Sarah could you show us these same tubs in about six weeks so we can see how they have grown back? Thanks👍🏻
@scsfulsarahr598
Жыл бұрын
Great idea
@loisxander6321
Жыл бұрын
When I grew up in Pennsylvania we would go to the meadow and cut tea. It looked very much like your spearmint leaves but it had a blue/purple looking stem. My grand parents called it blue balsam tea. It was delicious. These days no one knows what I am talking about, do you have any idea what kind it is?
@love4abby
Жыл бұрын
@@loisxander6321 I’m so looking at it
@dirkk4992
Жыл бұрын
@@loisxander6321 Blue Balsam Peppermint. A form of peppermint; oval leaves are smooth with a purple cast and a hint of blue at the tips. Spreads by underground runners & is vigorous.
@martidillon1078
Жыл бұрын
Hi Sarah. Thank you for this herb video. My sister gave me a great tip for freeze drying herbs. If you lightly chop them in your food processor, you can fit so much more on your freeze dryer trays! It has made huge difference in the amount of herbs I can dry at one time.
@littleflockontheprairie4871
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Sarah, for this wonderful presentation! I have dried herbs in the traditional way without mechanical means in the past. BUT freeze-drying them will be my go-to now. Our small church has purchased a medium freeze-dryer for anyone in the fellowship to use. I suggest other fellowships consider such a purchase. We can help each other with preserving food!
@karenspencer6454
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful idea, herbs are so expensive but doing it that way solves that issue and sharing!
@sarahmoore405
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see how you make the stevia drops!
@kaydefreese7586
Жыл бұрын
Me too. Would love to know how this is done.
@bertieboatright1206
Жыл бұрын
Sarah I think you are one of my best go to farms channels . There is such joy in your voice when you harvest your food s.I’ve learned so much from you over the years. Host I’ve been watch you forever . I remember when you moved to the old farm and what a journey that was . It’s such a blessing to watch you and Kevin as your lives transformed/ transitioned to a different stage , I loved the video of how you had to rethink what you were going to grow and and the animals on the farm . So much good information comes from your Chanel. Omg so long winded . ❤❤❤
@tipgiles5432
Жыл бұрын
I love it too. So informative and upbeat and an alternative to those KZitem channels that have resorted to doom and gloom to increase their $$. So glad Kevin and Sarah have stayed on the positive and progressive path to educating us and taking us along on their farm. Joy Giles
@mywildholm
Жыл бұрын
We agree wholeheartedly!
@bertieboatright1206
Жыл бұрын
@@tipgiles5432 so tired of doom and gloom
@KAMB_n_Jinx
Жыл бұрын
Sarah- you look so beautiful and have a glow about you. Your complexion is amazing. Farm life looks good on you. Thank you for sharing all of your tips and processes. I look forward to Saturday mornings just to see what the two of you have been up to.
@dieag8273
Жыл бұрын
Happy mother's Day. Sarah. God bless
@noramaegomez197
Жыл бұрын
Just wanted to let you know that you can grow Stevia indoors as a house plant!🌱🌱💚💚🌱🌱
@sharieads8375
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see a video where you use the spearmint and anise hyssop to make tea. Specifically the freeze dried herb to water ratio.
@lisaglassic7734
Жыл бұрын
Love this. I was just saying to my husband the other day that I need to freeze dry my herbs. We got a new freeze drier, never used and now I see step by step how to do it. Thank you!
@sewpretty13
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video immensely. Can you do a follow-up on the next herbs you harvest? I liked learning about where and how to give the herbs a haircut. I have not ever cut back my herbs this much!! Thanks for all you are teaching us. I do have a FD and first learned of it from you!!!
@deniselaumeier9848
Жыл бұрын
I already bought a freeze dryer because of your videos. I absolutely love it.
