You can learn more at TheProvidentPrepper.org and check out these links for help building your food storage. Find a Home Storage Center near you providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/self-reliance/food-storage/home-storage-center-locations-map?lang=eng Research the moisture content of foods here fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/2346393/nutrients Wallaby Mylar bags at bit.ly/3fmgEqD. Use the promo code PROVIDENT5 for $5 off. 3 Months' Supply of Food: Amazing Peace of Mind theprovidentprepper.org/3-months-supply-of-food-amazing-peace-of-mind/ Long-Term Food Storage: Creative Solutions to Build a Critical Asset theprovidentprepper.org/long-term-food-storage-creative-solutions-to-build-a-critical-asset/ The Difference Between Short-Term and Long-Term Food Storage theprovidentprepper.org/the-difference-between-short-term-and-long-term-food-storage/ Food Storage: How to Store Wheat So It Is Still Delicious 31 Years Later theprovidentprepper.org/food-storage-how-to-store-wheat-so-it-is-still-delicious-31-years-later/ Incredible Survival (and Daily) Bread Using Only Wheat, Salt, and Water theprovidentprepper.org/incredible-survival-and-daily-bread-using-only-wheat-salt-and-water/ Oats -- A Must-Have Pantry Staple theprovidentprepper.org/oats-a-must-have-pantry-staple/ Food Storage Experiment -- Are 29-Year-Old White Beans Edible? theprovidentprepper.org/food-storage-experiment-are-29-year-old-white-beans-edible/ Dry Bean Food Storage Myth -- Actual Shelf-Life Revealed theprovidentprepper.org/dry-bean-food-storage-myth-actual-shelf-life-revealed/ The Actual Shelf-Life of Chocolate theprovidentprepper.org/the-actual-shelf-life-of-chocolate/ Packaging Dry Foods in Plastic Bottles for Long-Term Food Storage theprovidentprepper.org/packaging-dry-foods-in-plastic-bottles-for-long-term-food-storage/ Packaging Dry Foods in Glass Jars for Long-Term Storage theprovidentprepper.org/packaging-dry-foods-in-glass-jars-for-long-term-food-storage/ How to Package Dry Foods in Mylar Bags for Long-Term Storage theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-package-dry-foods-in-mylar-bags-for-long-term-storage/ Potato Flakes: Delicious and Versatile Long-Term Food Storage Staple theprovidentprepper.org/potato-flakes-delicious-and-versatile-long-term-food-storage-staple/ Make Food Storage Meals Amazing: Include a Spice Bucket in Your Storage theprovidentprepper.org/make-food-storage-meals-amazing-include-a-spice-bucket-in-your-storage/ Thanks for being part of the solution! Follow us! *Instagram - theprovidentprepper instagram.com/theprovidentprepper/ *Facebook - The Provident Prepper: Building Your Family Ark facebook.com/ProvidentPrepper *Pinterest - The Provident Prepper www.pinterest.com/TheProvidentPrepper/ TheProvidentPrepper.org is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This site also participates in other affiliate programs and is compensated for referring traffic and business to these companies.
Thank you for your channel. I started prepping only 6 months ago. This last week in New Zealand we have had a devastating cyclone. Power outages floods slips. Major destruction of our infrastructure, farms, agriculture, roading and most unfortunately deaths. I am so thankful to have learned from channels like yours. Because of that we had no worries and are able to give to those in need
Here are my rules for building long-term storage: 1. Only store the kinds of dry foods you are willing to eat (if your family will not eat it, it is a waste of money and storage space). 2. Only store the kinds of dry foods you have the ability to prepare (if you cannot grind wheat berries and do not like or cannot digest steamed wheat grain, do not buy wheat grain). 3. Pay attention to the number of calories per serving (more calories per serving are better than less calories when starting out). 4. Adding variety in your food storage meals is good provided you already have enough days/months of calories stored in basic, higher calorie foods (stock up on white rice and dried beans before you buy freeze-dried raspberries). 5. Store enough vitamin and mineral supplements to improve the nutrition of your food storage diet (lack of vitamin C causes scurvy and most food storage lacks enough Vitamin C). 6. The longer a dry food can store, the better because rotating food is expensive (20 years of shelf life is better than 6 months of shelf life). 7. Plan on sprouting stored seeds for fresh greens if your vegetable garden fails or you cannot buy fresh greens. 8. ALWAYS try eating a prepared serving of a long-term storage food item before you decide to stock up on it (it is not a bargain no matter how low the price if it is inedible or unpalatable).
