Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. Visit wildgrain.com/SEASONAL30 and use code SEASONAL30 at checkout to receive $30 off your first box PLUS free Croissants for life!
Our food doesn’t start at the store — it starts in the soil.
This is a full look at our fifth year homesteading, growing, preserving, and building the systems that feed our family year-round.
We share what worked, what didn’t, and the lessons learned through every season.
🏗️ Garden Infrastructure
Caterpillar Tunnel & High Tunnel
👉 farmersfriend.com/c/the-seasonal-homestead
🪲 Insect netting (I have 25 gram weight and 6.9' wide), wire hoops, & Field Irrigation
👉 farmersfriend.com/c/the-seasonal-homestead
🧻 Weed Barrier Paper WITH PRE-CUT HOLES
👉 farmersfriend.com/p/ecomulch?Pattern=1x18&rid=tsh
🔪Soil Knife- amzn.to/3pmm4L4
🔥Weed Torch amzn.to/3xm7Gpu
🪒Japanese Weeding Sickle- amzn.to/3Jy47jl
⚙️Favorite Large Tools- theseasonalhomestead.com/11-time-saving-garden-tools-for-a-large-garden
🧱Soil Blocker 4 inch- amzn.to/3VRvFp3
🌱Jang Seeder - farmersfriend.com/p/jang-seeder?Model=JP1&Package=No+Rollers
🍓 Garden Plants:
Support this small farm!!! - My favorite source for Organic STRAWBERRIES, ginger, turmeric, comfrey, rhubarb, elderberry and more.
👉 shop.growingfarmers.com/?ref=wxoemquk
💸 Use code BECKYPORTER for $5 off your order!
🌾Overwintering Cover crop mix:
👉 store.greencover.com/products/overwintering-mix
🌿 Cool season cover crop mix:
👉 store.greencover.com/products/cool-season-soil-builder
🪴SHOP Redmond Soil Tests, Mineralyte Fertilizer and more here:
👉 shop.redmondagriculture.com/discount/SEASONALHOMESTEAD?rfsn=8399179.970826
💸 Use code SEASONALHOMESTEAD for 15% off
🧂 Also check out Redmond Life for salt, table seasonings, and more:
👉 glnk.io/oq72y/theseasonalhomestead
💸 Code SEASONALHOMESTEAD gets you 15% off
🐓~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: krautcreek.com
🥫 Canning Lids:
👉 shop.superbsealing.com/?ref=SEASONALHOMESTEAD20
💸 Use code SEASONALHOMESTEAD20 for 20% off an order.
🪴 My BLOG: theseasonalhomestead.com
🛍️ Shop My Favorite Things: theseasonalhomestead.com/shop-my-favorite-things
🎵 Music: epidemicsound.com/referral/5slh1q
📓Garden Planning & Preserving Journal:
🌱Seedtime garden planner: seedtime.us/jkmel4ukl4tonac09iap-5fs?ref=becky-porter82
🌱 Amy's (my sister) garden planner 2025 version: amzn.to/3DGm2EF
💬 This is the biggest and best paper garden and preserving planner out there! I am biased of course but take my word for it, you won't be disappointed.
🥫 Canning and Preserving Supplies:
⚡ Electric water bath canner: rootsandharvest.com/products/electric-bath-canner.html?searchid=0&search_query=electric+canner
🍇 Juicer: I have this one: amzn.to/47l5taa but you can find a similar one for cheap here: amzn.to/486YXoR
❄️ Freeze Dryer: affiliates.harvestright.com/1290.html
🌬️Dehydrator: amzn.to/3nV8JbW
🥫 Pressure Canner: amzn.to/42Hk0Lw
💧 Waterbath Canner: amzn.to/3VYZgwD
🍅 NEW Sauce Maker: us.consiglioskitchenware.com/collections/tomato-strainers
Here's the exact model: us.consiglioskitchenware.com/collections/tomato-strainers/products/fabio-leonardi-mr7-1hp-sp5-tomato-machine-with-powder-coated-body
🥣 Chapters -
00:00 – Our Journey From Store to Soil
01:51 – High Tunnel #2 Build
03:33 – January, Baby Boy is here! Plus Grapes, Blackberries, Strawberries
06:12 – Starting This Year's Veggie Garden
07:02 – Weed Prevention and Irrigation
09:03 – Wildgrain
10:25 – Early Spring; Potato Fails and Success, Cover Crops
12:15 – Spring Planting in Full Swing - Tomatoes, Peppers and more
14:00 – Rain Rain Rain!
14:44 – Harvesting Begins; Strawberry Jam, Peas, Garlic, Green Beans, Onions, and More
17:30 – Bees and Growing Food for the Animals
18:47 – July Heat Wave, and Pests!
20:10 – More Harvesting & Food Preservation
21:34 – August; Corn, Raccoons, Apple Orchard, more Preserving
23:31 – Fall Planting time! And controlling our Grape Trellis
25:20 – Sweet Potato Scare
26:20 – Final Harvest, Lessons Learned & Encouragement
💚 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
Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. Visit wildgrain.com/SEASONAL30 and use code SEASONAL30 at checkout to receive $30 off your first box PLUS free Croissants for life!