@americanmom6946
Жыл бұрын
Dear Sarah Thank you for being an inspiration to me. My husband and I live in Fl. and follow your channel closely for all the tips you share. We learn so much from you. God bless you and your family and thank you
@mywildholm
Жыл бұрын
We feel the same way - we've been watching them for a long time... we have now bought our own island and are having our own journey 🌿
@paulavanover5181
Жыл бұрын
You are really styling that hat, I love it. Thank you so much for showing us how to preserve herbs.
@sandrajohnson9926
Жыл бұрын
I love it too.
@micheleolson9914
Жыл бұрын
Great video Sarah! Another reason to remove the leaves by hand, our hands smell heavenly afterwards, herbal perfume!! 💜
@marciathompson1237
Жыл бұрын
Happy Happy Mother's Day Hopping You Have A Wonderful Day With Family and Friends 🙏🕊️💙💜❤️🌻🌼🌹☕
@marlenabryant5547
Жыл бұрын
Happy Mother's day Sarah, I hope you have a wonderful day with your girls
@YamIa3gypsy
Жыл бұрын
Happy Mother’s Day Sarah and to all Mom’s out there I wish you Love and Light!
@pms1953
Жыл бұрын
I’m so happy you posted a video about harvesting herbs and showing how to processing them. How to show how you use them please. I have learn so much from you. I have a farm with a Hi Tunnel. I need to learn what to grow and how to preserve it and use it in our meals.
@kimberlywalders6063
Жыл бұрын
Wow there is a ton of information here! Love , love , love your sight! I’m thinking about a freeze drier! And I love that sealer! Glad I watched this! Thank you so much and Happy Mothers Day Sarah ! Hugs to all!
@shawnondell4783
Жыл бұрын
So glad I watched your video. I have been thinking about getting a freeze dryer for several months and because of your video, I will be ordering one before the end of the month!! I learned a lot from you today. Thank you!!
@triciasklodowske5653
Жыл бұрын
We just sent our FD back due to problems. Have had it for almost a full year and so many problems. Did a bunch of trouble shooting till I'm done with it. So FedEx picked it up yesterday. Hope they just send a new. Was so excited to get one, but man what a pain. Praying I can get on track with ALL the FD work ahead. Thanks for sharing. God bless and protect.
@toniyauger3791
Жыл бұрын
Thank you from Ohio for sharing your preservation techniques and knowledge!
@elizabethlink3993
Жыл бұрын
💚 Great, interesting and informative, and beautiful freeze-dried herbs! 💚
@gaylewatkins4685
Жыл бұрын
Excellent job with your herbs!! God bless
@tinyacreshomestead
Жыл бұрын
Happy Mother's Day Sarah!
@goatsofwar7181
Жыл бұрын
Just an old trucker trick, if you put a twist in those straps on the green house they wont flop as much. Truckers do it because that motion in the straps will cut the strap. Love you guys thanks for the videos!
@mywildholm
Жыл бұрын
Wow! This is what we are looking for! We bought our own island last summer and we now have our own channel too. We have been watching you guys for a long time and we have so much to learn! Thank you for sharing!
@candysadler1866
Жыл бұрын
Sarah, I am in zone 6B. For the last 3 years I have cut my stevia back hard in the fall, potted it up and brought in in the house for winter. After the May frost I replant them (3 plants) back out in the garden. They come back beautifully and I too harvest and preserve them. I usually dehydrate and use fresh but thanks for the freeze dry info, I’ll do that this year. Many blessings to you and your family.
@wandaleimkuehler896
Жыл бұрын
You are always inspiring! I'd love a freeze dryer someday.
@elainebuchka6533
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed you Showing this Sarah!!!
@lisaholt3627
Жыл бұрын
I finally got a freeze dryer yesterday!!!! I am nervous and excited at the same time. I remember watching you and Kevin when you got yours several years ago. I started saving money back from babysitting ( been babysitting thirty-one years), and pulled the trigger. Love watching your videos, blessings from Kentucky.