Don't forget to plan on the life stages you're in or will be in. My Prince Charming had his 81st birthday last week so 30 year storage isn't a necessity for us. And also consider changing health needs. PC's heart attack last May required an overhaul of our foods due to the new 'Heart Healthy' diet.
@@cathyrowe594 That is a very good point. I do include some foods that could be used to make easy to digest gruels for anyone recovering from an illness or who has a dental problem.
Love your apple trees! Those alone could literally save your family in a time of food scarcity, since you wisely planted cultivars that ripen in consecutive months! I remember in a previous video that you also made a food forest with fruit trees, cover crops, and chickens (not sure if it was the apple trees or another fruiting tree.) So smart! 👍
Jonathan's explanation absolutely did NOT "overcomplicate" anything! Many of us enjoy, want, or need the reasons behind food storage. We don't all need to "KIS"--there are many good reasons to explain. I don't always want "simple"; sometimes I need more info in order to make an informed decision. As Jonathan prefaced, "To me...", showing the reasons why we're all different, and we all may need different reasons to stock. His explanation was actually brief and easy-to-understand. I very much enjoy Jonathan's explanations and reasoning. Carry on, Jonathan! 💙
Great advice! I like "buy 2 cans, 3 or 10!" Whatever little bit you do is better than doing nothing. The more you do, the better. And on chocolate - I'm waiting for all the Easter candy to do on sale!! Thanks for sharing
I got one of those 40# boxes of chicken only they were thighs. I canned 30# and froze 10#. I'm making nutmeg chicken tonight! What I really need is new recipes to use the canned chicken. My family is getting sick of pot pie, chicken soup and chicken salad.😁
Check out the potato gnocchi recipe at Americas Test Kitchen. Uses potato flakes instead of a whole potato. Seems to be easily adaptable to food storage. Potato flakes, flour, garlic, an egg, basil, tomato sauce and optional cheese.
I store a whole basement full of food, some things are not my favorite like rice and beans but I know that if shtf I will have those things for trade and heartiness. Most everything else is stuff we like I have learned alot from your channel and I would love to take the time to tell you guys your great and thank you
Love the bucket for dark chocolate!! I owned a chocolate shop when I was younger and travelled the world looking fir the best dark chocolates. Ive been very slowly prepping fir last 6 months, due to the details of life at this time, but totally forgot about including some chocolate. .I try to eat healthy but almost all of the prepared large buckets or #10 cans are things that do not help our dietary and health needs, and include tons of starches n carbs. Thank you for this practical video.We just wish freeze dried foods were not so expensive. A few weeks ago I had started thinking about this very subject. Life is hard enough right now, while we are faced with so much. Your video confirmed that rethinking what to put in the bugout bags and storage will help make life more bearable- including the dark chocolate! Smiling- if you hear of any great sales on good chocolate snacks let us know!
I just went through all my food stock and categorized everything! (It took me about a day to complete) For the next year, I plan to tally how much of each item I buy in each month. This way, I can get an idea of just how much we need for a year's supply of our pantry staples.
You can easily develop a yearly needs list for everything from foods to toothpaste. I put a sticky note, with the date on it, above the roller when I changed the TP roll. When it was emptied a week later, I knew we used 1 roll a week & therefore 52 rolls a year. Same can be done with floor cleaners (put the note inside the cabinet door where you keep it) paper towels, laundry supplies, shampoo, whatever you need. Edit to add: add a few extra to your counts for sharing, temporary increased usage & other unexpected events.
love this. I am going to share with a couple friends that are just starting out. QOTD; my question is when do I have enough lol? Food storage is so addicting, and i want to make sure i have some to share in the worst case scenario so I keep finding new things to add it seems.
