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We are a family of five trading in our business suits for muck boots as we regain a connection with the land, our food and our family. For more stories, recipes and lessons learned along the way check out theforbesfamilyfarm.com.
How to naturally cure bacon at home
While it can seem intimidating to cure your own meats at home, it is a process that has been done safely at home for hundreds of years. Follow along in our kitchen as we talk about how to cure bacon and then actually demonstrate the process for you.
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Cooking with chicken organ meat
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Learn how to confidently cook with poultry organ meats so you make the most of “nature’s multivitamin”! In this video we cover why organ meats can be a nutritious part of your diet and how to prepare them so they taste delicious. If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe to get more great content about growing and preparing fresh food. For more ideas on how to turn garden fresh produ...
How to care for your produce after you harvest
zhlédnutí 199Před 2 lety
After harvesting your produce from the garden, you just put it in the fridge, right?! Not if you want to extend the life of those veggies! So just how do you care for your veggies post harvest? It begins by remembering that plants are living organisms. As Steve explains in this video, depending on the type of plant, there are different steps to take to help ensure you have the freshest, longest...
How to harvest your produce the right way
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After putting the time and effort into planning your garden, starting your seeds, and nurturing your plants, you want it to pay off when it comes time to harvest. But did you know there are “right” ways and “wrong” ways to harvest?! For more tips about harvesting your produce, check out this video and begin making these changes in your own garden! If you enjoyed this video, please like and subs...
How to transplant seedlings into the garden
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Learn how to successfully transplant your seedlings out into the garden - which plants should you transplant, which amendments will help get you off to a good start and how to think your irrigation options before you go to transplant. In addition to giving a demonstration of how to transplant your seedlings, we also walk you through some considerations about how and why you may want to consider...
Knife skills
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Learn the basic knife skills you need to succeed in the kitchen. I cover how to hold your knife safely to prevent injuries and give you the most power and precision in making your cuts. I demonstrate how to dice, mince, and julienne. Mastering these knife skills will improve your enjoyment in the kitchen! If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe to get more great content about growi...
5 tips for cooking delicious chicken every time
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Any time you are cooking chicken there are a few key tips that will set you up for success. In this video we go over five key tips to keep in mind! If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe to get more great content about growing and preparing fresh food. For more ideas on how to turn garden fresh produce into a meal, check out our FREE Farm to Table guide here: theforbesfamilyfarm.c...
Inspiration for seasoning your pasture-raised poultry
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How do you liven up your chicken cooking experience in the kitchen? By changing up the flavors! It's easy to get stuck in a rut using the same seasonings again and again, but we'll challenge you to try different flavor combinations throughout the seasons to keep it interestinging! If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe to get more great content about growing and preparing fresh fo...
How to make a delicious roast chicken
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Often when people receive a whole chicken from their local farmer or one they raised themselves, it can be intimidating to know where to start. One of the best options is to roast it whole. In this video we cover some essential techniques to help you get a moist, flavorful bird every time! If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe to get more great content about growing and preparing...
How to spatchcock a chicken
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Ever wondered how to cook a delicious weeknight chicken in even less time? Spatchcocking just may be the way to go! By removing the backbone and butterflying the chicken, it lays flat, cooks more evenly and is finished in less time! If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe to get more great content about growing and preparing fresh food. For more ideas on how to turn garden fresh pr...
How to prepare a garden bed for planting
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How to prepare a garden bed for planting
How to make nourishing bone broth stock
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How to make nourishing bone broth stock
Pastured poultry and how to part a chicken
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Pastured poultry and how to part a chicken
Plums: How to grow, harvest and prepare
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Plums: How to grow, harvest and prepare
Scallions/Green Onions: How to grow, harvest and prepare
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Scallions/Green Onions: How to grow, harvest and prepare
Introducing the yak herd, and bustin' some myths!
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Introducing the yak herd, and bustin' some myths!
Caterpillar Tunnel for Season Extension - Come take a tour!
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Caterpillar Tunnel for Season Extension - Come take a tour!
