet dried fruit would work
Thanks so very much for your knowledge and willingness to share. My rant is to show that knowledge of your environment is as they say. It's LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION. or LIVE LIFE LONGER.
I dice my hen’s hrd boiled eggshells along with egg & add a different green herb, diced apple, a ltl. Flax seed & rolled oatmeal , bit of water for an aft snack, other days I pinch off some fresh Kale, broccoli leaves from my garden & let them eat from my hand (till the end & break up the stem lol). I figure I eat their eggs I want them nutritious and keeps them friendly to boot. I have 4 hens & when they see me coming with a blk bento bowl they are at the door! : ). Oh I grind my orange peels & lemon limes vegetables and store in jars with a moisture blk pkt.
I have a LOT of uses for dried orange peels and save them up all the time: ua-cam.com/video/y_nykxfVVGE/v-deo.html
And now I use all citrus peels to make this health drink and love it: ua-cam.com/video/muMAU560AGQ/v-deo.html
Love my new Nesco dehydrator
Hi Heidi, What great info - love the idea of using the greens mix to make a magnesium rich tea. And buckwheat - I love that!! We make "Kasha" a lot. My mom raised me on that!! Plus we sprinkle soaked and dried buckwheat on top of our morning soaked oatmeal. They add such a nice crunch! Like the idea of the adding poppy seeds to different things. (LOL - the Chia Pets!!) Thanks for so many wonderful tips!! Love, Mary
You're so right
I am falling in love with your channel the more I watch. Thank you for all the info!!!
Thank you!
So glad I found you!.I hope you are still doing this
Thank you!
Love this!❤ this is so true!o buy our produce at our local farmers market from only organic farmers..
I like your tone of voice,you are cut for a great teacher
I watched this before but needed a refresher course.
You are a wealth of information.
Thank you.
thank u
What nice skin you have! From a Chick that is detoxing to help her Rosacea. I do better with it in the summer because I eat lots of dandelion!
Yes!!! This is very helpful. I started the protocol from Modern Roots Life and lien you said they are real and organic supplements but I did a detox of iron and a creased my magnesium and copper and I no longer have horrible cramps anymore. I use to be anemic … battled it all my life. So I know when I have cramps I am not balanced and need an iron detox. Usually it’s in the middle of winter….slowly adding in more and more natural foods. I already love veggies but the family doesn’t as much and winters in Montana are hard soooooo supplements are good when needed just not to replace REAL food!!!!!
Thank you for your video, and information. I agree with you about pharma supplements and supplements from food
Thank you soooo much for sharing your wealth of knowledge. God bless you in Jesus name 🙏
If you garden, look into the use of rock dust to really benefit the plants and and increase the plant's mineral content.
Love the idea of a greens mix tea, definitely going to watch the other videos!!
i LOVE this topic. I am putting together a cheat sheet of all of the things I want to grow for my health, and gave me a whole lot of information! So glad you are so knowledgeable about nutrition.
Will you share your cheat sheet with us please?
Please do share!!
This may be my favorite video of all time! Thank you for sharing! #GoOrganic
Thx for this video. I was about to go and buy magnesium tablets. :). Growing turmeric. put a piece in a bowl with no water and forget about it. after a while a shoot will appear. let it grow to abt 2 inches then plant it ... either in a deep pot or outdoors in your garden .... I live in a rainy area and it grows well. I used to live in a dry and sunny area and it also grew well. When to harvest : it will grow long leaves, when these dry up you know there is turmeric under ground. Shalom.
We live close to a rain forest so rainy area does not really describe it. We get three times the amount of rain that Seattle gets! haha! Thanks for the tips. I do plan on trying again once I can get some fresh organic turmeric. I did finally get ginger to grow so if I can do that, I am sure I can grow turmeric
@@RainCountryHomestead Great. Yes I do the same for ginger too. I'm from Mauritius.
sprout broccoli, very easy to sprout.
Love you!
Hi Heidi, I think it would be great if you wrote all this in a book or ebook. I would buy it, and I saw that someone else here would, too! I am helping my son move back home for the summer, but when I get home I will write down your ideas about making dehydrated greens for supplements. We can grow moringa here in Florida, so I have a bunch of it dehydrated and use it, love it, too. I haven't seen nettles growing in the wild here, though we have a lot of elder flowers and berries all over the place. So, we'll see about that one. Anyway, I'm rambling here. Even a ebooklet with ideas and recipes would be great. I make soap, too. I'd love to see some of your soap and herb recipes! 😊😁🙂💜💙💜
I do get a lot of requests for books or even an ebooklet, for years now, the main thing is making the time, I just do not have it right now but I pray when God's timing is right, it will happen :D
@@leavingayeye5198 Have you tried eating just the tips. We feed most of our moringa to the chickens and reserve the tender tips to cook as you would asparagus. The flavor is similar and milder than the rest of the plant, a bit nutty - very nice. I like to add it to stir-fries, soups, omelettes, or as a side dish on their own.
Great video in magnesium.
Yes, I just received today the book you recommend Natural Chicken Keeping. I'm thinking of getting a few chickens some day. After my 2 senior dogs have crossed over.
Thanks for all the knowledge
Wonderful 👍
Thank you. This was very informative. I love kale, spinach , and broccoli, bananas , avocados, dates , prunes and figs!!
OMGosh!!!! Jet Fueled Latte!!!!! On my TO-DO list! 😀
I love how passionate you are in your videos. I feel that way about researching and finding new information on nutrition and delicious recipes. Thanks for sharing
growing greens is fun, there is nothing better than eating and preparing food that you grew yourself, it’s a meditation all day long💚🕊💧
thank you for making these videos
Thank you for sharing all this great information.
Heidi I know you want to move eventually. But it’s very expensive to build. Maybe this is just a suggestion and you probably thought about it, but maybe just buy some property and work it. Plant your orchard. Plant you’re not trees. Let it grow for a while. And then it can either be a bug out location or you can build on it eventually. I’m sure you probably already thought about this though but thought I’d check
We actually did a video recently about reevaluating our goals and while I do not remember if we actually mentioned exactly what you said here, it is what is in our plans when getting a piece. We do not want necessarily want to move but do want to expand.