@wendyplatts7986
Жыл бұрын
Hi Sarah another great video for info . You could use the sprout house in the winter to keep the stevia growing. Along with mini tomato plants and peppers 😉 I grew tomatoes all winter and herbs in the house
@ritabaker3113
Жыл бұрын
Blessed Mother’s Day
@sharonloomis5264
Жыл бұрын
I have flat leaf Parsley, Greek Oregano, and Chives. Dried my Oregano by cutting it and tying together and hanging upside down from my ceiling. In the kitchen is a window with a screen in the ceiling. Wrapped the string from the little dohickies that hold the screen on. Chives freeze. Parsley stays year round in the garden. 😊
@belieftransformation
Жыл бұрын
Great progress; thanks for sharing! Blessings to all 🤗💜🇨🇦
@olddawgdreaming5715
Жыл бұрын
Great job with the freeze drying of your herbs Sarah. You really have a good system worked out now for your herb garden. Thanks for sharing with us and Kevin for helping you out so much too. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.
@camicri4263
Жыл бұрын
🤗🤗 Happy mother's Day ❤️
@sura2047
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE freeze dried herbs! Especially basil, parsley and cilantro. My favourite! Your herbs look so healthy and abundant, well done
@kaybusby7507
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing how you are preserving those beautiful herbs. Happy mother's day and God's blessings.
@christineherold3170
Жыл бұрын
Hello Sarah. Where can I get the seeds for the oregano and anise hyssop? Would love to get a freeze dryer but they are very expensive. Thank you for all the information you give us!!
@jeanniewright2554
Жыл бұрын
Every time you started cutting, I promise I could smell the fragrance!! Took me back to doing that with my Mom, then later with my grandsons!!
@cherylpresleigh6403
Жыл бұрын
I have the Anis Hyssop too and never thought to make tea. Thank you for all the ideas! Great first garden harvest.
@thomasdesmond2248
Жыл бұрын
Sara you can bring the Stevia plants into your home. Then they will survive the winter. Giving you a much better harvest. God bless
@babyroot3479
Жыл бұрын
I bought that little sealer gadget when you showed it in an earlier video (your link) . It's a great tool to add to the kitchen. Thanks for sharing all you do. I have freeze dried Thai Basil I grew last year. Its still as fresh and aromatic as the day I cut it. Freeze dryer is another great tool.
@fabonline9389
Жыл бұрын
I recntly got one of those little jar sealers and I absolutely love it. You don't have to pull out the big machine and deal with hoses, etc. You should look into a chamber vacuum sealer so you can vacuum seal mylar bags to remove more oxygen from the bags. I still use the plastic bags but only for freezing.
@stephanieg5195
Жыл бұрын
We recently purchased one also and love it!
@lorindav5549
Жыл бұрын
You can also prepare fresh salad, sans dressing or anything too wet like tomatoes, and use the sealer on those and have salad prepped for the week in the fridge to take to work and such.
@sewpretty13
Жыл бұрын
@@lorindav5549 Great Idea. I have one of those mimi sealers and love it / That is a great idea for salad prep for the week.
@mindydillow504
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Sarah, for this video! I got my freeze dryer last year and have been wanting to use it for my herbs this year. Excited to see how you extract the stevia. Would love to see a video showing how you use/cook with your freeze dryed herbs and how you make your teas. I appreciate your teaching videos, they inspire me to try new things. Keep up the great job! May God continue to bless your family.
@julieoneil1279
Жыл бұрын
Oh my harvest day already? How awesome ❤😂
@vickistellabotte2234
Жыл бұрын
I so enjoy your channel .... I was so happy to see you guys share more of the animals with us again.... I miss seeing you milk the cow, feed the pigs chickens etc .... like we use to when you were at the homestead. Was happy to hear the milk cows are both pregnant!!! Fall babies!!!! 😉
@ccj3355
Жыл бұрын
Your herbs seem very happy.
@marystevens8298
Жыл бұрын
Sarah, I love you and Kevin. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I would love a freeze dryer, but right now I can't afford one.