FYI Ball has a chocolate cherry jam recipe that is fantastic! Not as long term as wheat, but one good option for keeping chocolate in the food storage. 😉
Really, really nice chocolate supply! Looks like mine! LOL! I too have an apple tree and I have a chokecherry tree both of which produced wonderfully last year. I made many containers of Apple and chokecherry juice, jelly, and such. I guess we shall see what this year brings for my fruit trees!
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It begins to degrade quickly. A general rule of thumb is that for every 18 degrees F over storage at room temperature you cut the estimated shelf life in half. The opposite is also true. For every 18 degrees F less than room temperature you double the shelf life. It is a bit difficult to calculate if it is only off for a week.
I had been shelving things by type of food, but now i've separated by "best by" date. Things that are "best by" some time in 2023 are in the main cupboard. 2024 in secondary cupboard, and 2025+ in totes. Best by dates all marked in sharpie, so I can see them even in the basement. This also helps me when I go through it every 3 months and cull things that I am taking to the local food cupboard.
Beans are miraculous and chocolate is my favorite (sacred) food. My question: As a chocoholic, how do I store chocolate for long term emergencies? As a chocoholic I will end up eating it all very quickly and getting hung over. I kid you not. I am amazed at the abundance beans provide. I wish I could grow cacao in the Pacific Northwest. Having some #10 cans of food for long term storage has really reduced my anxiety level, and that is all thanks to you both!
For my can-totally-quit-any-time-she-wants-honest chocolate junky wife, I store baker's chocolate. It keeps practically forever, but it isn't as tasty as milk or even dark chocolate without preparation so she's less tempted to graze on it. I also have cocoa powder in airtight jars. If you're planning for the end of the world, you may want to put oxygen absorbers in there, but I'm really just planning for more of a Great Depression scenario.
@@stevenschnepp576 I live in the hot desert so store my chocolate in the freezer & fridge. Chocolate chips & M&M's 16 oz soda bottles, Hershey kisses in 20 oz Gatorade bottles.
Thank you for the video! Question, please… If we can make space in our extra refrigerator for peanut butter and vegetable oil, will that protect it from becoming rancid. We realize we bought too much of both. It’s already 2 years old, but is fine, so far. I have the ability to can. If I canned the oil, would it last longer? Thanks so much 🌺
I home can and dehydrate foods for storage in both glass jars and mylar containers. I even store all my herbs and spices in glass canning jars, although I try to just jars that are either chipped at the rim or are antique ones that won't stand the pressure in the pressure canner. My biggest concern is how to convert some of my herbs into medicine. I already use vodka to make extracts for flavoring baked goods. Some of the flavors I have made are lemon, orange, coconut, mint (my first batch turned out very weak in mint flavor, I only let it sit 3 weeks), coffee and many more. I have begun to purchase ginger root from the store and use that in cooking. The leftover root, I peel and then soak it in brandy and use it later on for Chinese dishes. When the ginger is finally used up, I'll have a ginger flavored extract to use. Can you recommend a good book for a beginning herbalist? Much thanks.
@@marcymoran6481 I have that book already, but am looking for something a little more in detail for what part of the plant to use, for what disease/symptoms, and when the best time to harvest is.
@@amishatheart47 - maybe check the library for something on Ayurvedic or holistic or homeopathic medicine/remedies? I’m starting my first attempt at gardening this spring & have seeds for lemon balm and peppermint to start with. Also some veggies for container growing. I’m going to need to do some research myself. Best wishes to you.
Good stuff guys. I notice that some of the storage containers that you are using are Recycle #1, to be used only once. Jugs like milk and some vinegar use Recycle #2, food safe plastic seem to be less likely to get into your food/liquids. I'm trying to move to glass for as many things as possible for both water and food.
Hmm, it may be time for our university extension (where they do master gardeners, home orchard info, and canning classes) to create a national laboratory for long term home chocolate storage… 🙃
I have a great pantry. However since the kids have left home and my diet had to change I have many things in the pantry that I don't or can't eat but they are too old to donate or give away. It pains me that I might have to throw these things away. I sometimes think I have enough food to last till I die. Plus I have a garden that keeps adding to that pantry. I am so very blessed!!!
