Work Now, Eat Later: 10 Summer Preserving and Canning Recipes in 1 HR | August Pantry Chat
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2023
- If you're looking for a way to preserve the unbeatable summer tastes (and rock bottom low prices) of the season, this video is your guide to help get you headed in the right direction. I'll show you how I use small batch canning session to preserve the abundance of fruits of vegetables currently available at the farmers market, your local grocery store or what you may be growing in your very back yard! I'll also give you quick and easy lunch, snack and dinner ideas using seasonal summer foods, as well as feature some of my favorite canning recipes, preservation books and tools for this time of year. It's canning and preservation season and this is how you can can, dehydrate, freeze, ferment, and yes, "do it all" so that you build a deliciously, stockpiled pantry full of food you and your family will enjoy!
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If you break open the peach pit, you can make almond extract with the seed/nut inside of it. ❤
@@mxdmsgsgood grief no. Peach pits are high in cyanide. Don't poison your friends and family
@christinatripp4890 look it up.
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@BecomingaFarmGirl Alright farm girl, you did it afraid!! Blood, entrails and all, great job!! Congratulations on that great accomplishment and milestone. You can only go up from here, soon you'll be instructing newbies yourself. I have always kept boiled eggs in the fridge so that they're ready for salads, a quick eat, sandwiches, etc. This year I have been fermenting them while doing my other ferments (carrot-kraut, curtido, collard-kraut, kombucha, jun)! 🤤😋 It's not for everyone I know, but the taste and versatility of ways to flavor them has changed the game for me totally. Herbes de provence is one of my top, go-to herb blends in the kitchen. So I mostly utilize it, s&p, onions, garlic and of course some sort of spicy pepper/chili. So, so, delicious! Those flavors permeated throughout the egg...I wonder if quail eggs would ferment well? Scotch eggs are another way to utilize boiled eggs that are a delightful accompaniment to a meal or by itself. That yellow chair on your patio is so lively, I love it. I enjoyed your day trip and conversation with your neighbor (Miss Fannie). I'm a LOVER of history!😁 Thanks! 👍🏽🫂👩🏾🌾😊🌱🌻 P.S. Whenever I am watching your videos I am always amazed at how much you resemble your father.Just like my daughters do.😃
The "Real Housewives" reality shows should be people like you with real skills and valuable knowledge about the making of a home and nourishing family.
Agreed ❤
Thank you
Amen to that! I don't watch those fake shows, even tho I live in Atlanta, because those women are the farthest possible thing from a real housewife!
I would dare say most of us do not have a " homestead". And you are showing us we CAN "farm" where ever we are, by utilizing whatever we have available. You are great and thank yoy for sharing with us, my dear. Bless you!
Hi Judy! Aww, thank you so much friend. For those of us that are homestead dreamers, I cannot stress enough how many benefits we can access now without needing acreage, a fleet of farm animals or even being a full-time farmer. Do I grow all of my own food? No, BUT I have the skill of food preservation (canning, fermenting, dehydrating). Do I have a huge garden? Nope. But I have been maintaining and expanding my garden for the past few years and that has taught me so much as weather, crop variations, identifying leafs of plants, etc. I still don't have poultry but now I have the skill of dispatching. We've been in our townhome for 7 years and at the minimum have 4 more years to go until my husband retires and I'm appreciative of the time I can put to good use so that when the time is right, I won't be overwhelmed with trying to do it all. Farm life can be accessible for more of us if we chomp away at it bit and bit, and avoid the comparison trap. Plus, the fun truly is found along the journey...the 'becoming' part:) I'm so happy to meet other like minded folks, like you, here on the channel! :)
You said what I feel every time I watch Cassandra’s videos. She’s inspired me in my little neighborhood yard - seriously, life-changing content.💗🌱☀️🕊
@@BecomingaFarmGirlThank you from the bottom of my 56 y/o late-blooming, beginner-gardening heart❣️
I have no local friends interested in this stuff so my only farm girl wannabe are ladies like you! I love your humor, passion, and joy! So glad you shared!
Hi 👋🏾 Katie! I feel you sooo much on this, and I think that’s why o got so choked up in this video because I’ve been without a friend circle for a while (yes I have my folks and husband but I want true girlfriends that I can see and hang out with from time to time). And yes, I have friends that are polite, but not truly interested in farm life. I am more than honored to serve as your friend, and I will pray that in time, you’ll come across a few friends. Don’t give up! You’ve got this!
Katie, SAME!!! I'm a southern girl relocated to the West Coast and I get the craziest looks when I talk about preserving...
So glad you're here!!!❤
@@adultpowers8327Where are you on the West coast? I’m in central California and there are not a whole lot of wanna be farm girls around here that I know. I’m sure there are some, but I don’t get out much 😂
@@mamabear968 I'm in SoCal... And I don't get out much either 😅
@BecomingaFarmGirl I wanna be friends and I’ll come down down from NYC.
