Welcome to the Little Ladybug Patch! This channel is a personal diary of sorts with me sharing my journey to getting one step closer to fulfilling our goals and dreams such as working towards; Off-Grid Living, Prepping, Homesteading/farming, Small Home Living, Zero-Waste Goals, Meals & Diets, Working From Home and many other topics - in short, being one step closer to self-sufficiency but not to the point of abandoning community. I also have a fire for sharing knowledge with others. If anything I share helps others get one step closer to their own goals and dreams, I am a little more fulfilled. :)
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I tried this and my jars did NOT seal. Not sure what happened. Ideas?
I ended up using my small manual jar sealer. I am not sure how long they will be shelf safe since I waited for over 24 hours for the jars to seal
Not trying to be rude or anything but you didn’t say the solution in the video
I've seen this issue on reddit with some people mentioning that clearing their browser cache and trying again resolved the issue.
I have a print out of how long different foods are good past the "best by" date. 😊
I love to recycle. I'll use this idea for my kitchen food labels in meal prep. (I have three sizes and one is wide, but I have a prescription bottle that should work), Thanks for posting.
Thank you for watching! Glad you found it helpful! 🥰
The music was way too annoying to sit through this video. I’ll choose a different one.
Thank you for your feedback. Have a great day! 🥰
Try the inertia nut cracker , 99% halves
Love mason jars, hut also love Mylar for long term storage of beans, rice, peas , potato flakes etc flour
Yes! I use both. 😊 The bags are certainly lighter and easier to store before packing. 😁
The oxygen absorber kills the bugs, no freezing needed, freezing and thawing can add moisture to your dried goods
Yup! I typically freeze products if I can't get around to dry canning them right away. Thank you for sharing & watching. 😊
I heard you can only use oxygen absorbers for really dry foods. Even sugar cannot be stored. It will turn into a rock
Never tried California Poppy, sounds promising though. I make a wild lettuce tincture that is great for sleep (opium of the forest) Swing by my house (not far from Spring Lake) and I’ll give you a sample to try. 😴 Be blessed my friend! 🤗
That sounds awesome!!! Thank you for watching. 🥰🥰
California Poppy is great!
That's great to hear! I'm looking forward to trying it! 😊
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Sweet! Great idea!
I love you for this. Thanks
How long before the jar seals from putting the oxygen absorber in the jar with black beans? Thanks
Thank you for watching! 😊 I've never timed it...but I'd say between 12-24 hrs more or less for them to be completely sealed. When I'm sleeping, I'll hear them pop overnight. It startled me the first time I heard it! 😆
@@littleladybugpatch ok thanks. The rice I did sealed right away and the beans didn't seal after an hour so I freaked out and put another 500cc oxygen absorber for a quart size ball jar. Lol. It's a learning process. Thanks for responding, blessings
@@jojogirl8202 you are welcome! 😊
Ok so bake or freeze then can with the oxygen absorbers. Got it, thanks !
Thank you for watching!
But that doesn’t kill the bugs
Thank you for watching. This method will kill any aerobic bugs and aerobic bacteria. I've not had any issues with bugs yet in all of the approximately 10 years I've been doing this. 😉
Thank you for sharing this!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching! 😊
This is great! I try my best to recycle our plastics! I have looked into this club and signed up. I am definitely interested in this. Thanks for sharing!
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Doesnt the lack of oxygen kill bugs? Im curious why prefreezing is also recommended. Thx
Hello and thank you for watching! Lack of oxygen does kill most bugs that aggravate us by invading our food...but there are some organisims and bacteria that are anaerobic. I don't always freeze my grains before packing...but I do put them in the freezer just in case I can't get around to dry canning/packing them right away. 😊
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Im not a prepper but the way thing going i'm putting.good in my pantry, and I find mason jars can hold food longer. Im glad i found your page I did sub also
Hello! Thank you for watching. Yes...things are crazy right now in every way. We have definitely been able to lean on our food storage during this ongoing and increasing scarcity of foods. We've started our garden again. We mainly buy from local farmers and our food co-op that I manage...we only do occasional shopping at the local grocery stores nowadays. 😊
@Iamlove Iampeace Thanks for watching! I've never tried it before, but I don't see why not since they are dry ingredients which I assume to be low moisture. I've dry canned seasonings and soup mixes with success. 😊
@Iamlove Iampeace I've read that too about brown rice...but we just ate some this past Sunday, July 10, that I've had canned that way for about 10 years. 😊
@Iamlove Iampeace my pleasure! 😊
OMG this is exactly what I need!!! After searching for something feasible that I don’t need to dig and drill, this was the 50th video (slight exaggeration) and I can’t wait! Thank you!!!