@Lynda Buchholz glad to hear it. We had a problem in my neighborhood and I had to modify my compost bins to keep the critters out. Plus, I started doing a better job of layering food scraps and yard waste. Thankfully, with a concerted effort of the neighborhood, we did solve the rodent problem.
Advice from the Peanut Butter Cup- Couple 🤣😂Yes, please. 😆 We are building a new pantry, and I have been trying to re-invent the wheel, as I always do. But, HA, you just showed me what I have been missing. Organized planning!! Shelf A will be for my home grocery store. Shelf B and C- the stock room 😀 Thanks!
Me too. But I've packed away clothes, books, etc to make space. I've packed it in bags and boxes and put stuff instead under bed and sofas etc. I've got an airing cupboard (no longer works) and I moved all the towels and sheets and moved them in the bedroom and put in shelves. You can find space.
If you have reg mattress, get rid of box spring. Get consistent size boxes w/ #10 cans. Queens size bed lays on 18 boxes per layer=108 #10 cans/ layer. 2 layers is 36 boxes=216 #10 cans...that's 1 bed
Storage. Have you thought of cube storage? I have 4 larger units, horizontal/ sideways, double stacked. Better stability. The cubage sets a physical limit for the category/year. Even got some smaller ones, as well as sturdy metal racks. They can be used as a 1/2 wall, or behind a 🛋, draped. Or, if have some short bookshelves, stack on top of the cube unit. Sort of like a 2-pce dresser. Use the folding cube drawers for lightweight, and just curtain the rest. ●also cleared a place in my bedroom closet floor, the top of a wardrobe. Would suggest inventory, locations, any recipes/ingredient substitutions, other emergency preparations--all in a notebook.
Thanks for this reminder! I do overthink it. Any recommendations for where to purchase the food grade buckets and gamma lids for the best price? They seem to be fairly expensive right now. I see you recommend used plastic containers. What about used glass containers such as from olives and pickles? Thanks so much for all you do!
Much better to grow one thing than to grow nothing. Like Vicki said, start small. At first, I started with a wide range of plants. None of them did well. Now, I learn one small cluster of plants - say, tomatoes, strawberries, and raspberries - and don't really expand my crops until I have those down.
GREAT and encouraging video. QUESTION: Do you put dried fruit, such as mangoes, apricots and raisins in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers. Recently I heard that we shouldn't use oxygen absorbers, or store anything long term with a humidity higher than 30%. Also, do you repackage molasses in glass jars that comes in plastic containers? I did and do not want to continue to do that if it isn't necessary. I had heard that the plastic eventually leaches into liquids.
@@BlessedLifeOriginal Reuse the glass bottles. Olive oil lasts practically forever if it doesn't get oxidized. If you're concerned about oxidation, look into the various ways homebrewers prevent it.
I would love to know how you take care of hour apple trees. I got two last year and would like to purchase two more. Of all of my fruit trees, research seems to show that apples need the most baby sitting. Is this true? Thanks for another great video!
This is a great question! I love apples - but when I moved to NC I found they do NOT grow well here (not enough chilling hours) and they require chemicals, organic or other, to maintain healthy yield. Sigh. Your term of “babysitting” seemed to be accurate. Off my garden list. Organic for me too! So I found figs, persimmons, and all kinds of berries that grow beautifully in my region with no more bother than a simple late winter pruning. Grow what you CAN, tho that may not be what you want!
@@joannc147 We get between 600-800 chill hours here. I may just take my chances with the two that I have. I also have persimmons, figs, various citrus trees and bananas. So far so good with those. I tried a cherry tree which died shortly after I bought the thing. I do have to 'babysit' the citrus a bit when we get down below 35 for too long which isn't often. I wrap a few in moving blankets, others I move into a PVC pipe frame on the patio to which I clip moving blankets. It's a pain but, as you know, there is nothing like picking fresh fruit from your own yard! Blessings to you, Joan and hope you have a wonderful growing season this year. Stay safe.