@laurelharrison9304
Жыл бұрын
Sarah thank u for sharing Awesome job
@sarahrizer6055
Жыл бұрын
Sarah, so glad to watch you freeze dry your herbs! I just started growing some and own a freeze dryer and really wanted to know the results. You are amazing! I still enjoy watching you and Kevin after ALL these years!!!♡❤❤
@carolclarkson4859
Жыл бұрын
This so interesting. We have loved our freeze dryer, but never tried herbs. I learn so much from you and really like when you share about freeze drying.
@msplum3306
Жыл бұрын
Excellently done! Wish I could afford a freeze dryer, looks fantastic. 😊
@renamaemcdonald2075
Жыл бұрын
That harvest is such a blessing for you! I have added dried stevia leaves to my tea just the way you have them. I have also dried some as an addition to my own greens powder I made. Thanks for sharing this great info!❤
@SageandStoneHomestead
Жыл бұрын
I totally understand the teraputic nature of hand picking the leaves!!
@mseverything280
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing us the vacuum sealer! I purchased it off of your Amazon site and love it!
@opalezell2166
Жыл бұрын
Thank you,Sarah
@godsgreenacreshomestead708
Жыл бұрын
I sat down with my first cup of coffee to watch and THANK YOU for the heads up! I had to pause and harvest my basil and get my carrot seed in the ground. We have 10 days of rain in the forecast and I heard thunder. Whew! Great save Sarah! ☺️😇❤️ Texas Deb
@icolyngordon9760
Жыл бұрын
Hi Sarah I'm living in Jamaica me and my husband watch your program regularly you inspire us we are now raising rabbit growing our vegetables and freezing them we now have rabbit to harvest now scare of killing but we will try.
@shellyross7651
Жыл бұрын
I was able to get some Jet Star tomato plants in my area. I can’t wait to try them. Thank you Kevin!
@beckykukoski8678
Жыл бұрын
I live in southern Oregon and Jet Star tomatoes are available here but they sell out fast. Like Kevin, they are my favorite to grow.
@oleladyx5613
Жыл бұрын
I am glad to see this video. Thank you for answering my request (I'm sure I'm not the only one). I would love to watch the video where you make extracts from your own herbs. That would be a wonderful HT/DIY. Great knowledge passed on. Thank you, again.
@reneenewfrock5743
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your progression video. I don't have a freeze dryer so I dehydrate. I crumble up my herbs to make more room in my jars though.
@debbiearthur6660
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! This helps a lot. I love your table. It's gorgeous.
@portialancaster3442
Жыл бұрын
Sarah, I've only ever used fresh leaves for making sun tea. Can I use dried leaves as well? I love your channel, you and Kevin have given so much. Thank you!
@ruthmcewuen2086
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Sarah
@stevedotson1263
Жыл бұрын
Have you guys considered using a vacuum chamber system for preserving? I used to us the food saver sealers for a long time but I got a chamber vac. and it is the bee's knees, the cat's meow (you get the idea). I can even vacuum seal pint and quart jars in it.
@anneo3754
Жыл бұрын
I bet your kitchen smells fantastic! Especially after doing mint and anise hyssop, I grow both as perennials, your's are doing great. I picked a few sprigs of catnip yesterday to make my neighbors cat very happy. I have a few plants that I wanted to use since they came up in the driveway and I will be mowing soon. I'm going to be starting some vinegar today since I realized I still have a bunch of apples that are starting to not look as fresh as I'd like them to be for eating 😊
@almamoore8446
11 ай бұрын
Nice herbs, u make it it seem so easy.
@gailmarlatt8029
Жыл бұрын
I will try freeze drying herbs this year. Thank you. I remember a tea company tour where they mentioned that mints have to be kept in a separate room otherwise mint will permeate everything. I would think freeze drying mixed batches might not not be a problem as it freezes everything so fast. Let us know if you taste any carryover. I like spearmint the best too!