Hello! Thank you for watching and sharing. Glad this was helpful for you. Just a heads up..they mainly cater to the Amish so are a bit "old school" in their ordering system. They don't do online orders like we are used to. You would need to call them and do the order over the phone. If you live far away and have to have it delivered, you'll need to give them a location that will support a semi-truck. Also, depending on the size you get, you may need a trailer or a uhaul and two people. My hubby and I got very lucky using our truck...but was a close call as we have an 8ft bed truck and the size we got was 15ft but we barely made it work. Thankfully, we only live about 3 miles from where we picked it up and no cops stopped us!! 😆 Hope it works out for you! It was well worth it for us!
Do an outdoor bathtub!
Thank you for watching and sharing...I definitely would LOVE to do an outdoor bathtub...especially overlooking the pond. Hope to do so in the future. 🥰
Great. Thanks.
What kind of foods would you recommend freezing for killing bugs
Hello! Thank you for watching and reaching out. If I am unable to pack food long-term, I put it in the freezer until I can get to it later. Foods that can be frozen are grains like; rice, wheat, spelt, etc, and flours. I don't worry about freezing pasta, etc, just more-so the whole grains that still have the complete nutrients that bugs are most attracted to. Hope that helps! 😉
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There is no pricing on website for ordering no email for this company and there is no way to reach them unless you call during unknown hours of operation and figure in the time zone as well. Kind of useless to even mention them or include any website info if there is no way to shop their site. Bummer because i really love your clothesline and was ready to order a 10 ft version for my house i have 2 dogs 2 cats 4 adults living with me and running the bills up with just my income and one of the adults handing me over $100 its harder and harder to stretch an already see through dollar bill ive squashed that nickle so hard i squeezed a bugar out of washingtons nose. But gettin a clothesline would have helped me out so much.
Hello and thanks for watching. Yes, I had to do it the 'old school way. I had to order by phone. They mainly cater to the Amish who mostly eschew internet and more modern technologies. But, it was well worth it. 😉
But....the oven canning has the purpose of eliminating bugs, larvae, etc. by heating it? Just pouring into a jar is just changing the package...in my view. How can you be sure that this system kills those unwanted creatures?
Hello and thank you for watching! :) This method does the same thing but with less time, energy and cost. This is the way almost all of the products purchased from the Home Storage Center are prepped for long-term. The only difference is they use metal cans instead of glass. A link is in the description for the Home Storage Center if you are interested. I still have a lot of stuff I purchased from them in 2012 that are "dry canned" but started doing my own to save money after the lady who volunteers at the storehouse told me about how to do this. There are many effective ways to store food long-term. This is just my preference...with Mylar bags coming in 2nd. Another consideration is...you can't heat up Mylar bags as you can with glass jars...but it is the Oxygen Absorbers that are key in using the glass jars or the Mylar bags. I'v e had no issues with any spoilage or bugs in all of the years I've been doing this. ;)
this is exactly what i was looking for i dont want to oven every dam thing ...
Amen to that! Thanks for watching! I was so thankful when the lady from the Mormon Home Storage Center shared that info with me!! Definitely a time saver and cost effective!
I use the progesterone cream from Azure…rub it inside my wrists and behind my ears…and I haven’t had to take any hormones since my hysterectomy.
Thank you for sharing that info! I used something similar from Azure years ago but had stopped using it...I might need to look at it again. Thank you for watching! :)
I use the progesterone cream from Azure…I rub a little inside my wrists and behind my ears…and I haven’t had to take any hormones since my hysterectomy.
This way maybe good for about 24 months. They will all let go and this is North canning in any way.! They are less expensive on Amazon.
Thank you for explaining this. I didn’t understand how this worked and I’ve been ordering for about a year now. Azure is such a blessing to me and my hubby as we almost never go to a public grocery store anymore.
You are welcome! Thank you for watching! I apologize for taking so long to reply. I somehow missed this comment.
