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Canning, Gardening + Homesteading 👩‍🌾
Stage IV breast cancer survivor, Christ is King ✝️
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09/30/2026

I don’t usually season plain meat when canning because then it’s more versatile when I open the jar. I can use this ground beef for tacos, shepherds pie, taco salad, and more!

As always I’m using my FORJARS lids! Use code ASHLIE10 for a discount on their website.

Have you tried ground beef in a jar and if so, did you like it?

Took a lil break to enjoy my time at Camp Mak-a-Dream!Thanks to everyone for your messages 🥰 I’m doing great and wasn’t ...
09/29/2026

Took a lil break to enjoy my time at Camp Mak-a-Dream!

Thanks to everyone for your messages 🥰 I’m doing great and wasn’t planning on staying off social media, but I’m glad I did.

Long story short and for those who don’t know, I was diagnosed stage IV triple negative breast cancer in 2022, but by Gods grace, my scans have been clear since shortly thereafter.

Camp Mak-a-Dream is a free camp offered to cancer survivors, children who have had a parent that dealt with cancer, and more. (Separate camps, of course)

If you’ve ever dealt with cancer, you know how lonely it can be. Camp allows you to come together with other women who in some way “get it”. We get to relax, have fun, and make lifetime connections.

If you or someone you know has been impacted by cancer, I really encourage you to look into this camp (and others!). They’re done with camps for 2026 but will have more in 2027. Open to all ages, all cancers, and all stages. They’re truly wonderful.

They’re also ran mostly on private donations so if you’re compelled to donate, you can do so on their website 🤍

I’m not going to put the info below bc then the post will be hidden, but if you search it exactly as I typed it, it’ll pop right up!

Camp Mak-a-dream
Montana

09/29/2026

“I can’t believe you raise those birds to eat them!”

And I can’t believe you’re okay with your meat living in less than 1 square foot of space their entire life. In fact, when temps reached 100* here in Texas, our local chicken farm (that supplies meat nationwide) had to throw out HUNDREDS of unalived birds.

Do you think that would’ve happened if they lived in humane conditions? Because I don’t.

09/28/2026

You watched me steam can 14lbs of grapes, so now it’s time to make them shelf stable!

What’s in my grape juice? GRAPE JUICE. One ingredient - as it should be. You can absolutely add sugar if you’d like, but this was sweet enough for us.

As always I’m using FORJARS lids! You can use code ASHLIE10 for a discount on their website 🤍

14lbs of grapes ended up being a lil over 6 quarts of juice! Cost effective? Not entirely - I got grapes on sale for $1.28/lb BUT I know exactly what’s in them and exactly how they were processed, so I’d call it a win.

I might turn last years leftover grape juice into grape jelly (one of our faves) so lemme know if you wanna see that process!

09/22/2026

Did you know grapes can turn that color when steam juiced?! 🤯

The entire juicing process took a lil over 2 hours! Ideally I would’ve done this outside, but it’s still 100*, so inside with AC it was.

I’ll post the canning video part tomorrow 🤍

09/22/2026

Another Texas surprise today 😅 This should be expected though as I have turkey and chickens kicking their feed around all day.

Not only is avoiding toxic chemicals important for me, but also for the animals I raise, so I was really glad to find this option.

Comment VAMOOSE and I’ll send you a link to get up to 68% off when you bundle or you can find it in my bye - oh!

09/21/2026

Replying to @ abbie ahh when the internet comes to argue and you use their own words back at em 🥰

(Comment on TT)

Did you know when you steam juice green grapes, the process can bring out a natural, previously invisible, red pigment?!...
09/21/2026

Did you know when you steam juice green grapes, the process can bring out a natural, previously invisible, red pigment?!

14lbs of grapes turned into 6 quarts of juice! I got them for $1.28 per lb at Aldi. So $17.92 spent for 6 quarts.

Could I buy it cheaper at the store? Yup, but thats 📣 not 📣 the 📣 point!

I know what’s in it (spoiler alert - it’s JUST GRAPES), I know how it was made, and I spent time doing something I enjoyed.

The color is SO pretty! 😍

How fast do broad breasted white turkeys grow? Well, these two pictures were taken just 4 weeks apart. They’re now 8 wee...
09/20/2026

How fast do broad breasted white turkeys grow? Well, these two pictures were taken just 4 weeks apart. They’re now 8 weeks old!

Yes, we’re raising them for meat. This is our first time raising turkeys, so I’m not sure when we’ll be processing them, but possibly in time for Thanksgiving.

09/19/2026

Do you have beauty berries where you are and if so, have you ever done anything with em? 😏 On their own, they’re actually quite bland, but turned into jelly they’re really floral, beautiful and DELICIOUS! It is one of our favorites and I’ve been out of it for months, so I’m so glad they’re popping up again.

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