I have cleaned birds before because my ex husband hunted. He hunted, quail, pheasant, duck, turkey, rabbit, deer..it brings things to a whole new level. There is a greater appreciation for the food. It's hard work. And everything counts.
*LOL* I know exactly what you mean about people not "getting it." I have a dear friend who will not spatchcock a chicken because cutting through chicken bones is too "icky" - but eating already cut-up birds is tasty! A touch of hypocrisy, anyone? Love your content, Cassandra. Keep up the good work!
I love this video. I appreciate the length, so please feel free to continue to do 1 hour long pantry chats. 🙂 Also, hearing you chatting with Ms. Fannie was just icing on the cake! Please, more of these audios with the elders. They have so much to share and I don't have many left in my life, so it really made me smile to hear her talking.
I am so HAPPY you feel the same way about Ms. Fannie as I do! We chatted for nearly 2 hours and she is already such a dear friend. I wasn't sure how many folks would hang on to the end of the video for that, but yes, I'll share more! Thanks for letting me know you liked that part!
Thank you! I'm looking forward to hearing more from her and your other elderly friends and neighbors. Also, I wanted to let you know that I just ordered my GreenStalk! I just couldn't wait until I get my own place. I'm so excited. Thank you for your discount code. 😊
wasn't it though! Ms. Fannie and Crystal are treasures!
I agree wholeheartedly. I'd love to hear more from Ms. Fanny.
When you get emotional and teary eyed.... Just know... I'm right there with you... In my 40s making my homestead dream come true with the help of a very supportive husband. You have me inspired and I hope to encourage you in return
Another high quality video by the best creator on UA-cam. You’re helping a lot people!
I’m on the east coast. Our local peach crops were devastated. My very own peach tree had not one blossom. The weather has been so cool that our corn is now coming into stride. Peppers, tomatoes, and all heat required crops are all stunted. It’s also been very wet in opposition to last season.
I love this channel. Prepped for decades for “survival” and now, thanks to your format, I prep full menus for ease/minimal preparation should things go left fast. In my years, this is the only comprehensive channel that does ground up preparation, respecting the seasonal availability which saves money, AND leaves very little to waste, using ALL of what God provides.
Thank you ma’am. Semper Fidelis.
Hello sweet friend. Thank you for your kind words. I am so sorry to hear about your peaches. This years peach season was devastating for so many. Building and maintaining a well stocked pantry is critically important, and being prepared doesn't have be expensive, make one fearful, or leave out fresh fruits and vegetables. And yes, GOD has given us so much that you truly can do a lot with a little. The stems and ends of food offer great flavor, the bones and skins make delicious broths, I mean these are REAL ingredients that folks throw out, yet turn around and buy what can easily be assembled right at home. I am so glad you are doing the same. ❣
if you don't mind me asking, do you have any advice for a newbie who's feeling anxious and fearful? i guess i feel a bit overwhelmed right now due to financial constraints but at the same time, maybe im overcomplicating this 😅
I'm on the west coast, and in contrast, my tomatoes didn't take off until 2 weeks ago, doubling in height and putting on flowers, now is the time when it's hottest for us, which is pretty weird as fall is in a few days.
Maryland is almost as beautiful as you are. I am a farmer of over twenty years and I learn from you all the time. As well as motivating me to keep going working around my other educational support position.
I LOVE your passion for homesteading and learning! I'm in a similar boat of wanting to learn more. It's so rewarding. In the past two years I've been determined to grow food and herbs to keep my family healthy. Tonight I made a tea for my husband who is sick using herbs that I grew myself! It's such a good feeling knowing what to use in different situations. I'm so thankful for your content. I love how you use everything, not letting anything go to waste. It's amazing how God gave us so many uses for the foods He provided.
Hello Stacey! Honey it sounds as if you are well are your way and I am SO PROUD of you! Firstly, I hope the hubby feels better soon. Isn't that feeling of being able to fully take charge of routine life incidents (minor sickness, injuries, sourcing a portion of your meal) with something you had a direct hand in source just like no other? And yes, God is so good in that, even with "a little" HE turns it into more than enough. It's like the story of the woman with her alabaster box. keep becoming a farm girl!
Don't feel at all bad about crying. I'm a crier, too. This business of gaining independence, of learning new (big) skills, when you think about it, is overwhelming! I still don't have a homestead, and probably never will, but I have a large garden and my husband had finally said that I can turn our acre into a food forest! My younger daughter and I are building a coop so that we can raise quail, and I'm looking forward to trying aquaponics. I've got a few years on you 😉, but I remember working the ground (before I discovered permaculture), crying and praying, thanking God for giving me the ability to raise food for my family. We were terribly poor at the time,but my children could grow up eating healthy foods. The homesteading bug is contagious, and I now have half of my children either homesteading or wanting to❤❤❤. It really is overwhelming when I consider the impact that I've made. Keep doing all of the amazing things you are doing. 😊
You are finding your tribe of like minded people and I am so happy for you! Your neighbor is absolutely precious! Thank you for sharing! ❤
I am 70 y/o. I grew up.poor but nobody could have eaten better! My mother and I had huge long exhausting canning and preserving days and nights. My mother worked three jobs! When I became an adult I continued to have those long exhausting food preserving " adventures ". Eventually I gave that up! I love the idea of smaller batch canning. I no longer have a yard but I do have two huge balconies! The Vertical Garden System is in my future. I just found your channel so binge watching is in my immediate future. My children are grown but now there is the new challenge of !earning to live on fixed incomes! Thank you for sharing your life with us! God Bless!