We have a Native Pecan tree, and sorry, but that machine just doesn't work well enough. I want Mostly Pecan halves when I shell our Pecans. I know it takes more time and effort, but the York Texan Pecan Shelling "Pliers" tool works perfectly. I can Shell a bowl full of our Native Pecans and have almost 100% whole haves when done. That machine and every other "cracker" I've ever seen you'll get maybe 15% halves and the rest smashed nuts. Heck their sight even says it's not for Native Pecans. When someone comes up with a machine that can crack / shell our native pecans ( not paper shells) that works like the York Texan shelling tool does, well then I'll get one of those. Until then, I've got to get crackin...
Thank you for watching and for your feedback. 😊 I like the halves for roasting and the small bits for toppings. I have found after using it a few times, that, while it doesn't take long to Crack a lot nuts, it takes longer to separate the shells from the nuts. I ended up buying a soil sifter that has different size holes in each one to help speed up the process. www.amazon.com/gp/your-account/order-history/item/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_pop?ie=UTF8&gen=canonical&itemId=mnkmmqqnlmrsun&orderId=114-9082149-3741802&packageId=1&returnSummaryId=&returnUnitIndices=&returnUnitMappingId=&shipmentId=UW2c1GT0L
I bought all about canning and it will not open says site is not avaible "???
Hello! Thank you for reaching out. Are you able to share the link with me you are trying to access?
Super cool. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure! Thanks for watchng. :)
We love Azure!
Amen to that! Thanks for watching! 😊
I did not know that as your cash expires. If you buy a gift card can the gift card expire can you please explain a little bit more about this. I enjoy azure halls because I see things that I’ve never seen before and it helps me with my order. And you did a great video thank you very much.
I am happy to help! The Azure gift cards never expire. 😉 I've used my Azure Cash to buy gift cards for others. You want to do a gift card order separate from your regular order and do it as Parcel Shipping not a drop. Now, if Azure is behind on fulfilling Parcel Orders, and if your Azure cash is about to expire, then there is a chance the Azure cash would be lost/expire before it ships out. I had ordered two gift cards recently and it took over a month for Azure to get to my order and ship them out to me. Azure Cash expires if customers don't order for 4 months or more. If you order regularly, you won't lose you Azure cash and can save it up like I do. 😁 Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
I did this and non of my spaghetti jars sealed with the oxygen absorbers
I am sorry to hear that. I am happy to try to troubleshoot with you. Here might be some things to check. *if the absorber is a defective one, it will be hardened and would need to be replaced with a new one. *it could also possibly be that the seal on the canning lid may be defective and might need to replace the lid. *may also be a sizing issue, i.e., the absorber not matching the size of the canning jar. If the jar is big, like a 1/2 gallon canning jar and a quart size absorber is being used, it likely won't seal. Hopefully some of those might help figure it out. Thank you for watching!😊
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So cool! I totally wish I could sew! I'd make my own too! Thanks for watching!
Love the spatulas from Azure! My favorite place to order from this year.
Amen to that! Thanks for watching! 😊
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I'm trying to get started. 😩 But I confused due to differing information. Other videos say not to freeze because of conditions issues. And if you leave out after freezing your defeating the purpose because Now they are not sterile anymore. 😣😖🤯
Thank you for watching. I'll do my best to answer your question and concern. Not everyone will have the freezer space to freeze large amounts of grains. I happen to have the extra space. I do freeze my grains if I can't get around to repackaging them in a short time frame. But I don't freeze all of my grains but that would be my ideal. But, big grain farms and warehouses don't freeze grains while being stored, most will keep the warehouse cool which helps with bug issues. If I wait too long to repackage them, they may hatch out buggers as not all insect eggs can be seen by the naked eye. The freezing cold inhibits and most times kills any bugs and most eggs. When I have frozen some grains and am ready to repackage into jars or mylar bags, I take my grains out of the freezer and let them get to room temperature. I sterilize my jars and lids in the dishwasher and let them dry. I then fill my jars up and pop in the O2 absorbers and quickly put on the canning lids. The O2 absorbers will seal the jars and also kill anything in the jar that survives on oxygen since the absorber absorbs the oxygen. So if there are any eggs that survived the freezing process, they will likely be killed at this point as long there is a good seal on the jar. Hope that helps. A great channel to check out that also goes into detail about the different options for storing grains is The Provident Prepper. 😊