Preparing the Homestead for Harvest Season

Visit http://birchliving.com/seasonalhomestead for 20% off site-wide and be sure to mention our channel in their post-purchase survey! We've officially finished planting the garden, which means it's time to prepare for harvest season with a new vegetable washing station, fresh blueberry scones, harvesting green beans and potatoes, and preserving food for the months ahead. Join us for a cozy week of homesteading, gardening, seasonal cooking, food preservation, and practical harvest prep on our Arkansas homestead. Sourdough Blueberry Lemon Scones Recipe: https://www.theseasonalhomestead.com/... Green Harvesting Bins: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/orbi... Roasted One Pan Dinner (Hope's Table Cookbook): https://amzn.to/4gj3fR2 Video Mentions & Favorite Things (some have discounts for you!): 📜 FARMERS FRIEND: "Holy paper", stakes, silage tarps, high tunnels, compostable trellising clips, insect netting & more. https://www.farmersfriend.com/c/the-s... This one helps support our channel. Thank you! 🧂REDMOND AGRICULTURE: Mineralyte Fertilizer, Soil tests, and soil microbes https://shop.redmondagriculture.com/d... Use code SEASONALHOMESTEAD for 15% off 🚴‍♀️ LECTRIC E-BIKES: https://lectricebikes.com/?utm_source... 🍓FARM ON CENTRAL : Becky's favorite source for Organic STRAWBERRIES, ginger, turmeric, comfrey, rhubarb, elderberry and more. https://shop.growingfarmers.com/?ref=... Use code BECKYPORTER for $5 off your order! 🐓 KRAUT CREEK: Non-GMO animal feed! We this is where we buy our egg layer, broiler, and hog feed. Enter code SHV25 for 25% off your first order https://www.krautcreek.com/ 🥫 SUPERB: Becky's favorite canning lids https://shop.superbsealing.com/?ref=S... Use code SEASONALHOMESTEAD20 for 20% off an order. ❄️ HARVEST RIGHT: Freeze Dryer https://affiliates.harvestright.com/1... 💦 LMNT: Favorite electrolyte drink. Free sample pack with any purchase! http://drinklmnt.com/SEASONALHOMESTEAD 🌱 SEEDTIME: garden planner (digital) https://seedtime.us/jkmel4ukl4tonac09... 📓 MID ATLANTIC HOMESTEAD: My sister Amy's paper garden planner https://amzn.to/4bh2kxN or Etsy Printable PDF: https://rstyle.me/+3KdHlaJuVhqNFOPYz6... Other items we use: 🥫 Pressure Canner: https://amzn.to/42Hk0Lw 💧 Waterbath Canner: https://amzn.to/3VYZgwD 🍇 Juicer: I have this one: https://amzn.to/47l5taa but you can find a similar one for cheap here: https://amzn.to/486YXoR 🌬️Dehydrator: https://amzn.to/3nV8JbW 🥣 Chapters - 00:00 The Biggest Harvest Season Mistake 00:31 A Slower Season on the Homestead 00:56 Picking Local Blueberries & Sourdough Blueberry Scones 05:23 A Harvest Prep Project Begins 05:58 Why We're Building a Vegetable Washing Station 07:20 Building the Washing Station 10:10 Sponsor: Birch Living 11:52 Finishing the Washing Station 13:05 Harvesting Green Beans 14:05 Blanching & Freezing Green Beans 16:51 Finishing the Build (mostly) 19:12 Choosing the Perfect Location 21:00 Harvesting Potatoes & Green Beans 22:15 First Test of the Washing Station 23:15 Garden Dinner with Fresh Harvest 24:32 Washing Tub Mix-Up! 25:00 Final Washing Station Tour 26:29 Getting Ready for the Busy Preserving Season 💚 Most links are affiliate links. Please know we will only recommend items we LOVE and use ourselves, at no extra cost to you, and it helps support the channel! Your support means so much to us. We appreciate it! -Becky & Cam