Reflections on Season 1 at the Farmers' Market
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Reflections on Season 1 at the Farmers' Market
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Remind people to first disinfect their jars.
Always a good reminder!
Can’t wait until mine gets here! Hand planting just 400sq ft was brutal for me last year, hoping this makes things a little easier now that I’ve expanded more than 10x, scary stuff but thank you for sharing!
It definitely makes it easier. As you first start using it you’ll want to do a small section and check to see how evenly it is dispersing the seeds so you can make any needed adjustments before you get too far in!
Nice to see not being used refined oils. Also try coconut oil, very stable at high temperatures, minimally processed and healthy for heart and brain.
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Can you let the bulb fully develop and harvest an onion and a spring onion from the same plant?
Sort of. You can cut the greens off a young onion, but it will slow their growth. If you pull the entire onion bulb out, then nothing will continue growing. You would want to take into consideration the onion variety as well. Most onions sold as scallions or spring onions will never develop a large bulb, but the greens will get woody if you let it grow too long. I would recommend growing two different varieties, each with a different purpose.
We’ve always had chickens as pets and for eggs. But this year my mom raises her first batch for meat. She gave me a giant ziplock full of organs. Hearts livers and gizzards. Ive always liked hearts and livers but I’ve never had gizzards. Planning on doing a big liver and onions with hearts mixed in. Unsure if gizzards would be good mixed in with that don’t really know what to do with them. I may separate them out and fry like you did
I bet the gizzards would be good mixed in with your onion and liver too, but I would try to cut them up a bit smaller so they cook at a similar time with the rest of the organ meats.
@@theforbesfamilyfarm thanks for the reply. Do you know anything about using kidneys. She bagged those up also
@@MagiaErebea028we don’t typically save the kidneys, so I’m not as familiar with the best uses in the kitchen. Have fun experimenting to find what you like!
Would this work for pepperincinis as well?
I’m thinking of purchasing yaks at some point for my high altitude farm. About how much milk are you able to get from a gal? Is it naturally homogenized like goat’s milk or does it separate like cow’s milk?
We only got about a quart of milk, so we’ve stopped milking the yaks and have a Jersey dairy cow to produce all the milk we need. It would separate a little bit, but we didn’t get much cream. It’s delicious meat, but found it wasn’t the most efficient use of our time compared to milking a Jersey!
Hello yak ni Really 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Why not to regrow? Why did you tossed to the compost pile?
How do you prepare the soil what kind of fertilizer
Compost is our primary amendment. We also have a vermicomposting system, so we will often incorporate worm castings into the soil as well.
Thank you 🙏🥰
What hat is that?
It is from Burns Cowboy Shop in Park City, UT.
Thank you so much for this video. I didn't know almost any of this information!
I’m so glad it was helpful! I know it’s made a difference in the quality of our produce.
How long do they have to sit on the shelf before you can consume them?
It's really up to your own taste preferences. Since they are being pickled and then processed in a water bath canner, they can be eaten immediately. Many people recommend waiting 1-3 weeks so they can develop a stronger flavor, but it's up to you!
🇨🇦❤️🇱🇷Do you water in the morning? Midday or evening? Great video!
Great question! The reality is that we sometimes find ourselves watering at all of those times, it just depends on how busy the day is. But, best case scenario is watering in the morning before it starts getting hot. This allows the plants to stay hydrated as the heat comes on through the day. On especially hot days, we sometimes have to add another watering late afternoon. We generally try to avoid watering in the late evening because the water sometimes sits on the plant’s leaves over night which can cause disease. That said, we’ve been forced to water late in the day on numerous occasions and it isn’t the end of the world. Better to water in the evening than force plants under heat stress to wait all the way until morning.
I'm in Nova Scotia Canada, and I'm looking at buying a few weaned calves. How and where can I buy them?
Thanks for the video! I'm curious, do your curtain holders stay in place when it's a really windy day? Do you ever keep both sides up during the day to ventilate? Do you find that your plastic migrates? Our plastic tends to migrate over to one side.
