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Jerusalem Artichokes / Grow Harvest and Roast Sunchokes

Growing Jerusalem Artichokes How to Grow, Harvest and Roast Sunchokes. I also discuss storage of Jerusalem Artichokes, show you the plants through out all seasons and tell you different ways to preserve, cook and eat them. Jerusalem artichokes are not true artichokes, they are actually part of the sunflower family and are often called Sunckokes, which makes more sense. They are an abundant crop to grow and are perfect for the beginner gardener, just don't grow them in the veg

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Weathering The Storm - Improve The Homestead / Seasons Mid Winter Homesteading / Slow Living Blog

A Winter day homesteading harvest, homestead project’s & weathering the storm by improving the homestead / Seasons Blog Mid Winter for homesteaders. Do you feel like there is a lot of noise and fear in the world right now? Take some time out from the noise, be quiet and take steps to make your life better. Fix the ugly, do something to make your life easier and grow some food.....this is just another storm in history and how we manage it, will make the difference in how the f

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Homesteading Seasons Winter / Slow Cook Garlic Bread, Glass House & New Ideas / Slow Living

Homesteading Seasons in Winter, Slow Cook Garlic Bread, Glass House Maintenance & New Ideas / Season Winter / Slow Living Old Fashioned Homestead SLOW COOK GARLIC BREAD RECIPE 1 1/3 Cups warm water 1 Tablespoons active dry yeast 2 Tablespoons Honey 3 1/2 Cups plain (all purpose) Flour (plus extra for rolling out dough) 1 teaspoon fine salt GARLIC FILLING SPREAD 300g Cream Cheese 1/3 Cup Parmesan or Tasty Cheese 2 to 4 Cloves of Strong garlic (to your taste) Bunch finely chopp

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How To DEHYDRATE WATERMELON / Dehydrated Melon / Using A Dehydrator

How to dehydrate Watermelon using a dehydrator. Dehydrated Watermelon is a lovely way to preserve the extra fruit when you have excess watermelon, a good harvest or are lucky enough to be gifted a whole melon. Cut the pink of the watermelon 1/2 x 1/2 x 2 1/2 to 3 inches, uniform pieces Remove all black seeds and as many white seeds as you can Place pieces of fruit on the trays leaving space between the slices for good air circulation in the dehydrator Dehydrate at 52C 135F fo

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Homesteading Life In Winter / Seasons Early Winter / Slow Living Australian Homesteader

Homesteading Life In Winter / Seasons Early Winter / Slow Living Australian Homesteader 00:00 Winter is here 00:24 Dehydrate Onion 01:08 Flu & Colds on homestead 01:47 Quince Paste 03:34 Harvesting Winter Days Food 04:55 Using Turnip Greens 05:52 Feeding Muscovy Ducks & Chickens 06:36 Storing & Roasting Turnips 07:50 Muddy Winter & Straw 08:15 Treating A Wart with Essential Oils 09:56 Slow Living / No Winter Celebrations 10:37 Eating from the Larder Pantry Happy Homesteading

Elissa Jayne

Homesteaders Last Preparations For Winter / Backyard Homesteading / Seasons End Of Autumn

Prepare the homestead for Winter - Inspiration Vlog to get those last minute preparations done before Winter arrives, all while continuing with my homesteading tasks. Homesteaders Last Preparations For Winter / Backyard Homesteading / Seasons End Of Autumn 00:00 Welcome Back 00:20 Winter Preparations begin 01:03 Transition to inside time with flowers 01:36 Feeding Muscovy Ducks & Chickens greens 01:52 Last Summer Produce Harvest 02:27 Harvesting Pumpkins / Plan B & C 04:02 P

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Take Homesteader Action Every Day To Achieve Dreams / Backyard Homesteading / Seasons Late Autumn

If you take a little homesteader action every day, you are planting the seeds, sometimes literally, to achieve your dreams. From a huge, well established 1000 acre homestead to the humble 1/6 of an acre yard of weeds, I wasn't going to let my dream and lifestyle die. Taking small, daily steps towards your goals will eventually achieve your dreams. Just because you aren't on the perfect dream property, are possibly renting or your family don't want the homesteading lifestyle

