Join us as we chat about freeze-drying food at home, including freeze-drying kombucha to make your own kombucha powder for on-the-go, freeze-drying herbs, and reconstituting freeze-dried meals like lasagna, chicken pot pie, and more!

In this video podcast, I'm joined by Carolyn Thomas of Homesteading Family, author of Freeze Drying the Harvest: Preserving Food the Modern Way. Get a sneak peek at her new book and the best tips on freeze-drying herbs, tea, and meals!

Grab the book Freeze Drying the Harvest here! https://amzn.to/3zBQu0N

Take Carolyn's Freeze Drying Master Class Here

Learn How to Brew Kombucha with this Email Video Series

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4 Tips on How to Beat Inflation - Homestead Style

 01:00 - Farm Update

04:43 - Modern Homesteading Conference & Live Kombucha Workshop (June 30th & July 1st 2023_

Get your tickets here ---> www.modernhomesteading.com

06:20 - Soap Making Challenge - Part of the Homestead Kitchen Membership Here

https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/a/2147499503/EiQQXNN8

06:56- 4 Tips on Beating Inflation

07:18 -Tip #1 Debt Free & our Story

12:19 #2 Shorten the Supply Chain

13:45 -Dehydrating Tomatoes - Don't can them!

https://www.growcreatesip.com/blog/sun-dried-tomatoes-in-dehydrator-dried-tomato-sauce-recipe

15:16 -#3 Save on Medical Care This Way

16:57 - Learn to Grow, Create and Sip your Own Medicine 

18:45 - #4 Increasing Income

20:20- Side Hustle vs Self Employment

21:30 - Side Hustle Ideas

23:10- Farmhouse Teas Affiliate Program

https://www.farmhouseteas.com/pages/affiliate-farmhouse-teas

23:50 - Free Cottage Business Branding Download

https://www.growcreatesip.com/bcc

24:10- Elderberry Sale 10/3/22 through 10/8/22

Thanks for stoping by the farm! We are thankful, grateful and blessed to have you spend your time with us! 

Top 5 Herbs to grow for Tea and Medicine! Are you ready to hear what they are and why I would pick them? Let's dive in!

Episode #4 Show Notes - Top 5 Herbs to Grow for Tea & Medicine

00:32 September Farm Updates

1:38 Simply Soap Challenge (Homesteading Family Membership)

https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/a/2147499503/EiQQXNN8

7:20 Dehydrating Tomatoes instead of Canning

https://www.growcreatesip.com/blog/sun-dried-tomatoes-in-dehydrator-dried-tomato-sauce-recipe

9:18 Fire Cider & Fall Medicinal Webinar Info

https://www.growcreatesip.com/fall-medicinals-fire-cider-webinar

11:58 Modern Homesteading Conference & Live Kombucha Workshop www.ModernHomesteading.com

14:05 5 Herbs to Grow for Tea

14:40 Calendula

https://www.growcreatesip.com/blog/calendula-officinalis-calendula-tea-benefits

18:50 Roses/Rose Hips https://www.growcreatesip.com/blog?tag=roses

20:44 Rosemary (blog post coming soon!)

https://www.growcreatesip.com/blog/rosemary-bush-care-and-diy-rosemary-tea

24:45 Chamomile

https://www.growcreatesip.com/blog/chamomile-flower-tea-how-to-plant-grow-harvest-and-blend

28:23 Lemon Balm

https://www.growcreatesip.com/blog?tag=lemon+balm

30:00 10 Herbs to Grow for Tea

https://www.growcreatesip.com/blog/10-herbs-to-grow-for-tea

30:42 Planning and Planting the Herb Garden E-book

https://www.farmhouseteas.com/collections/e-books/products/planning-planting-the-herb-garden-e-book

31:56 Pumpkin Spice Sale

https://www.farmhouseteas.com/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage&q=pumpkin%20spice*

Welcome as we share with you the story of how we became Farmhouse Teas on our 8th business anniversary! We are answering customer questions here on the podcast today including how we got to where we are, what skills and backgrounds we have that got us here along with how I come up with my crazy tea blend ideas! We took all of the notes for you so you can sit back and enjoy!

Time Stamps & Links:

1:00 Farm Updates & Soap Making Challenge/ Kits https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/a/2147499503/EiQQXNN8

5:13 Herbal Studio & Community www.growcreatesip.com/herbalstudio

5:35 Calendar of Events Webinar 3rd week of September 22 (Hop on email list for details) Modern Homesteading Conference & Kombucha Making Workshop www.modernhomesteading.com

8:40 Traditional Skills Summit - Free online Sept. 12th 2022 https://www.schooloftraditionalskills.com/?_ef_transaction_id=&oid=1&affid=6

9:40 How we got Started in the Tea Business 16:10 Current State of Farmhouse Teas

16:50 Our Work Backgrounds

21:07 How New Tea Blends are Created 25:06 Tea Blending Course www.growcreatesip.com/medicinal-teas-in-small-spaces

25:21 Tea Blend Stories Blends Mentioned:

Coastal Cranberry Spice https://www.farmhouseteas.com/products/coastal-cranberry-spice

Pacific Peppermint Patty https://www.farmhouseteas.com/products/pacific-peppermint-patty-tea

Harvest Berry https://www.farmhouseteas.com/products/oregon-harvest-berry

Mt. Hope Farms https://mthopefarmsoregon.com/

27:25 Not Coffee Line Story https://www.farmhouseteas.com/collections/coffee-replacements

29:58 Yodel A Tea Who Story https://www.farmhouseteas.com/products/yodele-a-tea-who

30:11 Free Branding Cottage Creations Download https://www.growcreatesip.com/bcc

Welcome back! This week we are chatting about elderberry syrup! How much should you take and when? How to save smaller single serving batches. How to can it and how to get children to take elderberry syrup along with our weekly farm updates! Thanks for joining us!

Time Stamps:

00:48 Weekly Farm Update

03:55 Modern Homesteading Conference & Our Kombucha Workshop www.modernhomesteading.com

05:44 FREE School of Traditional Skills Summit- Sept. 12th 2022 Check it out here, its free!

This event will be September 12-15, and will be presenting some amazing speakers including:   Joel Salatin on Reclaiming Pasture Justin Rhodes on Raising Pastured Chickens Melissa K Norris on Garden Season Extension Paul Gautschi on his Back to Eden Garden method Carolyn Thomas on Pressure Canning Sally Fallon on Traditional Bone Broths Lisa Bass on Vegetable Fermentation Anne of All Trades on Milk Goats Brandon Sheard on Traditional Salt Curing of Pork Brian Lowell on Raised Bed Gardens Maureen Diaz on Sour Dough Bread Harvey Ussery on Homestead Egg Laying Chickens

06:43 Autumn Apple Box Launch & Birthday Sale August 2022

09:00 Do I have to make a whole batch of elderberry syrup?

11:50 Can I can elderberry syrup? Included in this online course is a video tutorial of canning elderberry syrup.

15:18 How much Elderberry Syrup should I take?

19:43 How do I get my children to take elderberry syrup?

24:00 Upcoming Video Schedule

As always find this podcast on our website at www.growcreatesip.com/podcasts/grow-create-sip

Additional Elderberry Information: Including planting, propagating, elderberry gummies, elderberry syrup recipe, pancake recipes and more!

https://www.growcreatesip.com/blog?tag=elderberries

Welcome to our first podcast episode where we are diving into your questions on kombucha flavorings, how to get them out of the bottle, if you need sugar and the BIG question everyone has. Is my scoby moldy? We are going to share our best tips and tricks with you on kombucha brewing along with some farm updates and exciting announcements!