Thanks for the response Linda, and great questions. The curtain holders are okay, but they do bend sometimes. We’ve found standard clamp grips from the hardware store work just as well, so we use a mix of those and the clips that came from Farmers Friend LLC. Yes, we often keep both sides up, especially through the summer months. And, we’ve actually found it is best to keep both sides up on windy days because it allows the wind to blow through the tunnel without catching the plastic as forcefully. Basically, if it is windy we try to keep them fully closed or fully open. Worst case is when one end is open, allowing a wind tunnel to develop that rips the plastic on the other end. As for the plastic migrating to one side, the best solution we’ve come up with is to secure the plastic on the end bows with wiggle wire and channeling. If you have a long tunnel, there’s still a chance the plastic can shift in the middle, but having the ends secured helps a lot.
Thank you for your video and the presentation in the kitchen of what to do with them after harvest 😊
Very interesting Hoophouse!
Thanks! They help extend our season quite a bit!
Mrs. Betty and I are planning on constructing one for The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead! We are having difficulty finding Cattle Panels???
I am very curious about how they stay clam enough to stay put for milking. Any tricks you have? I am interested in trying it.
Hi Chris - it really depends on the temperament of the particular animal. We only have one yak that we've really been able to milk. She's very grain motivated, so she'll stay still as long as we have a bucket of grain for her. We haven't tried a hobble on her because I think she would flip out and potentially hurt herself. As much as possible I would get them used to you handling them, leading them with a halter and touching their belly before they even have a calf. Good luck!
Spatchcock .... a new word for me! Definitely will try this. Thank you.
Let us know what you think once you try it! This is one of our favorite methods!
Good information & demonstration. Thank you 😊
I’m glad you found it helpful. It’s one of our favorite ways to prepare chicken!
Stunning place! What state are you in? Making art patterns with the winrows. 😊
We’re out in NE Utah near the Flaming Gorge. It’s pretty beautiful!
I've been watching people use tillage and seeding equipment in a few videos now. It seems so awkward walking to the side of a two-handeled tool that its designers meant for walking behind. Think outrigger. Add an outrigger wheel and handle to allow the operator to push with both hands. Use a lightweight flotation tire to minimize compaction while allowing the operator to walk on the mulched pathway. Just a thought.
Sensible suggestions. There are definitely more expensive seeders on the market with various design innovations to make the equipment more ergonomic. For instance, BCS walk behind tractors have highly adjustable handles, allowing you to walk beside or behind the equipment. The Earthway is affordable and works well on for small scale operations, but it definitely lacks a few of the tricks other systems offer.
This is a very informative video and well made..thank you!!
Your farm looks amazing!!
Hello and congratulations! I wonder if you manage to keep the garden so clean? How to get rid of weeds?
We use a few different strategies to help us keep the beds clean. First, over the winter we will often put a tarp over the garden beds so that in the spring when it warms up the weeds will begin germinating, but the growth will be stifled, so it makes it very easy to pull them out when we take the tarps off. Second, we try to mulch in as many places as possible so there is more of a weed barrier there. Third, we try to be more diligent in weeding (our stirrup hoe is our favorite tool for any crops where we have good spacing between them) particularly in the beginning of the season as plants are just getting established.
@@theforbesfamilyfarm Thanks a lot for the answer. I wonder what mulch you use?
Looking forward to your flowers for a July wedding! Hopefully, the weather will cooperate!
We look forward to seeing you then too! With all our cold weather and snow this spring, everything is off to a super slow start, so hopefully we'll have something in July. Fingers crossed!
This is great 👍🏽. I’m planting but eventually I’ll get better
They are really good for agroforestry and mountain pastures. They are definitely wilder than domestic cattle.
That is all very true in our experience as well!
Hello. Can i ask a question about your tunnels? Have you had a problem about weight of snow? Maybe collapsing? Is perlin strap safe enough? Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the question. Our tunnels have generally held up very well in snow. However, we did make a few upgrades because the purlin strap was insufficient against our winds. We replaced the strap with a rigid purlin (same material used for the bows) and we added wind braces on the ends. These upgrades seem to have done the trick. We get a lot of snow, so for some of our new tunnels we got the “gothic” design, which supposedly sheds snow more effectively. That said, all of our tunnels (old and new) shed snow pretty well and we’ve never had any collapse. The extra head room in the gothic tunnels is nice though.