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ROSEMARY INFUSED HONEY

Rosemary Infused Honey / Infuse raw Honey with Rosemary leaves It’s best to pick Rosemary early in the morning, after dew has dried and when the oils are at their greatest. Harvest the fresh new tips so you don’t get any hard stems. Rosemary is a rich source of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds, which are said to give the immune system a boost and improve circulation of the blood. I just like the flavour. I don’t recommend consuming to much Rosemary when you’re preg

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FILLING UP THE LARDER PANTRY / Backyard Homesteading / Season - Mid Autumn

Backyard Homesteading / Season - Mid Autumn / Slow Living / Filling Up the Larder Pantry / Canning & Dehydrating Food It's mid-autumn at Moat Cottage and the sunlight hours are decreasing rapidly, Organizing the Pantry Larder, filling up the jars with staples, getting the shelves prepared and filled for the Winter is a big part of Autumn on the homestead. Seasonal produce harvested from the garden in Summer and early Autumn is being preserved, so it is shelf stable and not

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DEHYDRATE CARROTS Using A Dehydrator / Dehydrating Carrot

How to dehydrate Carrots using a dehydrator. Dehydrating Carrot is a good way to preserve some Carrots for Winter cooking. We can grow and buy Carrots all year round in Australia, so it is not the first dehydrating project on the list, however if you have an abundance of Carrots, including fermented Carrots, then you may want to dehydrate some for later use. DEHYDRATING CARROTS PROCESS Wash Carrots, discard top and slice into 4mm pieces / over 1/8 inch Blanche Sliced or Diced

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DEHYDRATE CELERY In A Food Dehydrator / Dehydrating Celery

How to Dehydrate Celery in a dehydrator I don't use much Celery, nor do I usually grow it, however when I want some for Winter Stews and Bone Broth, then I don't want to waste what is left in the bunch. Leaving it to wilt in the back of the fridge, until all good intentions of using it are futile, once again, is insanity and a waste of good food. It is also not necessary when it is so easy to dehydrate. It shrinks down so much it takes very little space and you will have Cele

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Backyard Homesteading / Season - Early Autumn

Backyard Homesteading Ideas / Season - Early Autumn Gardening - harvesting veggies, sowing some of the Winter crop Figs in Maple Syrup Preserving Food - dehydrating Peaches and Pressure canning Meats for the Larder Pantry No legitimate Ball lids in Australia Make Onion Salt Muscovy Ducks & Chickens Extra Protein to feed them when moulting Happy Homesteading Friends Elissa Jayne Moat Cottage Homesteading www.elissajayne.com SHOP Amazon For Elissa's Favorites BLENDER Nutribulle

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BACKYARD HOMESTEADING KEEPING THE HOMESTEAD ALIVE / Homesteader Journey Last Half Summer

BACKYARD HOMESTEADING KEEPING THE HOMESTEAD ALIVE / Homesteader Journey Last Half Summer FLAT BREAD RECIPE 2 Cups Plain Flour 1 tablespoon Raw Honey 1.5 teaspoons sea Salt 1.75 teaspoons Yeast ¾ Cup warm Water Mix Last 4 ingredients until honey is dissolved Add to Flour and Mix to make dough Knead for 5 – 10 minutes until smooth Divide into 6 pieces and roll out onto a floured surface On your smoking hot, cast iron frypan cook for approximately 1 minute per side Left over dou

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Backyard Homesteading / Small Space BIG Rewards / Seasons First Half of Summer

I love all of the seasons! When you are homesteading, whether on 1000 acres or in your back yard, your world revolves around the seasons. The first half of Summer for me is about keeping the garden and animals well hydrated, harvesting the produce, pulling up the garlic, picking zucchini as soon as they are ready, harvesting berries. On my small homestead I only get a small amount of berries every day, so I wash, prepare and freeze what we are not going to eat, so when I have