I feel this video so deeply. There is something about this navy life that has me longing for roots of my own. Every time I see your real and raw I just want to give you a huge hug one Navy wife to another. We only have 5 years left and are hoping for our twilight tour to be on the east while we search for our perfect place. We have 4 young girls that cannot wait to share our in our calling to homestead and serve in a community we can call our home. ❤
You and me both, darling. While the Navy has afforded my husband and I opportunities, there is a HUGE exchange you pay for that. We have 4 years left, which is why we'll be tucked in our townhome until then. Plus, we like our neighborhood and I have folks that "keep an eye on me" when he's deployed. We are some strong women, you and I! Until then, I must stress how many aspects of the homestead life can be accessed to varying degrees that fold in your current lifestyle. Food preservation and small space gardening have taught me a lot over the past few years, and connecting with someone that has birds that I have adopted and call my own in my mind truly makes me feel like I already have chickens and quail! Blessings to you and your beautiful family!
Love your heart, Cassandra. I joined a local homesteading ladies group where there are different classes each month, and it is amazing to connect with like-minded women.
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I'm going to have to see if there's anything like that in my area!
I adored this vid. Love your instructional style and passion for learning. You own that chicken butchering...even people that think it's gross will be impressed, that's for sure. Mad respect, sister!!
Hello sweet friend! You are incredibly kind and I appreciate your support! I had a few jitters, but by and large I have been watching videos, reading books, and understanding how critically important this skill is to my future homestead so I just appreciated Crystal even considering me. I cannot thank you enough for "getting" how good knowing I have this skill makes me feel. Bless you!
Girl, I just love you! You are so sweet❤
I'm so happy you had the opportunity to harvest those chickens with good instruction! Praise The Lord ❤
Your channel and Becky’s Acre Homestead are two of my fav youths homesteading/food preservation channels with some others following closely behind. You are entertaining, knowledgeable, and relatable. Don’t ever change. Thank you.
Girl...I have autoimmune issues that leave me fatigued all the time, some days more than others. I too garden, can and preserve and on those days when its hard to stay motivated due to fatigue, I put your videos on andisten as I am working. You are always so full of energy, joy, and enthusiasm and that helps me get up and get canning and preserving. Thank you!!
Hello sweet friend! I am more than happy to join you in your kitchen and I appreciate that you invite me into your home. Always listen to your body, work in shifts, and take breaks as needed. Every little bit counts and you needn't have the biggest pantry or garden to still access the benefits that come from enjoying a bit of homegrown goodness and home canned recipes on your shelf. God bless you!
I absolutely am inspired and very proud to watch your journey, I've cried along with you on more than one occasion - my heart is warmed by all you do.
Aww, friend thank you so much! I know its not too often that I reveal my raw emotional side, but from time to time its inevitable. I can't tell you how affirming it was to 1. be able to have a dear friend guide me through this and 2. have the weight of wanting to dispatch the bird properly largely outweigh any nervousness. I'm a blank slate on many of the things I've shared and so I continue to be surprised and affirmed that, "I can do this"--which is why I know that so many others, like you, if your heart is in the right place and you've been faithful in the small steps, you truly CAN do this. Thank you for being alongside me!
Love this Lady! You speak to my gardening, preserving and practical soul. So glad I found you in the GreenStalks magazine!! ❤❤❤
Hey lady! GreenStalk is such an amazing family-owned business and they've truly allowed me to grow as a gardener even in a small space. I am so glad our garden passion connected us to each other!
Im so so glad I stumbled onto your channel! You've inspired me to start my food preservation journey. Living in Toronto is MAD EXPENSIVE! Your tips in all your videos will go along way. Thank you very much, I really enjoy these pantry chats!
I come for the info and stay for your personality!😊
Cassandra I am really enjoying this pantry chat. This is so inspirational. It’s nice to bond with someone that understand your journey. Keep doing what you do!!❤
Came home to find my wife watching this video. Wow! You are quite the adventurous spirit and a great motivating force. Kudos to you for taking on tasks that many would shy away from. Thank you!
The conversation with Miss Fanny is absolutely heartwarming. I am holding back tears as I think of my Grandma. Give her a hug for us ❤
I love your monthly shopping/preservation videos. I wasn’t expecting the chicken/quail processing content. I think you are so smart to learn everything you can about the life you want to a adopt. By the time you actually get your homestead you will have mastered so much. It’s like going to tech school for homesteading!