How long will the organic spaghetti packs sold at Costco last beyond the best by date when stored in their original packaging. They are in a cool dry dark room (basement in Minnesota). How do you know when dry pasta is bad?
I've used that costco organic pasta two years past it's use by date. As long as the bugs haven't gotten to it, it should be fine. I've never encountered dry pasta that's gone bad, but I would guess after some point it would just get super dry and crumbly.
I think buying small single use sizes are best. It saves things from going bad if you don't use it all. Like a #10 can of nacho cheese. For me 98% would be waisted without power.
@@celtic15c just for me I get cans to be stored as cans. I do use them in meals and normally freeze dry a portion. The cost goes up to much. You have a pretty good system though and something to get me thinking. There can definitely be a place for what your doing. I do really need to get some small bags.
TPP, overthinker, YES. I have been fretting over dry beans and rice. I have used glass jars for this at times. But, I am past the point of having enough jars. It is just my husband and I so jars take a while to accumulate. I have been putting the bags of beans in ziplock bags with a few bay leaves. Sometimes my Costco orders come in XXL ziplock bags so I use those too...use them for big bags of dry foods or snacks ( & more bay leaves). Pray, tell me TPP, what say you? :)
I have gas problems when eating beans but being a vegan for about five + years I still have lots of gas when eating beans. Now I have to admit that I have been eating canned beans but rinse the heck out of them before cooking with them. Any suggestions?
In my experience, soaking overnight and cooking to directions on the “slower method” helps a lot with reducing gas. I don’t know the science on it but the slower I bring the beans into hydration and being cooked the better they seem to digest. And from scratch is so much cheaper. You can also make in bulk (even in a crockpot) and then freeze to the portions of what a can would be. There are lots of good tips out there. Just beware of cooking the red beans that have the toxin to be sure you are eliminating the toxin.
I am not 100% sure of your intent but you do not want moist air sitting around cans or even jars with metal lids. Definitely you do not want cans sitting on a concrete floor -- you need an air gap so moisture is not on the metal.
@@theoldguy9329 Was just thinking on shelving. I am in the process of putting upholstery fabric around shelves to block light but now wondering about air flow.
@@shavelka4603 I still don't think you want cans on the floor, but you likely want a little ability to get rid of heat and cold. Heat is not good for storage, and freezing a definite nono. I would likely look at a "curtain" per shelf so hot air can rise and cold air sink. Likely easy too for accessing stuff on that shelf if you don't "unwrap" the whole shelf. I think we were talking cans and bottles, correct?
6:51 Hey, don’t complain; beans have to be one of the best foods ever: it is healthy, extremely inexpensive, easily produced in great abundance, loads of protein and fiber plus other nutrients; it is one of the top super foods, I’d say it’s the number one healthy hunger fighting food either in poverty or not. Your husband is smart and should be proud of his beans, everyone should be eating beans, and you get used to the fiber with time (I say that from personal experience, when I was on a bean free diet or low carb diet, I had so much trouble when I re-introduced beans, but with time I had zero problems). Have you ever heard of Karen Hurd, UA-cam her, she explains why beans are great like I’ve never heard before. (And it’s healthier to be eating a lot of beans vs a lot of meat, like, load more on one and lighten on the other).
I stacked up so much when the pandemic started I'm starting to be afraid that many of the things I stock up on I'm going to need to be thrown away in a year or less.
In january they took all my food stamps so i didnt get the Feb food stamps nor the last of the extra stamps nor march april or may im reapplying. Im gona try buying n bulk. Ive cut back or cut back on much. Down to ,$7 cash till June 1st. Ive been suppplimenting what groceries with my stockpile. Cant add to stockpile now. Two eggs n 2 bacon 1 piece whole grain bread for breakfast maybe a banana or peanut butter sanwich lunch meat greens apple sauce potato for supper. Teying to keep electric bill and food bills down. Want to pay debt off by Christmas. Then mortgage off by 2 years. The extra food stamps really helped tho. They need a better pres n vice pres than Biden n Hairass on Democratic ticket so im for Kennedy.
another one.....okay so I need to buy a big solar generator, a freeze dryer, a water supply system, have cash on hand and a bunch of silver and gold and I'm good.....I'm sure about .05 %of the population will get right on it just send money.