@FourSeasonFarming
Жыл бұрын
Well prepared greenhouse 👌
@GardensLadyBug
Жыл бұрын
Great video.
@herezdeb
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks for sharing. Happy Mothers day Sarah!
@ruthgail
Жыл бұрын
happy momma day👩👩👩
@junewrogg6137
Жыл бұрын
Sarah, I hope you walk us through the Stevia extract when you do it. I bought 2 seed packets last year for $6 each and planted them, and they did not germinate :( BUT, I do want to try it again. Just don't know how to use it. Your herbs are beautiful!
@Barbara-gy9jq
Жыл бұрын
When I have two items on the same tray, I make a separator out of parchment paper; folding it in half, then folding two flaps to go under the edges of the food. I fold it so that the it stands up no higher than the tray.
@harvestenthusiast4519
Жыл бұрын
Love this! Thank you so much for showing your full preseveration methods!
@k.p.1139
Жыл бұрын
I just started my herbs. I'm growing inside this year. Great video. Thanks, Sarah.
@z144000
Жыл бұрын
Thank you dear Sister Sarah. God Bless you all in ❤. Maranatha ! ( shared to f/b )
@juliabrown1495
Жыл бұрын
Stevia is so delicious good luck on creating that ❤
@goldierocks.
Жыл бұрын
I bet it smells great at your house!
@veracunningham7529
Жыл бұрын
Hey Sarah, show us the outside garden ❤.
@amyhopfensperger8780
Жыл бұрын
I’m new to freeze drying so I love to see ways to use it for garden preservation. I’m also jealous of your garden because we have had a frigid spring and everything is barely coming up now
@user-bo1rj2xu2s
Жыл бұрын
Never fear, Amy, unless you're in the arctic, you'll have hot weather before long.
@LV_grandma1
Жыл бұрын
Happy Mother’s Day!! May God bless you and your household!!
@wildataylor4567
Жыл бұрын
We enjoy your videos. We do have a medium Harvest Right freeze drier. We have a medium size garden and this is the first harvest to use the freeze drier. Please explain how to put up sweet corn. Please start from cutting the sweet corn. Thank you. You both are great teachers that explain things step by step. God bless from Mississippi.
@kimberlygrindstaff389
Жыл бұрын
Love our freeze dryer, thank you Harvest Right, Scott was our sale rep and answered all my questions!! More Bountiful Homestead
@julieschossow9315
Жыл бұрын
Sarah, I am trying several of the same tomatoes and cucumbers that you grow. So far they are growing well. Can't wait to try the Jet Star.
@cynthiapierce4184
Жыл бұрын
Great video on herb harvest. Thanks!
@mycrookedlittlehomestead8363
Жыл бұрын
Happy 🎉mother's day Sarah from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
@mekashealingjourney
Жыл бұрын
Love your channel. I’m hoping to have a freeze dryer someday. For now I use both my dehydrator and oven for herbs. They also work but not the same as freeze dryer. This season I’ve only dehydrated nettles. Not many herbs are ready here in the UK.
@nancyfahey7518
Жыл бұрын
Out in the garden I put a stevia leaf and a mint leaf together and munch on it.😊
@lynngliottone2812
Жыл бұрын
Happy Mother's Day Sarah! May it be wonderful...
@marilynbaldwin2934
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video!
@jeanburgin160
Жыл бұрын
Great tutorial ... thank you. I love my Harvest Freeze Dryer!
@lorisutherland7728
Жыл бұрын
Love the herbs
@janellesmart6332
Жыл бұрын
17:19 here in Australia the freeze dryer is Very expensive to buy (its nearly $9000.00 )so dehydrating it is for us love watching you videos
@jeanniecarter3933
Жыл бұрын
I have learned so much from you guys. Thank you
@kelicowilliams6339
Жыл бұрын
Excellent informative video! Thanks and God Bless!
@darlenepreston8836
Жыл бұрын
I really like this kind of videos- more please!!! 🙏👍🌻
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