Haha, I love this analogy. You are right-while I wait, I intend to learn as much as I can, because, getting a homestead property, and not knowing how to manage it or truly "live the life" would be overwhelming if I waited to do it all at once. Plus, there are so many homesteading skills that don't require land or livestock! Even without having quail or chickens, I've learned how to care and dispatch them both! Canning and other food preservation methods can be done using food sourced from the grocery store or farmers market, and gardening, even on a small scale can teach you a lot about amendments, the weather, and crop variations. I'll get there one day, but let me tell you, there's joy in the journey too!
I absolutely loved this segment. I helped a friend butcher her chicken. I wasn’t completely traumatized but it was unnerving
and it did make me appreciate chickens in the stores coming gutted and plucked. But you know what else it made me appreciate…the animals life. They give their life to sustain us. We should treat them well while living and give our thanks when butchered. It also put on my heart not to waste anything that could be used from them. Much like Native Americas wasted nothing from the buffalo.
I live in a Northern California farming town in the Sacramento Valley. The valley grows so many crops my county alone grows rice tomatoes melons nuts of all kinds. The list goes on and on ❤
Your pantry chats are like bringing a good friend into my own kitchen. Thank you for putting these together! And your neighbor is a treat to listen to. Hope she is ready for prime time soon!
Hello sweet friend! Aww, thank you so much. I am so happy you find Ms. Fannie to be as wonderful as I know her to be. I think, in time, she'll make an appearance. Hope your summer preserving season is going well!
You go girl! I'm so happy and excited for you on butchering chicken 🐔. I love your chats and have learned a good deal from you. I just bought me 2 green stalks after watching you lates green stalk video. Thank you
55:13 I'm a 72yo grandma in New England just learning all there is to preserving food. I love you darling! Your energy, enthusiasm and all things homegrown. God bless you young lady!
I just love the pantry chat with Ms.Fanny, priceless. Girl, your recipe looks delicious, you should dream about a cookbook in the future. Thanks for sharing your experience with your new friends.
Oooh honey im sooo proud of you. Its sooooo exciting to see your progress. Its inspires us all to do as much as we can with whatever we have.
Hello sweet friend! Thank you, thank you, so much! And yes, the faithfulness in daily, yearly actions, truly adds up. Truly, what I thought was going to be a failure (not being able to hatch my quail) turned into the biggest blessing. Was it immediate, no, but well worth the wait in order to have made a new friend who has now connected me with other homesteaders. I've still got a ways to go, but this is the encouragement that I needed and I'm happy to turn around and encourage others to do the same! Blessings to you and yours!
It's so satisfying to see people making the most of every bit of food, great job on all that you do!! I especially enjoyed hearing about your historical canning jars. 😃
Oh I'm so glad my OCD didn't scare you away on that part! Canning jars have such a well documented history that tells the stories of so many kitchens. Here's the website I mentioned: www.wikihow.com/Date-Old-Ball-Mason-Jars
I'm not a farm girl but a "boy" and appreciate your enthusiasm and energy, as well as overall content. Keep up the great work!!
I loved being "a fly on the wall" during the conversation. What joy and wisdom come from the older generation. What treat to hear! Thanks for including that!
I absolutely love your channel, the content, the style, and your personality! You’re an inspiration for those of us gently stepping through a similar path.
Hi Melissa! Honey, I'm so happy to hear this! There is so much you can do in a small space and in your spare time. Bit by bit your building your homestead dream and can access many of the lifestyle benefits even without land or livestock. Keep becoming a farm girl!
Hi!! I dispatched and butchered 3 birds that I raised this spring for the first time. It was hard, in a good way. I didn't cry. But watching Cass definitely brought me to tears. I'm so proud of us! And thankful for the experience. Thanks for sharing your time with Ms.Fanny!!
I just came in from giving my chickens ice water and I think I would be crying the entire time if those were my girls 😀. Love your channel and I am learning so much from you.
Both of my parents grew up with chickens too. My grandparents had them well into my years as well. My dad said they butchered the week's chicken meals on Saturday. I'm not so sure he looked forward to Saturdays like I did growing up. ;) Since we had no chickens.
My mom said the first time she butchered a chicken....maybe around 10 or so on her own. It started chasing her without it's head. She was running in a circle around the stump and so was the chicken by happenstance...oh boy! "like it was yesterday" was her memory. ;)
Firstly , love you Cassandra as a woman of color it’s nice to see some one who’s much like me. Watching you butcher that bird took so much courage after he was defeathered and on the table I was like that’s not too bad then the next frame is you pulling out intestines my brain was like “WHOAAAAA” I wasn’t ready but you’ve inspired me. You are doing amazing! I’m buying my first electric pressure canner this weekend to do my first batch of green beans been watching you for over a year and I finally have the confidence to try canning myself.
Hunni! You cook like an old woman😮
A very wise old woman and I love it. It’s refreshing to see someone so young helping us old heads.
I will be watching more of your channel.
