Michelle Farmer

Michelle Farmer Homesteader. Wife and Mommy to 4. All-out gardener and nature lover. The Father’s partner.

12 quarts and 2 pints of pecan pie filling done and ready for the pantry
12/28/2024

12 quarts and 2 pints of pecan pie filling done and ready for the pantry

My first attempt at growing sprouts was a huge success! Also, quite delicious. Finished product in 5 days. It really sat...
12/28/2024

My first attempt at growing sprouts was a huge success! Also, quite delicious. Finished product in 5 days. It really satisfies the want to plant during these winter months.

Homemade powdered milk. I bought a gallon of milk, boiled it slowly until it reduced down to the consistency of Play-Doh...
12/28/2024

Homemade powdered milk. I bought a gallon of milk, boiled it slowly until it reduced down to the consistency of Play-Doh. Then I mushed it flat onto cookie sheets and put it in the oven on low until it gets bone dry. After that, I ground it in the blender until it was dust. It'll keep for months in a sealed mason jar.

My 13 year old loves Ramen Noodle. But I stopped buying them. So this is his go to now. Cumin, Curry, Italian spices, Pe...
12/28/2024

My 13 year old loves Ramen Noodle. But I stopped buying them. So this is his go to now. Cumin, Curry, Italian spices, Pepper. And 100% Semolina pasta. No bioengineered pasta. We take it a step farther and drop an egg when cooking on stove top. Black mark represents water level. Yes, I took some time to figure out the precise measurements. And he may add more Curry, but that ok.

Honey! ** DON’T THROW IT OUT...... Great advice from a bee keeper....So, periodically someone will complain that a jar o...
12/28/2024

Honey! ** DON’T THROW IT OUT...... Great advice from a bee keeper....
So, periodically someone will complain that a jar of honey in their cupboard has gone bad, when Honey actually never goes bad!
It looks crystalized or like it is separated in the jar.
Crystalization happens when there is an imbalance
of the two sugars in honey — glucose and fructose.
Usually the bees get that balance perfect, but sometimes honey is harvested from a comb before all of the honey is capped.
The bees didn’t get to finish the job. But it’s no problem.
You see here some jars of crystalized or separated honey from beehives.
It can happen slowly over time.
So, here’s how to whip that honey back into shape.
One jar there is more than eight years old.
All you do is put the jar in some warm — not hot water — and slowly stir the honey. In about 20 minutes the jars are back to their perfect golden selves. Tastes great.
Unless honey is somehow contaminated with a foreign substance it will NEVER spoil or go bad.
Did you know archaeologists have found 3,000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs and it was perfectly edible?
Don’t throw it out. Honey is expensive.
Just warm it up and put it back in the cupboard ready for your next biscuit and butter. HOPE THAT HELPS.
Credit goes to the owner

Laundry soap and fabric softener done! This will last our family of 3 about 6 months and it only cost me $10 to make ALL...
12/28/2024

Laundry soap and fabric softener done! This will last our family of 3 about 6 months and it only cost me $10 to make ALL of it! 😍

One day, as my husband was telling me that he doesn’t know if we will be able to feed our one cow thru the winter, I add...
12/28/2024

One day, as my husband was telling me that he doesn’t know if we will be able to feed our one cow thru the winter, I added up everything we eat dairy wise. I looked up the local grocery and found prices of everything. It turns out we are saving thousands of dollars a yr by just feeding and milking one cow… one dairy cow can feed your family plus another! Plus she gives you a freezer beef every year! Now we have four cows and supply our community with milk and butter. Cows bring me so much joy❤️ To be able to tinker in the kitchen and make wholesome food for my family is more than enough to fill my cup each day! We milk over 100 gallons a week, make butter three times a week and supply 8 family’s or more. These are Gods blessings mamas!
🤲🤲🤲

Don't wait for winter without 100 jars! Very few people know this recipe! Incredibly delicious!Ingredients:3 kg (6.6 lbs...
12/28/2024

Don't wait for winter without 100 jars! Very few people know this recipe! Incredibly delicious!
Ingredients:
3 kg (6.6 lbs) zucchini
2.5 kg (5.5 lbs) carrots
5-6 red capsicums (bell peppers)
2 hot peppers
2.5 tbsp (37 g) salt
25 tbsp (315 g) sugar
1 tsp (5 ml) vinegar
1 tsp (5 ml) oil
1 head garlic
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Soaking potatoes in salt water (I use Himalayan pink) for 24 hrs before roasting benefits in easier digestibility and lo...
12/28/2024

Soaking potatoes in salt water (I use Himalayan pink) for 24 hrs before roasting benefits in easier digestibility and lower acrylamide accumulation. Either way, I freaking love homemade fries and make them at least once per week.
Season & oil to preference (dry the tatoes first if soaked in water). Roast at 450 (preferably in glass) for about 20 minutes until slightly browned, then turn down to anywhere between 400-420 until done.

