One Autumn of Food: Potatoes, 100 L of Apple Juice and Freshly Caught Fish

How much food can we gather before winter? Autumn is a time of abundance here, when the vegetable garden, orchard, and sea all have something to offer. As part of our ongoing journey towards self-sufficiency and more sustainable living, we wanted to see just how much food we could gather and preserve for the colder months ahead. The answer is, a lot 😊 In this video, we are harvesting vegetables from our garden, gathering apples from the orchard, and bringing home fish from the sea. We get together with friends and family to press close to 100 L of apple juice in a single weekend — many hands make light work and well worth it for the taste and the experience of making it together. For us, growing and gathering our own food is about more than filling the pantry. It is about making the most of what the seasons offer, learning practical skills, and building a way of life where we rely a little less on the grocery store and a little more on the land around us. We are still learning as we go, balancing family life with the work of growing, harvesting, and preserving food. But every season teaches us something new, and this year has been a good reminder of how much food a small family can produce when the garden, orchard, and surrounding landscape all play their part. If you are interested in sustainable living, self-sufficiency, growing your own food, foraging, food preservation, or simply showing your children where food comes from, we hope you'll enjoy joining us for of autumn’s abundance. 00:00 How much food can we gather? 01:10 Potatoes 03:35 Carrots 06:16 Parsnips and cabbage 07:19 Pumpkins 09:38 Vegetable garden conclusion 10:57 Preserving and foraging 12:39 Apple season 14:57 Brewing cider 15:19 Fishing 17:25 Summers End, Ready for Winter Approximate Harvest 2026 Vegetable garden Yield (kg) Pumpkins (primarily Hokkaido) 65 Potatoes 70 Carrots 15 Beetroot 1 Peas 8 Parsnips 10 ? (still in the ground) Kale 5 Turnip 20 Dill 0.1 Courgettes (zucchini) 5 Subtotal 199.1 Greenhouse Crop Yield (kg) Tomatoes 15 Cucumbers 1 Ginger 1 Subtotal 17 Berries and Fruit Crop Yield (kg) Strawberries 5 Blackcurrants 15 Redcurrants 5 Blueberries 5 Gooseberries 1 Apples 50 (from our own orchard, picked many more at friends, family and hedgerows) Pears 1 Plums 1 Sea buckthorn 3 Raspberries 2 Aronia (chokeberries) 12 Subtotal 100 Total Harvest: 316.1 kg Add to that 100 liters of apple juice shared with friends and family (I think we took home 50 liters) #foraging #selfsufficiency #sustainableliving #vegetablegarden #growingfood #slowliving #harvest #autumn #seasonalliving #foodpreservation #homegrownfood #fromgardentotable #ruralliving #appleharvest #fishing #wildfood #woolandweeds MUSIC: Music: 'Spark' by Fell Creek on #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/c/fell-creek License code: L55KZXKLG3FUES1E