Canning, Freezing, and Drying Food Every Day for a Month  

As Always much Love from Okc ❤️ I'm scheduled a 2nd pancreas surgery August 11th and I've been canning and doing different projects so it'll be easier on me when i come home to heal. Everyone please keep me in your thoughts and prayers🙏🏽

These videos always cause me to want your lifestyle. Every year I begin preserving something new or at least putting a small amount up 'for later'. Talk about feeling good - I'm always repeating to myself each of the things I've tucked away patting myself on the back. So your videos are a source of my own growth and pride. Thank you SO MUCH!!!

Jessica you are so brave, chopping jalapeños with bare hands.😂😂 I have to wear gloves when I do them. I got relish canned today, and I will reload my freeze dryer before bed tonight.

So impressed that you never let anything go to waste.

I’m a full time working mother and I just want to say I love your videos -particularly this challenge when this comes around. I’ve learnt so much about preserving, cooking and scratch cooking from your channel and our family is eating better as a result and I am less stressed as I actually know what I’m doing as I’ve been able to see someone else do it. Thank you!! Look forward to the next video.

Thank you, Jess! This is my second year participating. I also started last week, by accident, as I had a lot to preserve. 7/26 canned 8 pints of sweet pickles 7/27 canned five quarts of green beans plus freeze dried two trays of cut peaches and mangos 7/28 blanched and froze two pint bags of peas 7/29 canned 6 quarts of green beans and freeze dried eggs, 14 per tray 7/30 Sunday Rest

I am joining you this year. Aug. 1- Yesterday I canned 15 pts of Annie’s salsa and 7 quarts of bread and butter pickles. Also freeze dried 4 trays of shredded zucchini. Aug. 2- Today, I canned 14 pints of dill pickle spears. Harvested loads of green beans, but the preserving is another day. My harvest is coming in quickly. Hope I can keep up!

This is such a great challenge that takes a lot of the overwhelm out of preserving. I find that when I'm doing it your way, I'm a lot less stressed and anxious during harvest season! This is my second year participating and I will continue to do this every year!

I am new to your channel. I love the way you report you accomplishment of the last days. You show every thing in rapid motion and comment very effectively. Much better than the chatting most RU-vidrs do. You don’t stretch the video more than necessary. You are as efficient in your videos as in you kitchen! I subscribe to you channel and will wait patiently for the next one you put on line.

My husband and I have participated in the pantry challenge twice now. This is the first year we’re going to do our own rendition of the every bit counts challenge. We won’t preserve something every day, but we have several canning and freezing projects we’ll do from now until we go on vacation in October. We canned ground beef for the first time a week ago and today I made ham and bean soup for freezing. I’m looking forward to following along with the videos and learning new things.

August is the month I make my Christmas gifts. So far I’ve made vanilla, lemon, and orange extract. I’ve canned bake beans, taco meat, blueberry jam, strawberry preserves. Now I’m waiting on my canner to finish, making a batch of sour grape jelly. Never thought to can kale! I have a huge crop in my garden, I now know what to do with it. Thank you Jessica!

It's not much, but yesterday I opened four cans of beets that I have had for far too long and "pickled" them. Then today I boiled some of our eggs from the chickens and put them in with some of the beet pickling brine. Tomorrow hopefully I will get the cherries in my fridge pitted and "put" up some how. I am new to this, so baby steps it will be until I get more experience under belt

You are inspiring my husband and myself to can, freeze, dry foods for the coming winter! We began small a couple years ago. Each year we are do more and more preserving and less visiting the grocery store!

I didn't know a de-stemming tool existed for kale! My family loves a Tuscano Soup in Fall and Winter that calls for Kale. I work outside the home 50-60 hrs per week so canning is not an option for now but I will continue to enjoy your videos & order that tool so I have it for my soup season. I try to always double & freeze for later when I batch cook on weekends.

Joining the challenge for the first time. But focusing on preserving 31 things for the month, maybe not daily projects but 31. 😊 using my fresh harvest and stuff from the freezer. 1. Celeriac tops, dehydrated 2. Fernenting, Celeriac stems, onions, leeks, carrots 3. Elderberry syrup- with elderberries from my freezer 4. Mushrooms- foraged and dehydrated 5. Apple mint jelly- with apple juice from the freezer 6. Dehydrating mint

Every single time my husband watches your videos with me, "That woman is a walking amazement"! I have to agree. 🤩

I just went through all my freezers/pantry and did an updated list to make sure I am rotating food so nothing goes to waste!

Your videos motivate me so much. Keep them coming and I can't wait to see your cellar. I know that has been a long time coming for you.

