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If you’ve been enjoying our video shares, tomorrow’s one is definitely worth turning the notification bell on for 🔔

First up, we’ll be introducing our new Summer Harvest & Preserving Series 🌿

This is something I’ve been really excited to share. It focuses on the staple foods we grow and preserve here on the property, so we can enjoy them well out of season. We’ll harvest together and preserve using our usual methods — canning, dehydrating, freezing, fermenting and more.

Then we’ll head down for a wander through our bush for a chat about Aussie homesteading content. YouTube isn’t always kind when it comes to sharing Australian creators, so I’m hatching a bit of a plan for 2026 to see whether 'we the people' can help influence the YouTube algorithm to better support the many amazing Aussie channels out there.

I set it as a premiere video, so we will be there live while it runs, to answer any questions. I really hope you enjoy it and the series to follow 😊

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I just did the test many people asked for, to see if the gamma lids from the new food grade buckets we got fit on the old buckets. In short...Sadly not.

I also heard back from Kegland on the shipping feedback, but included everything in a quick 3 min video, as it would be an essay to type out.

I know there are many of you waiting on this info and I hope it helps.

https://youtu.be/h5Bga1XZ8t8

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EXCITING NEWS ALERT! (Set your YouTube notification for our YouTube channel to not miss our video at 6 PM tonight!)

​Those of us who have bulk food storage, know the struggle: getting those tight lids off! 😩 Its something in this community we have chatted about for a long time.

Recently I was lamenting to Kee whilst picking up some supplies and he said they had similar issues in the brewing space and would look to see if it was a product they could make available for us customers here in Australia.

​Well, the struggle is officially over! Tonight at 6 PM, our bonus video is all about the exciting arrival of Food Grade Containers equipped with GAMMA LIDS here in Australia!

​These lids are a huge win, making bulk storage accessible and easy—a game-changer for us and hopefully for others to.

​And here’s a great extra bonus: The supplier is giving our amazing Bush Edge Homesteading followers a generous 30% OFF DISCOUNT on these buckets and lids! Until the end of the year.

​Disclaimer: We are not affiliated and don't get anything, but we are absolutely thrilled to try these and share this opportunity with everyone keen to upgrade their storage system too!

​Make sure your notification bell is set for the video drop at 6 PM to get the details and the great discount.

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YouTube has some new functionality for us, so we can chat and engage... like we do with Facebook.

I currently share lots of the things our family gets up to in between videos on our Facebook. Let's see if this new YouTube functionality can create the same sense of Bush Edge community, for those of you who aren't using Facebook too.

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When we shared our last homemade bacon making video, I mused that it would be great to do a nitrite-free version. There were comments that asked us to capture and share a video on it if we did.

And very recently we did exactly that, and that video will be ready for you tomorrow morning.

But instead of just making nitrite free bacon, we wanted to compare side by side with using a commercial nitrite containing cure.

So tomorrow's video is a side by side test on making a nitrite free bacon vs using commercial cure.

Which do you think we found better?

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Over the years we know some of our videos have been what we call 'a bit rustic' 😆 And we have received some comments along the way about improving things like the editing and sound.

This was difficult working with the things we had. As our YouTube only makes a few hundred a month, it takes a while to build up to buying new equipment to make it better.

BUT... we now have the new computer for editing... which doesn't crash when editing... woo hoo!!! 😁😁😁

This has allowed us to use a few more of the editing features like adjusting sound, cutting out bits and transitions, that used to crash the old one repeatedly.

I am curious if between me FINALLY working out the microphone and the editing, is it improving your watch?

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Our videos have a few different styles and sometimes you may be looking for one of our quick how-to ones, a virtual garden tour or a day in the life. But other times you may be looking for our detailed videos where our family is doing an activity and spontaneously, we are pulling out the phone to film so we can take you alongside us in the kitchen or garden, as we chat through the details as we do it (yes they are those longer ones).

So people don't get grumpy at us when looking for a short how-to video but get one of our longer VLOG style shares, we are introducing some new stickers on our thumbnails.

Hopefully this helps in better understanding of the video style of our future videos. So you can get to the ones you love moving forward... but skip those you don't.

I would be really keen to hear what your favorite videos from us are. Which ones will you be excited to see?

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There have been quite a few questions on how the avocado spread/paste turned out from last weekends video. That one was completely experimental and without a recipe, but the video showed exactly what I did with this first test batch for us.

Hubby defrosted the first bag this week.... and Im excited to report that it is a winner 💚

The texture and flavour are both really good. Given how successful it was, hubby now has different ideas on flavours. Like a pepper one and a chilli one. And Im thinking guacamole in the future too.

Im so happy to have this new approach for preserving avocados when on sale, as they get super expensive out of season here in Vic. And I can now highly recommend giving it a go 💚

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YouTube has just introduced a new feature.... and it seems it can either hurt or help the small channels like ours that it has been rolled out for.

It allows people to show extra support to your favourite channels by boosting videos you love in the first 24hrs, helping them reach more people and grow.

When you “Hype” one of our videos on Bush Edge Homesteading Australia, it tells YouTube that our content is worth sharing wider — so more people can discover our journey of homesteading, growing food, and living simply. 🌱🐓

If you’d like to help our small channel grow, you can:
1️⃣ Watch and enjoy our videos.
2️⃣ Hit the Hype button on your favourites. (it seems to pop up as an option after hitting 'Like'
3️⃣ Share them with friends who might enjoy them too.

Every little bit of support makes a huge difference for us. 💚 Thank you for being part of our Bush Edge community!

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Our video this week shares how we buy wholesale and retail fruit and veg. We use a place in SE Melbourne, but how awesome would it be to get a list of places in other areas too!!! This may help others in this community to find places with great prices for bulk and preserving too.

Do you have a fruit and veg shop, delivery or wholesaler you recommend?

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