Do you think there's any potential for direct sowing with the allium family in a field operation?
Direct sowing is definitely possible. For alliums propagated with bulbs (i.e. garlic or shallots) direct sowing is the only way to go. Here are a few considerations. First, alliums are generally long season crops. So, climate needs to be taken into consideration. We live in the mountains and have a very short growing season, so anytime we can get a head start in the nursery, it tends to pay off when the cooler days of late summer arrive. Second, weed pressure is a significant challenge with alliums. If you’re going to direct sow, then you need to have a well organized weed management plan, especially early on in the plants’ growth. Finally, one benefit to starting with transplants, even in bigger operations, is the extra time you create for crop rotations. If you start the plant for 30-60 days in a nursery, then that is 30-60 days you can be growing something else in those garden beds (whether it be short season crops like salad greens or radish, or a cover crop to add fertility to the soil before the heavy feeding alliums). Hope this helps, and thanks for the question!
@@theforbesfamilyfarm I've been experimenting with direct sowing of leeks and onions. Thus far my only success is Tropea cipollini. And yes the trick is going to be getting them through the weed pressure. Do you think fall or spring sowing is better?
@@dominiccarpin5651 it again depends on climate. Fall planting is definitely a good way to get a head start before the weed pressure increases, as long as you have enough time in the fall to get them established before frost sets in.
Thank you so much for sharing. Is this the 14ft wide tunnel or the 16ft wide tunnel?
These are 14’. We now have 7 of them. Our beds are all 30” wide, and we find that whether we use 14’ or 16’ we can only fit four beds per tunnel. The only thing we gain with the wider tunnel is wider paths. Because the narrow paths work okay in our context, we find it a better use of space and more economical to use the 14’. On our newest tunnels we added the 16” riser kit from Farmers Friend LLC, which does make the space feel a little more comfortable to work in.
Great video thank you!
I’ve had four of my own for about a year now. Getting ready to introduce them to virgin pasture this afternoon in Riverdale, Idaho. Enjoyed the vid!
Love the video! I was thinking about making a smaller solar dehydrator but I can't find any information about what climates it works in. Do you know what kind of weather/climate is necessary for the dehydrator to get up to proper temps? (for reference, I live in southern Ontario where we can get very hot summers and very cold winters)
Yaks are such cool animals. Looking forward to learning more from your channel.
They are really interesting creatures. We often refer to them as the hippie cow cousins!
@@theforbesfamilyfarm When I use to raise cattle they would go through 2 to 3 tons of hay each winter. How do the yaks handle winter feeding, and what type of feed do you use? Keep up the great content!
Nordskov Studios Yaks tend to be pretty hardy in the winter and are good foragers. While we still feed them a grass and alfalfa hay, we typically don’t need to begin feeding them as early as our angus cattle. And they eat about a third less than the cattle.
@@theforbesfamilyfarm Thank you for the information. Keep it up!
Great informative video thank you’s love scallions
Great video! (Too bad I just tilled my garden area...😬)
It’s always a learning process! Just add lots of good organic matter. 😊
Where do you get your compost?
Paula Frey we make a lot of our own compost and our goal is eventually to produce enough for all our garden needs. In the meantime, we buy 60 cubic yards (a full semi load) from a Utah-based composting company to supplement our own supply.
Great stuff Forbes family. We tend to use the crockpot a lot for the bone broth but delicious.
Bryan Axtman thanks. The crockpot is easy too, although we usually end up with too many bones to fit in for one batch!
Thanks for sharing a look under the hoop houses. Really neat to see crops growing!! I'll be out of town for the Spring Market (darn) but look forward to seeing photos on Facebook!
Kelly Strampe sorry we’ll miss you next week!
Looks like yall are off to a good start. Best of luck this year!
Thanks! It's been great to finally get some fresh garden produce in our kitchen again, and we're excited to start sharing it now that market season is getting into gear.