Such a beautiful family and with values, it’s wonderful to see! I love seeing all the canning as well. I been trying it getting more comfortable each time. Thank you for encouraging us all to try these things. Thank you for videos ❤

Kale chips are good. Just put in oven on low. And when crispy add sea salt or any other flavours

Hello Jessica, I have been watching your channel for about 2 yrs now. you have inspired me to join in every bit counts challenge. I have a small garden and purchase things in bulk. Today from my garden I pureed a pumpkin and portioned in 1 cup containers to freeze for this winter for bread making or to add to chili. Dried some Thyme for the first time. I started on my bowl of garlic that has been sitting on the counter for weeks and have decided to make garlic butter like Becky from acre homestead and maybe freeze or make minced garlic or dry to make garlic powder. Thank you for sharing and all that you do. You are such a blessing.

I’m so excited for you that you are finally getting your root cellar. I can’t wait to see how you organize it. Blessings to you!

Love the idea of the French onion soup base❤

You are amazing. We live west of you in Indiana and all of a sudden our garden exploded. Busy, busy, busy.

It's the 2nd of August but I'm starting the challenge anyway. I love the mindset of preserving something every day. Today I am going around my garden collecting herbs to freeze dry and make my own herb seasoning salt. It will contain: Garlic chives; Thyme, Oregano, sage, Parsley, Celery leaves, green onion tops, leek, rosemary and basil. Mary Born, ND

We don’t have a large garden this year. The wild ducks ate the first garden and the second garden didn’t do well but our freezer was going out so I started canning, dehydrating and fermenting as much as I could get my hands on. Lots of garden herbs did well so those are getting dehydrated. Made lots of jerky, Turkey, venison, beef and salmon!! Also found some beautiful carrots and beets and wonderful fresh veggies at the farmers market so I’ve been fermenting the carrots, pickles, garlic, cabbage and cauliflower, canning the beets and making sauerkraut!! Lots going on. Making roasts and whole chickens in the crock pot covered with salsa and shredding them up and dehydrating them. Used the beet skins, tops also to dehydrate and make beet root powder to add to soups and stews. So yes, been doing something everyday. A little here and a little there! It’s been fun!!

Hi Jessica. You always have such great ideas. I will say once all your jars have been moved down to the cellar, It will look so different watching your videos. All those jars in the background have been such a beautiful backdrop to look at.

Absolutely love your videos! Thank you! ❤

Thanks for the harvest ideas!

I love the celery salt idea. I’m definitely trying.

So inspiring !!

I started the challenge and so far I’ve dehydrated bell peppers that have a bit of sun scald perfect to dehydrate, basil, apricot jam because I have a loaded tree, pizza sauce with all the smaller blemished tomatoes and I may have enough green beans to get 5-6 pints. Pickles are next on the list. I have to say that doing the small batches are reducing the stress of the huge canning marathons. Those will be coming but at 65 I don’t have the energy to can all night anymore. Thanks for this wonderful challenge. God Bless

Yes I can relate to being busy and I like to ferment to preserve my garden harvest. Thank you Jessica for your inspirational videos!

Enjoyed it!

Love your videos!

Good job! Looks great. Look forward to seeing the pantry progress.

Great video Jessica. Thank you for showing us so much great thing’s ❤

I love this.

When you are not in "just get it put up before it rots" mode, roast your bones before simmering and roast your onions before packing them in the jars to be covered by broth. Tasty! I've roasted a variety of veg to pack in the jars to cover with broth. Celery broth/stock is a great base for cooking too.

Love this challenge! Thank you for heading this up, Jessica.❣️

You are such an inspiration! ❤️

So much wonderful info! Love watching your projects!

That was awesome.

So excited for your cellar!! What a blessing that will be : D

Love your videos, always full of helpful knowledge!!!😊

I learned a lot, thanks.

Very inspiring, as always! God bless you!

Very encouraging! I like the preserving celery part and the kale! So helpful, thank you very much!

Jessica, you are so industrious!

Very good start on lot’s of flavorful winter meals.

I just love watching your videos!! You inspire me! ❤

Oh, I LOVE that celery! Wonderful way to preserve everything. GREAT video!

I make celery powder with the freeze dried leaves as well and I agree it’s equally delicious.

Nice! I learned something from you, thanks!

Saw this late in the 1st day but ran outside and trimmed up my volunteer dill plant. It’s in the dehydrator now ❤. Thanks for the inspiration.

I sure do learn a lot from you!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. ☺️

i love doing this challenge, i look forward to it. thank you for allowing us to join in. xx

I watched all these thru the winter and I am totally doing this this year with you for the first time!

Hi, thanks for challenging us again. I’ve watched many of these videos and I want to join this year! Your pantry was one of my big inspirations to set up a big garden when I moved to Minnesota a few years ago. I’m in zone 4! Looking forward to watching everyone’s videos. I need that destemming tool. Yes, canned kale is a nice spinach substitute. But takes a lot of kale. I will do the onion canning-I freeze, dehydrate and freeze dry it but I’ve never canned it. Very practical.