Be prepared for the blessing that God has in store for you involving a little one🙏
Whether it’s yours biologically or through adoption that baby is going to be blessed and loved🤗
Hey Sis! I enjoyed this video so much. Now, you gone have me getting up at 5 AM To prep for my canning projects as I too work full-time and find it challenging to get all the things done. So, thank you for sharing that part of your routine.
I am so happy that you got the opportunity to experience learning more about quail, etc. I started crying with you because I understand on some level having to be patient until your continue to move towards your goals and dreams. I am looking forward to celebrating with you when it all happens. You are a truly inspiration for me, and I will always be grateful to you for sharing your journey. I have been able to do things I never imagined because of your example. Please stay encouraged. You are doing a wonderful job!
Low-key, I love hanging out with the older women of my community, too ❤. It is always a great time with them and feel so loved being in their presence.
Hey Cass, my husband and I just LOVE your channel! What a blessing it is to see and meet people who don't live on a farm but have a heart and an appreciation for the old ways of life and eating. Many people didn't understand me either for wanting to grow my own foods and cook from scratch, Covid changed some of that. You keep on keeping on, don't let them discourage you, it's okay if they don't get it. OMGOODNESS, I so enjoyed listening to you and Miss Fanny.😂 Keep up the great work!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I LOVE your pantry chats..gets my brain in gear.
Awww, I'm so happy my friend! August offers a huge selection, for sure!
I am so glad I found your channel. I am originally from Queens NY but have lived in Florida 30 years now and never would have thought I’d be thinking about having my own farm but we do not live in the country but watching your videos let’s me know I can just start small and learn as much as I can now. I am loving everything I’ve watched so far!
So proud of your journey, and I RESONATE with your talk about small wins. I'm becoming a farm girl in MD suburbs as well. Learning the old, self sufficiency skills of life is a true blessing and empowering experience. It's awesome to see your journey. You're giving us dreamers a great community to grow together!! God bless Cassandra! You and the family
Hello sweet friend! Aww, you're a MD farm girl too?! It makes my heart terribly excited to hear that you too, are realizing that many of the benefits of homesteading can be experienced without a multi-acreage plot, a fleet of farm animals, or being a full-time farmer. I think the perception is that you have to have all of that in order to capture/experience the homesteading lifestyle and truly, you don't! The small steps, and experiences you can have with a small garden, canning, and even helping out someone with a larger operation are true wins and make easing into this lifestyle manageable and not overwhelming. Sure, its taken me a few years and I have many more years in our townhouse before we move, but the joy of my day to day as time passes and I learn and apply what I can truly gives a sense of happiness and accomplishment that only exists when you DO IT. May God richly bless you and yours!
I think I’ve contracted OCD!! 😂. I’m constantly looking for something to can. I love your videos and my husband loves your canned onion chutney recipe! Thank you for sharing your canning skills with us 😊
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! The chat with the sweet older lady blessed my soul and I thoroughly enjoyed your pantry chat. Peace and blessings
Hello friend! I am SO GLAD you also find my friend, Ms. Fannie, to be such a wonderful spirit! I wasn't sure how folks would take that, but I had to share her! Blessings to you and yours!
you're so passionate about this and love your personality. Your videos are inspiring.
having parent's advice and encouragement, is a gift of God
Amen, my friend! No truer words!
❤❤❤ My favorite video yet. The talk with Mrs Fannie, the receipes, the raw real chicken processing. My Momo didnt use the cones, so when she processed the chickens it looked alot diffrent. I had to pluck the chickens as a kid. We processed all our own beef, venison, and pork. Ive never actually put the animal down, but i grew up helping with everything after.
Thanks for your sharing experience. A lot of the time we really don't have a connection to our food. I have a balcony full of herbs. I'm in drying season because I love having my own dry herbs in my kitchen. It's always a joy listening to you. Thanks
Hello Vicky! As I shared in this video, the price of fresh herbs at the store is just insane, and that's a shame because they are one of the things I truly enjoy cooking with. I too need to get on dehydrating my herbs (I've done quick things so far like infused oils and tinctures). And you are right, so many of us aren't connected to our food in any real sense. The conditions that a homestead flock of hens get to have, compared to factory meat would make anyone want to add chickens to their backyard growing. I so very much appreciate your support!
I made corn cob jelly for the fist time this year. So good! Tastes a little like honey.
I’m at work today playing your videos. I plan to let them roll all day even when I’m working. Catching up.
1 thing I love about your videos is that the 1st step is mindset adjustment. It's taking inventory of what you have & maximizing it, while using that time to gain experience & wisdom, so you're ready when it's time for your next elevation. I just watched a vid by The Daily Connoisseur, (love her!), where she said that she & her husband started hating their once beloved townhouse bc it became too small for their growing family's needs. They complained to each other every day until she remembered how much they used to love it, & realized they needed to adjust their perspectives until they were able to buy a bigger home. She thought of strategic ways to maximize space, redecorated, & found ways to take joy in their home. Everything changed, she got great homemaking experience & when they finally moved, she was ready.
