Homestead Blessings: The Art of Herbs

These ladies are full of kindness and charm. Their herb garden is so lush and amazing! As someone just starting out with gardening I was so intrigued by how they grew their herbs that I wish I could follow them around their garden all day to learn from them. I liked the little tidbits they shared throughout the video on some of the ways they used each herb and what foods they used them in. I loved the easy preparation of the herbs in the recipes that they shared some of which are herbal teas, herbal tonic, herbal vinegar, herbal butter, how to make an herbal brush used to brush on butter, oil, etc., which would be ideal for brushing onto grilled veggies and food (they brushed the melted herbal butter onto cobs of corn). All in all I was impressed and wish they will make another video a sequel of herbs and even veggies and how to grow and use them, it was that enjoyable to me.

These ladies seem to be nice people who made a video on canning , country style. Their video has most of what you need to get started if this is an interest in your life. The way things are going it's a good idea to have some back plans in place. Enjoy.

First let me say, the West ladies were very nice and I truly believed they knew their way around the garden. It was a nice video and actually seemed to me the unscripted family project of the summer, with Mom and the girls as the stars. That being said, in this video these ladies have an enormous garden, full off all sorts of flowers, vegetables, and herbs. How long is this video? 49 minutes. I really felt like they could have chosen to show many, many more vegetables and tips, but for some reason chose to focus very narrowly on a few subjects. I did not doubt their expertise, but I just felt this very short DVD did not live up to its title.

I have a little bit of canning experience but I bought this DVD hoping to learn a lot more, not only water bath canning but how to use a pressure canner.The West Ladies provide very clear instruction about "how to" do water bath and pressure canning and explain when each should be used. I also enjoyed their instructions on how to pickle hard cooked eggs to use later in potato salads, etc.I definitely learned enough to attempt even pressure canning this summer. Highly recommended!

I wondered how much information about herbs could be packed into a one hour DVD. The answer... a lot!This is a wonderful DVD and so much fun to watch, I've actually watched it over a few times already. Of course, a lot of the charm comes from the four West Ladies.Watching this DVD is almost as good as joining them in their herb garden and outdoor kitchen as they explain the growing of herbs, making herbal teas, making vinegars, etc. Highly recommended!

Wonderfully done

This DVD was interesting to watch, the family of women in this DVD are friendly, and easy to listen to. This DVD is geared more for the new gardener, great tips for the beginner. I have been gardening for quite sometime, I found pleasure in hearing the stories of likeminded women, and had a really nice time watching with my teen daughter. Homestead Blessings Gardening DVD would be a wonderful tool for a homemaking class. I have also purchased the homestead blessings baking DVD which I really enjoyed as well, and I intend to buy some of the other Homestead Blessing DVDs. I think this series will be a wonderful way to introduce different homemaking skills to my daughter.

This has basic herbs. I was kinda of hoping for an in-depth look on medicinal herbs which this is not still a good watch! Nice for all ages.