And the Blessings continue… Can Freeze Dried Tomato Skin Become Tomato Paste?? 

I know your barter wasn’t planed, but it is one of my favorite things to do. I make different kinds of all natural homemade herbal hot processed soap and I barter with that all the time. For herbs I can’t grow, or labor around the house(I am 72 and need some help[ sometimes). So you were definitely blessed..

Hey there! I love your videos so much. I was curious about herbalism and found your amazing channel. Just wanted to thank you and your mom for all that you do!

In 2020 my tomato crop failed (due to walnut contamination from wood chips). I pride myself thinking I was a tomato pro, and it was HARD asking friends for help filling my shelves. Thank God that I did, because it solidified old friendships, and taught me a beautiful lesson in humility. Fast forward to 2023, and I’m sharing more tomatoes than I ever had before!

Isn't God amazing in how He provides for us when we lean on Him? How precious life can be when we rely on Him 💙 Is there a companion plant you can utilize for next year?

When you’re a blessing to others, you’re always blessed! You bless all of us with all your knowledge and help…it’s so nice to see a family of God doing His work! God is SO good! ❤

I've made rehydrated tomato skins from DEHYDRATED, and its been great, so yes,skins get dehydrated and ground to powder...IT WORKS! You were blessed by that person, but you gotta redo that soil, they come back...move tomatoes someplace else...don't feed the worms with stuff they eat, lol It'll be okay...❤

Thanks to these videos I will be dehydrating my tomato skins to make a paste. God is always good to those who believe in Jesus

Absolutely! That's the kind of neighbor we want, and should be! A few years ago, my tomatoes didn't do well, and my friend had so many, she didn't know what to do with them all! There have been times I've had an abundance to share, and times others have shared with me. My friend and I are trying to practice bartering with each other, so we know how to do it. But mostly, it's about thinking more highly of others than ourselves, as the Lord would have it.

What satan meant for harm, God will use for good! So glad you were abundantly blessed. You bless others, so God has blessed you! Thanks for your transparency.

I am so happy for you and Family that your neighbor landed you a Big Batch to work with and be whole again. 😊

This is one of any reasons i LOVE watching you. I just learned something new. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I totally don't understand people that could be nasty to you🤦‍♀️ Your a beautiful soul,wholesome, smart,interesting, sweet & fun.🥰 I just Love your channel and sweet family ❤❤

God is always looking out for us when we need him.

It's so nice to see someone that really appreciates life's blessings. We often take them for granted.

God always send an Angle when you need one .

God is always so good! Yes the freeze dried tomato skins make a wonderful paste and keeps all of its nutrients. Makes it so easy. Enjoy!

Girl there will always be some individuals that are negative. You keep your head up and eyes on the Lord. He never fail us when we trust and believe in Him. I wish I lived back in the east coast, it would have been wonderful to bless you with new gardening experience. God will continue to bless you and put people in your life to help 🙏. So happthere are good kind people still out there. God bless. FYI, since I have been following you, my sister and I have benefited from the wealth of information you share. Thank you 😊

Ginger ( tropical ginger) has done well in our hoop house…. And please keep sharing.. it helps us to share as a community…going thru it together as we all grow ❤️❤️

the reason you may be feeling so overwhelmed about someone blessing you is because you are the one usually doing the blessing.

It is amazing what we waste in the US. I grew up on a working farm with grandparents who still did all of their own butchering and canning for food for the entire year. What I have learned more recently is that other cultures use parts of plants that we see as waste. Example: sweet potato vines. Since a sweet potato is not a nightshade, the leaves/vines are edible. The leaves have more nutrients than kale. Can cook them like any other greens (taste like mustard or turnip greens) or eat them fresh in a cold salad.

Your attitude was a blessing to me today. God is with you, for sure.

God ALWAYS has a Bigger, Better Plan then we can dream. If we give Him the lead in All Things and look to His Path. He will cause Light from darkness and Blessing from a curse. Have a wonderful week Honeystead Family.😁 🤔I'll bet you should use those frenzied skins for making ketchup. 🤣Last year you were shoving them in the freezer because you was over ran with maters. God ALWAYS has His kids in His hands.

I had a tomato failure this year from bad weather and planted a second round of determinate tomatoes just for canning. They aren't ready yet but hopefully soon.

You're absolutely right change crops give it a rest for one year

Plant borage along with the next crop of tomatoes. I have been studdying alot on the herbalism side of things... I really wish I could remember which herbalist wrote the article i read, but they said they no longer have any hornworms bothering their crops, now that they interplant tomatoes side by side with borage.

God knows where you are and yes this is expanding your reach to others... Do the crop rotation and replant. Praying for you all...❤😂😊

You are a blessing to all of us. We learn the most when things don't go how we wanted or expected. We all look forward to seeing your success in overcoming the hornworms and learning a thing or 2 ourselves.

You may want to think about planting sweet alyssum. It attracts the Bracketed Wasps. They lay their eggs on the horn worms and the larvae consume the Horn worms and any aphids. Hope this helps.

Chickens in the fall are a wonderful idea. I had this happen and the chickens were a great help. Pull them off a month before planting season so the poo has time to cure as you might put it.