Your videos are really about much more than gardening. So glad I found your channel; Im inspired! ❤
Cassandra, hello & thank you for all your suggestions and enthusiasm about homesteading. I really enjoy your videos & I just purchased a Green Stalk Garden planter to start growing some herbs & vegetables. Keep enjoying your life & Godspeed. 😊❤😊
Great pantry chat this month! I'm so happy for you to be able to get another taste of the life you are going for!
Cassandra, thank you SO MUCH for this month's pantry chat and the discussion about trying things you've never done before, expanding your knowledge, and rejoice in the education! It used to be, folks learned nearly everything from their elders and it became knowledge passed down from one generation to the next in a very natural progression. It's funny, though, how some of those things become "tried and true" methods - like trimming the ends from a pot roast. My Mom did this every time she cooked a pot roast and when I asked why, she simply told me because that's how she was taught. It wasn't because the ends browned or dried out or tasted different or anything. It was simply because the person who taught their child or friend how to do it had a pan that was not large enough for the roast they were cooking, so they trimmed the ends to fit the pan, and each subsequent student did the exact same thing because it was how they were taught. All that to say that learning new things, maybe in a new way from what your parents or grandparents learned to do them makes them no less valuable a skill. To know you'll have the knowledge and confidence to be able to "do the thing" when you have your own flock is HUGE! I'm chatty and I apologize for long comments, but hey - I'm cheering for you! I grew up blessed with a Grand-Aunt for much of my childhood, who showed and shared with me so much of the old ways, but so much was lost when she passed, too. So. You get to tick off another list item of things you wanted to learn and do - BRAVO! And I love the recipe ideas you shared here, too - I don't know if any of the pork recipes are interchangable with another meat (as I have an allergy), but they all sounded delicious nonetheless.
I truly enjoyed this video! I love the audio with Miss Fannie❤. I'm also one of those girls that enjoy my older lady friends! I was always around older church ladies growing up as well. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your homesteading journey.
I have watched a lot of your content over the past year on my own "farm girl" journey but rarely comment. Wanted to say, I really appreciate your content. I have learned a ton from you creating my own little urban "farm." From one introvert to another, thank you for being so open with your experiences. 💚
Hello RedShed! I'm so glad I found your comment this time and appreciate your support. Us introverts are well suited to the homestead lifestyle because much of our time is spent in the space we feel most comfortable- home! There are many benefits of homesteading that can be experienced without multi-acreage, a fleet of farm animals or being a full-time farmer. I also think slowly scaling across a few years (we've been in our townhome for almost 7 years and will continue to be here for at least another 4) means that by the time we do find property, I won't be overwhelmed with so many first time experiences because I'm having them NOW (canning, fermenting, caring for poultry, building community with local homesteaders). Even more practically, it means you can buy inventory you'll need over time while also saving for your new property, because honey, the finances behind building homestead infrastructure is a whole other piece of the pie! Do I want my homestead? YES, but I don't want to rush into something that will compromise us financially or be overwhelming. Fall in love with you've got now and squeeze all the juice out of it because you ARE building homesteading skills, you are...becoming a farm girl!
@@BecomingaFarmGirl Exactly!! I started gardening about 3 years ago, and now I have several stackable planters full of bush beans, grape tomatoes, strawberries, lettuce, spinach and herbs. I also have several larger pots with cucumbers, squash and potatoes. I learned how to can and dehydrate, and it's been the most accomplished feeling to have jars of stuff I grew from seed! I learned about canning meat from you, and now we have chicken, pork, beef etc all on the shelf too. We have a small yard, but we are going to use some of it to put in raised beds next year. It's been such a satisfying journey! I don't know that we will ever actually have a homestead based on our life, but we can have an urban one!
So proud of you and your journey. You are going in the right direction and learning so much. Thank you for sharing because you are helping us so much (other gals becoming farm girls!) Hugs!
That peach crumble is definitely on my to make list. The peach sugar idea is brilliant! Could you use any fruit feelings like apple, pear or nectarine?
Hi Debbie! You will love that quick and easy peach crumble! It's so good, you'll lick the plate! And yes, you've got the right idea, you can make a fruit sugar out of the skin of any fruit!