Our food doesn’t start at the store — it starts in the soil.
This is a full look at our fifth year homesteading, growing, preserving, and building the systems that feed our family year-round.
We share what worked, what didn’t, and the lessons learned through every season.
🏗️ Garden Infrastructure
Caterpillar Tunnel & High Tunnel
👉 farmersfriend.com/c/the-seasonal-homestead
🪲 Insect netting (I have 25 gram weight and 6.9' wide), wire hoops, & Field Irrigation
👉 farmersfriend.com/c/the-seasonal-homestead
🧻 Weed Barrier Paper WITH PRE-CUT HOLES
👉 farmersfriend.com/p/ecomulch?Pattern=1x18&rid=tsh
🔪Soil Knife- amzn.to/3pmm4L4
🔥Weed Torch amzn.to/3xm7Gpu
🪒Japanese Weeding Sickle- amzn.to/3Jy47jl
⚙️Favorite Large Tools- theseasonalhomestead.com/11-time-saving-garden-tools-for-a-large-garden
🧱Soil Blocker 4 inch- amzn.to/3VRvFp3
🌱Jang Seeder - farmersfriend.com/p/jang-seeder?Model=JP1&Package=No+Rollers
🍓 Garden Plants:
Support this small farm!!! - My favorite source for Organic STRAWBERRIES, ginger, turmeric, comfrey, rhubarb, elderberry and more.
👉 shop.growingfarmers.com/?ref=wxoemquk
💸 Use code BECKYPORTER for $5 off your order!
🌾Overwintering Cover crop mix:
👉 store.greencover.com/products/overwintering-mix
🌿 Cool season cover crop mix:
👉 store.greencover.com/products/cool-season-soil-builder
🪴SHOP Redmond Soil Tests, Mineralyte Fertilizer and more here:
👉 shop.redmondagriculture.com/discount/SEASONALHOMESTEAD?rfsn=8399179.970826
💸 Use code SEASONALHOMESTEAD for 15% off
🧂 Also check out Redmond Life for salt, table seasonings, and more:
👉 glnk.io/oq72y/theseasonalhomestead
💸 Code SEASONALHOMESTEAD gets you 15% off
🐓~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: krautcreek.com
🥫 Canning Lids:
👉 shop.superbsealing.com/?ref=SEASONALHOMESTEAD20
💸 Use code SEASONALHOMESTEAD20 for 20% off an order.
🪴 My BLOG: theseasonalhomestead.com
🛍️ Shop My Favorite Things: theseasonalhomestead.com/shop-my-favorite-things
🎵 Music: epidemicsound.com/referral/5slh1q
📓Garden Planning & Preserving Journal:
🌱Seedtime garden planner: seedtime.us/jkmel4ukl4tonac09iap-5fs?ref=becky-porter82
🌱 Amy's (my sister) garden planner 2025 version: amzn.to/3DGm2EF
💬 This is the biggest and best paper garden and preserving planner out there! I am biased of course but take my word for it, you won't be disappointed.
🥫 Canning and Preserving Supplies:
⚡ Electric water bath canner: rootsandharvest.com/products/electric-bath-canner.html?searchid=0&search_query=electric+canner
🍇 Juicer: I have this one: amzn.to/47l5taa but you can find a similar one for cheap here: amzn.to/486YXoR
❄️ Freeze Dryer: affiliates.harvestright.com/1290.html
🌬️Dehydrator: amzn.to/3nV8JbW
🥫 Pressure Canner: amzn.to/42Hk0Lw
💧 Waterbath Canner: amzn.to/3VYZgwD
🍅 NEW Sauce Maker: us.consiglioskitchenware.com/collections/tomato-strainers
Here's the exact model: us.consiglioskitchenware.com/collections/tomato-strainers/products/fabio-leonardi-mr7-1hp-sp5-tomato-machine-with-powder-coated-body
🥣 Chapters -
00:00 – Our Journey From Store to Soil
01:51 – High Tunnel #2 Build
03:33 – January, Baby Boy is here! Plus Grapes, Blackberries, Strawberries
06:12 – Starting This Year's Veggie Garden
07:02 – Weed Prevention and Irrigation
09:03 – Wildgrain
10:25 – Early Spring; Potato Fails and Success, Cover Crops
12:15 – Spring Planting in Full Swing - Tomatoes, Peppers and more
14:00 – Rain Rain Rain!
14:44 – Harvesting Begins; Strawberry Jam, Peas, Garlic, Green Beans, Onions, and More
17:30 – Bees and Growing Food for the Animals
18:47 – July Heat Wave, and Pests!
20:10 – More Harvesting & Food Preservation
21:34 – August; Corn, Raccoons, Apple Orchard, more Preserving
23:31 – Fall Planting time! And controlling our Grape Trellis
25:20 – Sweet Potato Scare
26:20 – Final Harvest, Lessons Learned & Encouragement
💚 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