I use a brake bleeder to vacuum seal my jars. Its great and diesnt require electricity. It was in one of heidi's rain country videos.

You could also use your freezer dried tomato skins, basil to make tomato soup. Very delicious. Love your channel. Take care and God bless

I haven’t canned tomatoes since I got my freeze dryer. I place fresh in roaster cooking until soft blend in my ninja and freeze dry (4 cups per tray). When done I powder and place in small Mylar bags. I can add a little water for paste more for sauce more for soup and even more for juice. Love that is so versatile takes up so little space and I have retained all the nutrients!

Life is one big emotional rollercoaster. You got this Kaylee! 💜

Beautiful neighbors you have.

Amen for Gods blessings!!!

You could add the tomato powder to homemade pasta. Another additive you could also try is dehydrated dandelion or other green leaves to pasta, carrots, garlic, etc......!! Blessings!!

I remember when I was a kid! Ladies would try pressure canning their tomatoes. They would come asking mom how she was able to put up jars and jars of tomatoes. Mom would tell them! Get rid of the pressure canner and use the water bath method instead! Ps: Mother never removed the rings on her canning jars.

Wonderful info 🌟. I know life can throw us some curve balls, but as you mentioned perhaps that bigger picture has given you extra room to explore 🤔. Sending you love and blessings 🌹🙏🇦🇺☀️

Do hornworms eat green beans? Peanuts? Lentils? Snow Peas? Cucumbers? Carrots? Marigolds, Chrysanthemums ... I use Chrysanthemums for my Chickens as a natural parasitic. They love eating them

Cool I'm glad things worked out for you. It's nice to have good neighbors. I just dehydrate some tomatoes, I'm going to do my first canning this week, thanks for the tips. The tomato paste turned out good.

God is Great! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

It's sad when people only have negative things to say to others. Crap happens. We are all learning and im a believer that things happen for a reason and it's always a lesson we need to learn. From what I understand planting Basil with tomatoes keeps the boogers away. I haven't done it but it doesn't hurt to at least try. My nemesis is the sqush bugs. I haven't had squach in 2 years. You are one of my favorites to watch. You give me so much inspiration and motivation. And the calmof your video's is a relief to my mental health.

God bless you and your family.

You are a blessing. I love to hear you talk about everything. There is so much learning that I love !! Your heart is deeply into everything you do. Thank you

I freeze dry tomatoes and add the powder when making marinara during the rest of the year to thicken it.

Very cool video i enjoy your videos thanks for sharing 👍🏿 😀 that looks delicious 😋

Thanks you for sharing that wonderful God story of His provision. Love love love the idea of the tomato skins being dried and turned into powder. When making sauce I have always just chucked out the skins to the chooks (Aussie for chickens) which they like. But better to not waste anything and time even the skins into food. Blessings to you and your family. Did I detect your grandmother (Oma?) has a Dutch accent? Love the inter generational aspect of your farm. X

Thank you for sharing ✌️💞🤟

What a wonderful video. Really enjoyed watching how you use it all up. Now I must make some sauce and then paste. Learn something old, I love it

Focusing on soil improvement is an excellent idea. After you run your chickens through the area, maybe you could try a winter cover crop before you plant anything else. It sure couldn't hurt, and if you pick the right one, it might even work as chicken feed or something.

I was just thinking; the powder would be nice as an instant cup of soup in the winter. Just add in a few herbs and salt, maybe even some raman noodles and super quick lunch!

I have that All American canner. It’s a beast! 💪💪

Great video! Keep on Growin' 😎

I have been blessed with those Mud Daubers? Thankfully they guard the tomato plants and kill the evil horn worm. Otherwise, I may be in the same situation/time management. Many more blessings your way!!

Wow , u know I’ve been looking up recipes for things to cook for dinner and a lot of them call for tomato paste and this is such a wonderful video because I always find myself looking in the pantry for that one can of tomato paste and it’s never there , now I know how to make it thank goodness, thank you!

You're looking so good ❤

Oh yes, waterbather must certainly be a word! Merriam Webster just isnt aware of it. 😂😂

I am watching your video now just as I am loading a freeze dryer tray with tomato skins! We have been trying that this summer and look forward to incorporating tomato powder into recipes. I appreciate your channel, thank you! And that was so kind of your neighbor to help you out.

I know this is off the subject, but I found you a book…”Northwest Weeds”, by Ronald J Taylor. Don’t let the name fool you. I’m in MO/AR found so much locally Did you know… just an FYI… if you go outside at night with a black light tomatoes hello they’re easy to harvest!😃

Glad for your blessings you are never alone with God much love and hugs 😊

Why didn’t I think of that!!!! I love your videos!! I buy the powder tomatoes from Azure!!! I’ll definitely be doing this next year with my tomatoes and Harvest Right!

With your positive attitude and outlook this too will pass. I like the way you handle adversity. I only wish that I could be more positive like you are, you are a special kind of person.

Bet it would make a great soup base for vegetable soup or tomato soup.

Kayle do you know which variety of tomatoes your neighbor gifted you? They look wonderful.