I think I’ve watched this twice. Either way. People that aren’t interested in living a farm girl life. They think what we do is weird and even gross. They are happy getting everything from the grocery stores. My supervisor told me. I don’t know how you eat anything canned. Meat looks nasty canned. I can’t eat that. I looked at him like he’s the weirdo.🤣
I have my shopping list you sent out I’m ready to get some deals, and can.😉 Thank you friend. You are appreciated.😊🫶🏽
Thank you for making your channel feel so welcoming and uplifting, as you share this great information. Seriously, your channel feels like that friends house you never bother knocking before you go inside. ❤
Wow, Cassandra! I loved this video! I've seen most of your videos, and although you don't know me, I feel like we are best friends! This was one of the best ones yet. Thank you for sharing all of your experiences. I'm 64 and am not a farm girl...yet! But I gain such inspiration from you and am so grateful to you! ❤
You are living the dream! I'm so happy you met someone who was able to do one on one butchering with you! It's crazy how we meet people that teach us the best lessons in life. I am a huge introvert so hopefully I can find someone like that myself one day. 😂 Thank you for sharing these videos - they give me hope I can make progress with gardening and tiny homesteading :)
Hey lady! Always good to see you. You are right, it's insane how the dots connect. I truly had put quail to the back burner, and then, nervous as I was to make this phone call, it turned out to be the biggest blessing. I am praying that things will line up for you (in fact, I know they will, just keep plugging along) and you'll find a person or two that can be your mentor.
The feeling of accomplishment with growing your own vegetables and the life cycles that occurs on the farm. Some people are not comfortable with the cycle of life. I'm with you and can't wait to be on my farm. Thanks for the real life update.❤
You said it best, dear friend. Stewarding a farm comes with the responsibility of being able to manage the entire life cycle, including death. This initial experience, and the many more I intend to have with Crystal, give me confidence that when our times comes to have a small homestead, that I'll already have the skills to mange my resources with the best of care from start to end. Thank you for such kind words!
Thank you so much! Sometimes I don't know what to do with my harvests so I end up dehydrating or freezing it. Love, love, love this format with recipes!
I so look forward to your videos. I get so excited when I see you've posted a new video. Your channel is like finally finding a kindred spirit who wants to learn the same things you do. At this point in my life unfortunately I won't be able to have a farm. I have a townhouse like you but my goal is to make it my little farm.
St. Michael's is a beautiful town. That's where my sister-in-law grew up. Now my brother and sister-in-law live a town away. I love going there it's a great area.
OMG, your words resonated with me so much. My husband chuckles at me when I'm dehydrating/canning/fermenting/sprouting, finding a way to use all the parts of fruits/vegetables. He doesn't understand that growing food (I have 2 Tower Gardens and 1 greenstalk) and preserving food brings me so much joy and it feels awesome to learn new stuff. Funny thing is, he loves ALL the food that I grow/preserve. My journey started not even 2 years ago and I can't get enough of learning new things. I just retired 6/1/23 (also in education) and now have so much more time to devote to this passion of mine. I applaud you for never giving up and your thirst for learning and sharing with this community. Be blessed.
Funny, but watching the butchering just made me appreciate the noble life of a bird fulfilling its purpose. Did not expect that .
How cool that my great grandma was also caalled Big Mama. This video was just fabulous. From the recipes, to the time management, to the quail & chicken, you rock! You go girl!!
Many Blessings from Deborah in West Virginia!
That conversation at the end of your video had me in tears. I miss my granny so much. She basically raisedme and taught me so much about life and hiw to raise a family. She gave me confidence and always lifted my spirits! You're a lucky woman to have found such a gem of a friend. And a big congrats to you for handling those birds so well! 🫶🏼
Hello sweet friend! Like you, I miss my nana terribly, and this was the first time since her passing that I've enjoyed the comfort of kitchen table talk with an elder. Ms. Fannie has just taken me under her wing and I just love her dearly. It's HARD finding true, genuine friendships as an adult. And, thanks to my new friend, Crystal, I had the chance to learn another homestead skill I wasn't sure how/if I'd be able to learn while in my townhome. Be encouraged, sweet friend-it may take some time, but the right people will come into your life when you least expect it! Keep becoming a farm girl!
Loved your conversation with Miss Fannie! I so enjoy your videos! So packed full of all kinds of goodness- kind of like those jars ! I am doing the Every Bit Counts August Challenge that 3 Rivers Homestead puts on. I don't have a channel so got another wanna be homesteader friend to join me and we send each other pictures everyday of what we have done. It's been so great and I'm so glad I have the accountability as there was 1 day I would have just failed if It hadn't been that I needed to send my picture to her!
WOW! You're doing a great job. Farm fresh chickens are the best. I can't wait till you get a small farm....you'll do a great job!! Love watching your progress.
Girl Miss Fanny Got me missing my versions of Miss Fanny. I used to Love siting and letting Sis J school me and teach me how to cook some her signature southern soul cooking from FL and LA. I miss her the most but so many others that I have fell asleep in God's memory along the way. I love your videos... I am with you lady. You have given me encouragement to use our small space more efficiently in the prep for our future homestead. Thank you for helping me see things a little differently so I don't be downhearted or frustrated while waiting💐🌹
This is my new favorite channel. I drank the cool aid, fell down the rabbit hole, and tumbled off the cliff. ❤ it's so expensive out here. Having months worth of meals means the world. 😊
42:54 Same girl….same. Learning where I live, dreaming of a homestead. I’m a knower. I’ve been called. And the calling doesn’t get diluted. My eyes are fixed on obeying.
