Eggplant, Aubergine, Baigan or Brinjal, whatever you call it, autumn is the season it is coming in from the garden, in abundance and this recipe is worth adding to your homesteading preserving folder. Preserving some of your Aubergine harvest by pickling the eggplant and covering it in a great quality, light, or in my case extra virgin, olive oil, is a wonderfully delicious addition to the antipasto board. Pickled Aubergine Italian Recipe Eggplants 1666g / 3.673 lbs 1/3 cup course sea salt 1 cup white wine vinegar 1 cup light (high quality) olive oil 3 garlic cloves (optional) 1 dried chill ..read more

https://youtu.be/Vcag9ewHMQg Welcome to my Homesteading Vlog. I am overcoming vegetable garden overwhelm this February. The sun is so hot the plants are crisping up, despite being watered daily. The pests are taking over the tomato patch, weeds are out of control and the pathways are really too narrow for safety and I have nowhere to sit and talk to you when I am filming..... I am also starting my winter seeds and will have to integrate the seedlings into my summer plot; it is always a difficult decision to start culling the summer garden, to make room for the winter garden. These are the chal ..read more

https://youtu.be/7aqhbtJvauQ Make herbal Smoke Sticks for cleansing your home of negative energy. I show you how I make common sage smudge sticks, using Salvia Officinalis, common sage. 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Harvesting Common Sage For Smudge Sticks 00:48 Best String for Smudge Sticks 01:22 Making Sage Smoke Sticks 03:51 Drying Smudge Sticks 04:58 Using Common Sage Bundles for Smoke Cleansing Happy Homesteading Friends Elissa Jayne Moat Cottage Homesteading ,www.elissajayne.com My Recommended Products ,https://www.elissajayne.com/shop SHOP Amazon for Elissa's Fa ..read more

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https://youtu.be/QYEKRcYphOw Make your own DIY Relax & Sleep Roller Oil / Herbal Remedies 10ml Roller Bottle Hemp Oil 3/4 of bottle (7ml) 30 Drops of pure essential Lavender Oil 10 Drops of pure essential Frankincense Oil Don't use this when driving or you need to be alert. I could not stay awake to edit, after filming this video and it was only 3pm. Happy Homesteading Friends Elissa Jayne Moat Cottage Homesteading ,www.elissajayne.com My Recommended Products ,https://www.elissajayne.com/shop SHOP Amazon US CA UK Amber Roller Bottles Glass ,https://amzn.to/3AA0xAG AU Amber Roller Bottle Gl ..read more

https://youtu.be/mWdhcG6CQCo A couple of months ago, I cut my little finger quite badly with the antique garden sheers I love to use. You know the type, old, almost rusty and very sharp. They were covered in sap from the passionfruit vine I had been pruning. I was returning to the passionfruit vine, sheers in hand, closed of course and somehow, I can’t work out how, my finger got cut from the tip all the way down, beside the nail. I really have no idea what exactly happened for the sheer to open and close on my finger and I will spare you the gory details, but I made it inside, rinsed it with ..read more

https://youtu.be/AoCHrIJzK_c Pressure Can Beetroot / Canning Beets / Preserving in a Presto Canner On my homestead, beetroot is harvested as we need it, throughout the Winter and Spring. Towards the end of Spring, I start canning some for Summer salads, BBQs and Burgers with the lot. Pressure Canning Beets Sterilize canning jars Harvest Beets under 3 inches in size and wash (Larger beets are usually too fibrous) Trim leaves and tap root off, boil beets in water until skins easily slip off Slice, dice or leave small beets whole Check jars for cracks or rim damage Fill Pint or Quart jars with ho ..read more

https://youtu.be/zU_OzbkqObw Keeping Muscovy Ducks and Chickens Safe and the Homesteaders Happy by Installing a Chickcozy Automatic Coop Door This is a game changer on my homestead! I now have peace of mind, knowing I am prepared. Installing the Chickcozy Automatic Coop Door was so easy. I am extremely happy with this investment, it's potentially a life saver and I have more flexibility running the homestead while my poultry are safe from predators. Even my Drake, Mr Smokey Greyson uses it, and he is a big boy. GET YOUR 5% DISCOUNT on Chickcozy Automatic Coop Door GO TO LINK https://www.chickc ..read more

Get Motivated, Organized & Creative / Furniture Makeovers & Projects https://youtu.be/0-Fjf8nhSxk How I Stay Motivated To Be Organized and Creative / My Homestead Furniture Makeover Projects Before and Afters. This spring on the homestead, I have been completely motivated and focused with spring organizing, cleaning and transformation projects. In this video I discuss how I get inspired as well as stay motivated and despite the budget for ALL of these projects combined being $60, I make transformations on my homestead by shopping my shed and using what I already have from past projects ..read more

https://youtu.be/aqDId12QSQo How To Make Dehydrated Mandarins / Preserve with Dehydrator Preserving the abundance of Mandarin Oranges, that are on the tree, at the end of winter and early spring makes perfect sense to me. We have spent the winter enjoying the Mandarins fresh, keeping our bodies fuelled with daily vitamin C and it's time to preserve the rest, for variety and convenience, for the rest of the year. Heating Citrus, destroys the vitamin C, however there is still fibre, Vitamin A and other nutrients contained in the fruit, making it a good snack or addition to breakfast, desserts an ..read more