You can learn more at TheProvidentPrepper.org and check out these links for help building your food storage.
Find a Home Storage Center near you providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/self-reliance/food-storage/home-storage-center-locations-map?lang=eng
Research the moisture content of foods here fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/2346393/nutrients
Wallaby Mylar bags at bit.ly/3fmgEqD. Use the promo code PROVIDENT5 for $5 off.
3 Months' Supply of Food: Amazing Peace of Mind
theprovidentprepper.org/3-months-supply-of-food-amazing-peace-of-mind/
Long-Term Food Storage: Creative Solutions to Build a Critical Asset
theprovidentprepper.org/long-term-food-storage-creative-solutions-to-build-a-critical-asset/
The Difference Between Short-Term and Long-Term Food Storage
theprovidentprepper.org/the-difference-between-short-term-and-long-term-food-storage/
Food Storage: How to Store Wheat So It Is Still Delicious 31 Years Later
theprovidentprepper.org/food-storage-how-to-store-wheat-so-it-is-still-delicious-31-years-later/
Incredible Survival (and Daily) Bread Using Only Wheat, Salt, and Water
theprovidentprepper.org/incredible-survival-and-daily-bread-using-only-wheat-salt-and-water/
Oats -- A Must-Have Pantry Staple
theprovidentprepper.org/oats-a-must-have-pantry-staple/
Food Storage Experiment -- Are 29-Year-Old White Beans Edible?
theprovidentprepper.org/food-storage-experiment-are-29-year-old-white-beans-edible/
Dry Bean Food Storage Myth -- Actual Shelf-Life Revealed
theprovidentprepper.org/dry-bean-food-storage-myth-actual-shelf-life-revealed/
The Actual Shelf-Life of Chocolate
theprovidentprepper.org/the-actual-shelf-life-of-chocolate/
Packaging Dry Foods in Plastic Bottles for Long-Term Food Storage
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Packaging Dry Foods in Glass Jars for Long-Term Storage
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How to Package Dry Foods in Mylar Bags for Long-Term Storage
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Potato Flakes: Delicious and Versatile Long-Term Food Storage Staple
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Make Food Storage Meals Amazing: Include a Spice Bucket in Your Storage
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Thank you for your channel. I started prepping only 6 months ago. This last week in New Zealand we have had a devastating cyclone. Power outages floods slips. Major destruction of our infrastructure, farms, agriculture, roading and most unfortunately deaths. I am so thankful to have learned from channels like yours. Because of that we had no worries and are able to give to those in need
Here are my rules for building long-term storage: 1. Only store the kinds of dry foods you are willing to eat (if your family will not eat it, it is a waste of money and storage space). 2. Only store the kinds of dry foods you have the ability to prepare (if you cannot grind wheat berries and do not like or cannot digest steamed wheat grain, do not buy wheat grain). 3. Pay attention to the number of calories per serving (more calories per serving are better than less calories when starting out). 4. Adding variety in your food storage meals is good provided you already have enough days/months of calories stored in basic, higher calorie foods (stock up on white rice and dried beans before you buy freeze-dried raspberries). 5. Store enough vitamin and mineral supplements to improve the nutrition of your food storage diet (lack of vitamin C causes scurvy and most food storage lacks enough Vitamin C). 6. The longer a dry food can store, the better because rotating food is expensive (20 years of shelf life is better than 6 months of shelf life). 7. Plan on sprouting stored seeds for fresh greens if your vegetable garden fails or you cannot buy fresh greens. 8. ALWAYS try eating a prepared serving of a long-term storage food item before you decide to stock up on it (it is not a bargain no matter how low the price if it is inedible or unpalatable).
Don't forget to plan on the life stages you're in or will be in. My Prince Charming had his 81st birthday last week so 30 year storage isn't a necessity for us. And also consider changing health needs. PC's heart attack last May required an overhaul of our foods due to the new 'Heart Healthy' diet.