We currently have 3 dairy cows weaning calves right now, so we are drowning in raw milk. We are getting close to 8 gals ...
12/28/2024

We currently have 3 dairy cows weaning calves right now, so we are drowning in raw milk. We are getting close to 8 gals every day. I skim it for the cream to make butter typically and can the remaining milk for our pigs. I saw someone post on here about canning cream and making butter later as well as canning heavy cream to use for whipping cream later. Today I tried canning the cream with the hope of doing just that. I can’t wait to give it a try!

Today was burrito day!! This should last till summer.... 86 jars2 bags of brown long grain rice $5.47 each14 cans of dic...
12/28/2024

Today was burrito day!! This should last till summer....
86 jars
2 bags of brown long grain rice $5.47 each
14 cans of diced tomatoes $1.77 each
6 peppers $2.25
4 onions $1
4 packs gr beef $10 each
4 bags pinto beans 2/6$
Total of $90.97
$1.08 a jar!!!!
Why so many?? My daughter eats 1 jar everyday at lunch (when she's not in school) 🤷‍♀️
Edited to add
1/4 ish cup of cooled gr beef (or cooked shredded chicken)
2 tbsp of long grain brown rice
1/4 cup of pinto beans
1 heaping tbsp of peppers and onion (I don't really measure I just use my tbsp as a scoop)
1/4 cup of diced tomatoes (canned is fine)
1tbsp of taco Seasoning
Fill with water, mix and pc 10 # for 90 minutes
**don't like my recipe that's fine check the files there are many variations that are all amazing!!

Just seen this on Facebook and thought I would share it with everyone. Just a little warning for all who are canning pic...
12/27/2024

Just seen this on Facebook and thought I would share it with everyone. Just a little warning for all who are canning pickles or anything using vinegar. This year you cannot just grab a plastic jar of vinegar or even pickling vinegar without checking the label. Safe pickling requires 5% acidity....for the first time we are seeing 4% acidity vinegar... on the shelves. That renders anything pickled in the 4% NOT shelf stable. There are several canning FB pages where everyone is warning ...for the first time ever...to check those labels or you could be throwing out many jars of unsafe pickled veggies.
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My first time making apple cider vinegar. I assume this is mold and it needs to be throw out, but figured I would ask fi...
12/27/2024

My first time making apple cider vinegar. I assume this is mold and it needs to be throw out, but figured I would ask first in the event it’s yeast or not as awful as I think!

Just got done canning 21 pounds of boneless chicken breast and 41 pounds boneless chicken thighs. I got 75 pints canned ...
12/27/2024

Just got done canning 21 pounds of boneless chicken breast and 41 pounds boneless chicken thighs. I got 75 pints canned and still have 10 pints to do in the morning.
All I did was raw pack the chicken in pint jars, added 1 Tablespoon low salt chicken bouillon, 1/2 tsp. celery salt, and a dash of black pepper, filled with hot water, took a knife and got all the air pockets out of the jars, pressure canned it for 75 minutes at 10 pounds pressure.

Just made my foolproof peanut butter fudge—it’s so easy and always a hit! 1. Pour 2 cups of sugar and 1/2 cup of milk in...
12/27/2024

Just made my foolproof peanut butter fudge—it’s so easy and always a hit!
1. Pour 2 cups of sugar and 1/2 cup of milk into a pot.
2. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then let it boil for 2 1/2 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and stir in 3/4 cup peanut butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.
4. Pour the mixture into a buttered 8x8-inch dish.
5. Let it cool completely, cut into squares, and enjoy!
So simple, so delicious!

Not bad for a beginner canner. I will continue making more items.by : Michelle Farmer ·
12/27/2024

Not bad for a beginner canner. I will continue making more items.
by : Michelle Farmer ·

Canned all of my mini potatoes with just butter and salt with no liquid for the first time and it’s to only way I will d...
12/26/2024

Canned all of my mini potatoes with just butter and salt with no liquid for the first time and it’s to only way I will do them now. They are so good and quick.
I opened a jar a few days later put them in my cast iron with some olive oil sliced side down then made some poached eggs for over them. Delicous!!
How I pressure canned them
Washed them all as best I could. Soaked them to try and get the starch out( don’t know if I could have skipped this step for whole ones)
Placed them in jars put 1 tsp salt and 1 Tbsp butter , wiped the jars with white vinegar put the lids on then pressure canned them for 40 minutes for quarts at 10 pounds of pressure.
One of the easiest things to can

"I dont know who needs to know this but I just learned about putting your fruit in mason jars rather than the containers...
12/26/2024

"I dont know who needs to know this but I just learned about putting your fruit in mason jars rather than the containers they are stored in at the time of purchasing is a Hallelujah!! It keeps the fruit fresh for a long time.

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