52:04 I feel that loneliness, I hope to meet a farmer friend… Prepper… anything. You strummin’ my heart strings. ❤ 🎸
Cassandra, I love your channel! Also, the community in the comments is fabulous (hello fellow farmgirls in training 😁) I'll continue watching your videos on repeat as I practice all the preservation methods and will keep reading the comments for information and inspiration that everyone shares. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the space you've created here!
Now me personally cannot get down with the get down of butchering animals. I will continue to hunt at the butcher shop. But I am very elated that you have started a new path to your journey. You are truly blessed with many opportunities and moments. And I thank you for sharing them all with us.
Hi Kimberly! I understand its not everything's thing and I APPRECIATE that you stated your differences kindly. I still thought a moment like this would be years away, or maybe one I wouldn't access until I had my own chickens (on our current property our HOA restricts chickens but I could have quail). Blessings to you, sweet friend!
I was raised on a farm and we would cull our own chickens. We would first tie their feet then place the head between two nails on a wood stump and with a sharp ax hack the head off and hang the chicken to drain the blood. That was way back when, your father would know what that was all about. I remember to this day how to gut the chickens not to break the black sack or the whole chicken would have to be thrown away. It is a learning experience and you made it through. Butchering is a art specially when you get to steers and hogs, one day you will learn as it is part of a homestead to smoke your own meat. Who don't like a smoked ham for Easter. Very proud of you❤️👍
I say this every time I watch one of your videos. You should have a show on the Food Network. You're charismatic, and explain well.
When my husband and myself son-in-law daughter and three grandchildren butchered chickens last year for the first time it was so satisfying to be able to have that skill to continue with through life. And we plan on continuing to do it.
I grew up in Maryland and now live in Florida. When I visit my son and granddaughters I can't get my fill of crabs. I love your energy and wisdom on your videos. Kee it up!
Love your pantry chats! I learn so much from them! Thanks for sharing all your ideas, tips and ventures! I’m sure butchering the chickens was a day to remember! God bless you and your family❤️
You have put to words so much of what I've been thinking and feeling. So excited you got to volunteer at the quail farm and process chickens! That is amazing. I'm also on a small lot, doing what I can.
I always love your videos! Way to learn a new skill! I will definitely try some of these recipes! Thanks for sharing 💜
You are such a joy to watch. Thank you for all of your efforts. Please keep up the videos!
Cassandra. Your videos are always loaded with inspirations. Thank you for all that you do for us.
So, so glad I found your channel!! I have been binge watching! Your recipes are fresh and delicious looking. Looking forward to the cookbook 😉❣❣
Hello new friend! Thank you for stopping to say hello! Yes, that's the great thing about canning and seasonal eating; it truly gives you so much variety and flavor combinations! Hope you're enjoying the summer season!
I feel so lucky to have found your channel...we have 5 acres and just retired. I love it and food grow and preserve a lot.
Your day in a week routine makes me feel so normal. I am a full time working mother with a son and husband and I feel so misunderstood sometimes about how busy I am with homemaking and food prep. It’s not that people are mean but lots of stay at home mothers or mostly-at-home mothers kinda look at me with confusion of how I could possibly manage the home and work. And honestly, it’s just a lot of work. I get up early and meal prep and do lunches just like to do. Most of the time I feel good about it - I’m making sure my family is provided for with healthy food, but other times, I feel the overwhelm and it’s a big ol juggle. And sometimes I feel tired lol. You video makes me feel normal… seen. I don’t know why it’s important, but it is. Thank you.
So happy that you found a great farm girl mentor! Thanks for sharing your experience and recipe. I love watching your videos. ❤
Oooh. You make me want to be young again!!! My secret desire is to have a homestead!! I’m 70 years old and live in town … so that’s probably not gonna happen… but I do what I can .. cook from scratch.. can from my garden …dehydrate …. Make salves… deodorant..toothpaste… I love learning!!❤️
Thank you so much, Cassandra, for sharing this amazing hour plus with us!!! I learned so much!!! I really want to learn how to process meat, but I can't get past actually having to take its life. I think I'll have to leave that part up to a stronger person because I would cry and let it go. I get it, "if I'm hungry enough", etc. I'm just not there yet, but I enjoyed everything you shared from A to Z in this wonderful video. ❤️ thank you again!!! 😊 🙏 we will get there one day, ladies!!!!
Your sharing of narrated travel tours showing off the historic venues of Maryland bring such an added BONUS to your charming videos, I just wanna go visit there too! Don't change a thing about your channel. You've got it goin' on! Love this video!
I am PROUD of you!!! You are such an inspiration. I Love your sense of humor! You are making great progress. I use to can a lot more when my children were little. I’m 65 now and getting back into preserving food because of the way the world is. I learn alot from you. Keep up the good work. 🤗❤️
We are SO proud of you! Keep going and keep flourishing, it’s been amazing to watch your journey and learn and do more WITH you! Thank you for being an inspiration to women everywhere, I can’t wait to see how much farther you go ❤️❤️