Always love watching your videos during the challenge. Thank you for the inspiration, hints and tips.

You make everything look easy. Thanks for the tip on the celery. :)

You are impressive! Great job!

I'm preserving as much as I can. Love your videos.

Was so bummed I saw this notification whilst at work and knew I wouldn't be able to watch it for hours. Have a blessed week and thank you for sharing your knowledge and life again.

I don’t ever comment, but I’ve been a follower for a while… love your tips and ideas. I love canning and preserving our food and do more every year. You inspire me!! Thank you !!

Beautiful descriptions as usual Jessica. 😊🦘

Good evening my dear friend, wow, that was an incredible every bit counts preservation!! I'm so excited to see your cellar project and so happy that you will be able to use it this year!! Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday as usual!

Brilliant as always 😊

This is fabulous, thank you! I think I’m going to try this soup base, I had a lot of my stored onions go bad this year, so this will be fantastic, thank you!

Thank you Jessica. You always cause us to think more fully about what we're canning and how, and encourage us to think outside the box. Appreciate your videos and really love the instruction on how you grow your celery and Harvest.

You teach me so much! And you are so peaceful. Thank you and God bless you!

I can’t wait to see your cellar. It’s funny the thing’s we look forward to. For me it’s convince things. You’ve been waiting patiently for this cellar and now it’s time to enjoy.😊

Love it! I’ve been canning green beans and pickled green beans. Next is my pickled beets!

Wow you get so much done ! I too will start this challenge, I have been gong to my garden every day , and I will do the same on making my food preservation better! Thank you for taking the time to share these wonderful videos!

Great inspiration

Inspiring. Wonderful to see what you can accomplish if you're focused and have a plan. Great job

I can't wait to see the new cellar❤❤

Thanks so much for running this challenge again! I started today with herbs and am excited to put my own video out on Monday with progress!

Thank you, Jessica for the challenge again this year & this motivation! I look forward to joining this month!! Praise the Lord for every bit we can put up!

What a great video. Thank you for sharing.

I don't normally comment but I wanted 2 let u know that I enjoy watching the difference n the way u do stuff 4 ur big family &becky from acre homestead does stuff!

I’m so excited to join you again this year! Freeze dried broccoli I harvested today!

So excited to start preserving the harvest we started early too. Thanks for sharing ❤

I get so many great ideas from you! Thanks for explaining things so well AND explaining HOW you use things. I often have the same vegetable etc., but no great ideas on hoe to use it. My daughter has 3 kids under 3 so the baby food ideas help a lot!

All great ideas for preserving ❤

YOU ARE A WONDERFUL TEACHER, AND I APPRECIATE TAKING THE TIME TO DO THESE VIDEOS ! QUITE BLESSED !

Nice!!!! You had a very productive first day with a variety of items to make delicious and nutritious meals for your family!

Jessica,I can't tell you how much your channel has inspired and helped me with food preservation,stretching meals etc.... Your channel is by far the most informative out there. Thank you for all the new and fresh ideas..

The flowers looks so cute next to vegtables in basket

Super vidéo as always !!! Blessings +++!!!!

Good morning 🌞. What a great video on preservation!!!! Thank you so much, Jessica, for sharing. You are a wonderful inspiration. Gods blessings 🙏

You are such an awesome lady I don't know how you do everything you do.

You are always an inspiration, Jessica! Preserving the stems of the kale for stir fry...why don't I think of these things?!

Great job! I think last year in one of you’re videos you mentioned you don’t have ac in the house! Every time I see you canning I think of how hot it gets for you! You’re definitely an inspiration!🤗🤗❤️

Yum yum!❤

I love this content 🙏

You may not answer, who taught you all this knowledge of canning. You don’t waste anything… you’re amazing

Excited to see the cellar project

You amaze & inspire me.

I dried mint for tea yesterday and got it packaged and ready for winter. I was optimistic that I would have the spoons to manage cherry preserves today, but when I realized that wasn't going to happen, I went out and harvested a handful of lavender to be used in tea this winter. It's currently drying in the oven. The cherry preserves will happen tomorrow. I've located empty jelly jars (1/2 pints) which I will use to can my preserves tomorrow. I also have a bowl of cherry juice from boiling my cherry pits to make into jelly as my energy level allows. I've been dealing with some significant emotional battles (lost a nephew to overdose two weeks ago, a nasty court battle which I lost to an incompetent attorney, and dealing with changing employment) which has left me with less energy than typical. My garden is not producing this summer, so I've been collecting produce from farm stands and farmer's markets.