Why would people be mean about that? I don't understand some people. They're so miserable and full of hate that they have to be mean to others. I don't understand why someone would be hateful over a blessing from God.

I will be trying this. I hate not using everything. Thank you. 😊

That was cool to learn.

I appreciate your honesty, as well as looking to the bright side. ❤ Thank you so much for sharing new information! Greatness. 🎉

I was hoping and knew you would have many blessings given and shared with you and your family and the time will come for something to share back !! Blessings

Good to see you again. It is always nice for me to meet satisfied and motivated people.

Hang in there! I love watching your videos and learning soooo much from you!!! Especially about the herbs!!! Excited to continue watching!❤️

Reminds me of a cuppa soup 🙂 very good idea

I read you should plant basil with your tomatoes and all nightshades

It's so nice to take this abundance to heart.

I think God caused a year of abundance for some and a year of need for others. If the abundance blesses the needs both will be blessed.

So happy you were able to make the tomato powder with the skins in the freeze dryer!

Hi Kaylee - I’ve never scored my tomatoes for dip peeling - no need - save a step😉 - I’ve Freeze dried the skins the last couple years it’s fabulous for paste of course and wonderful for quick everything from cup of juice to catsup! Yep Hawk moth or Hummingbird moth - I had no horn worms but did have some moths around - now I wish I’d caught them with a butterfly net and got rid of them before they laid eggs!🥹. Thank you for sharing the good from the bad in all things🥰

We have someone that do one season tomatoes and then beans and then tomatoes again and so he rotates.

I’m thinking of so many ways to use the tomato powder🤯 I might mix it with sour cream with paprika and other spices and onion garlic and use as a sauce for chicken You’re making me so hungry 🤤 😂

What if you plant a few sacrifice tomato plants among a BUNCH of umbel flower plants? That would attract your parasitic wasps to handle the hornworms who visit the sacrifice plants.

After you mentioned dehydrating the skins and such in your last video -- I had a moment last night while processing roasted green chiles wondering if the same thing can be done with THOSE skins/seeds. I'm gonna try it and see how it goes, and I have you to credit for the thought process! I appreciate your videos -- you inspire me!!

Wow u have so a intrinsic language…

I was just about to congratulate you on using the mixy thing without making a mess when you came back and told us you’d made a mess! 😂Thank you for sharing with us!

Love the video. I'm always learning from you. Thanks for sharing.❤

red Amaranth can be both vegetable and super grain.

This is my first time having enough tomatoes to make salsa, I am still hesitant to can but I'll be freezing the salsa. Just processed 8 lbs of tomatoes while I was watching this. I am excited to be learning each year. Your work is amazing and your video's beautiful. Thanks for sharing, may you continue to receive overflowing blessings.

I just left the freeze dried skin be powder and added itwith water instead of paste.

Yes, absolutely you can freeze dried tomatoes with skin and all and put them in a jar when they’re done with your freshener. We do that and I can make sauce or anything else. That way we can have sauce anytime of the year because where I live it’s cold six months out of the year.

Awesome neighbors you have ❤ the freeze dryer is on my list of need to gets. I have been dehydrating tomatoe peels and pondering them too.

I am so glad you showed me this. I really wish I could get a freeze dryer. With my husband's food allergies, I have to be very careful what he eats. No store bought emergency kits for him.

Everything happens for a reason you know that - you were meant to be blessed by your neighbour and make a lasting relationship - good things will come from that. Try rehydrating the tomato powder as a drink with hot water - just like a really rich tomato soup that's instant and good for you

That is so cool! I had no idea how to make tomato paste! I bet that would just enrich the flavor and nutritional value of so many soups, sauces, and stews. I wonder how the powder would do mixed into the flour for pizza dough or foccacia.

Enjoy watching your videos and seeing your family. I love learning about herbalism! We all need to be that neighbor…the tomatoes looked beautiful! Could you tell me what kind they were? Blessings to you and your family! ❤ 🌿 🍅 🙏 🐝 I would love to have a freeze dryer one day! The process of the tomato skins was amazing! ❤

Wonder how that would bake up in a load of bread, with Italian seasoning? Or used to color pasta or tortillas? Oh, the possibilities!

This was so great to make paste. I have to save a long time so I can get one!

Opps I wanted to ask - How’s Mom doing we haven’t seen much of her lately - miss her - is she okay? I hope so💖

Such a lovely video I didn’t see the other one but I will go back and watch. Sometimes people just have a way of surprising us and in this day and age right now it is so much needed and is as you say a blessing I’m so happy that you were blessed. I have a question about honey. Do you lose any of the good properties of honey if you use metal spoons on it?

The powders are amazing. I've made a base for tortilla soup, tomato soup, and I think I've just figured out how to do a base for Mexican orange rice (fingers crossed). I would really love to do less water bath tomato canning if I can largely dial in the things we already like to eat and freeze try them. I'll always have some canned tomatoes and pizza sauce on hand but these tomato powder bases are just game changing....

Crop sharing is a thing you can do in your area with your farmer friends:)

Nice work! Can’t wait to get a freeze dryer