@@cathyrowe594 That is a very good point. I do include some foods that could be used to make easy to digest gruels for anyone recovering from an illness or who has a dental problem.
Love your apple trees! Those alone could literally save your family in a time of food scarcity, since you wisely planted cultivars that ripen in consecutive months! I remember in a previous video that you also made a food forest with fruit trees, cover crops, and chickens (not sure if it was the apple trees or another fruiting tree.) So smart! 👍
Jonathan's explanation absolutely did NOT "overcomplicate" anything! Many of us enjoy, want, or need the reasons behind food storage. We don't all need to "KIS"--there are many good reasons to explain.
I don't always want "simple"; sometimes I need more info in order to make an informed decision.
As Jonathan prefaced, "To me...", showing the reasons why we're all different, and we all may need different reasons to stock.
His explanation was actually brief and easy-to-understand. I very much enjoy Jonathan's explanations and reasoning. Carry on, Jonathan! 💙
Great advice! I like "buy 2 cans, 3 or 10!" Whatever little bit you do is better than doing nothing. The more you do, the better. And on chocolate - I'm waiting for all the Easter candy to do on sale!! Thanks for sharing
I got one of those 40# boxes of chicken only they were thighs. I canned 30# and froze 10#. I'm making nutmeg chicken tonight!
What I really need is new recipes to use the canned chicken. My family is getting sick of pot pie, chicken soup and chicken salad.😁
Storing Nutella for some of my chocolate supply. I live in the desert and nutella won't melt. 😋
Check out the potato gnocchi recipe at Americas Test Kitchen. Uses potato flakes instead of a whole potato. Seems to be easily adaptable to food storage. Potato flakes, flour, garlic, an egg, basil, tomato sauce and optional cheese.
I love the idea of having fruit ripen consecutively! Genius! I'll have to research expected ripening dates for the fruit trees we want to plant!
I store a whole basement full of food, some things are not my favorite like rice and beans but I know that if shtf I will have those things for trade and heartiness. Most everything else is stuff we like I have learned alot from your channel and I would love to take the time to tell you guys your great and thank you
Love the bucket for dark chocolate!! I owned a chocolate shop when I was younger and travelled the world looking fir the best dark chocolates. Ive been very slowly prepping fir last 6 months, due to the details of life at this time, but totally forgot about including some chocolate. .I try to eat healthy but almost all of the prepared large buckets or #10 cans are things that do not help our dietary and health needs, and include tons of starches n carbs. Thank you for this practical video.We just wish freeze dried foods were not so expensive. A few weeks ago I had started thinking about this very subject. Life is hard enough right now, while we are faced with so much. Your video confirmed that rethinking what to put in the bugout bags and storage will help make life more bearable- including the dark chocolate! Smiling- if you hear of any great sales on good chocolate snacks let us know!
What do you do with your apples if you have to many to eat?
I love watching you two. Educational and fun
I just went through all my food stock and categorized everything! (It took me about a day to complete) For the next year, I plan to tally how much of each item I buy in each month. This way, I can get an idea of just how much we need for a year's supply of our pantry staples.
You can easily develop a yearly needs list for everything from foods to toothpaste.
I put a sticky note, with the date on it, above the roller when I changed the TP roll. When it was emptied a week later, I knew we used 1 roll a week & therefore 52 rolls a year.
Same can be done with floor cleaners (put the note inside the cabinet door where you keep it) paper towels, laundry supplies, shampoo, whatever you need.
Edit to add: add a few extra to your counts for sharing, temporary increased usage & other unexpected events.
Yes. I’m always overthinking it. It’s my super power! Thank you guys! I love your insights and information.
love this. I am going to share with a couple friends that are just starting out.
QOTD; my question is when do I have enough lol? Food storage is so addicting, and i want to make sure i have some to share in the worst case scenario so I keep finding new things to add it seems.
FYI Ball has a chocolate cherry jam recipe that is fantastic! Not as long term as wheat, but one good option for keeping chocolate in the food storage. 😉
Check out Ball's Black Forest Preserves. It's amazing too! More like a thick chunky syrup, that goes well on everything including just a spoon!
Great reminder not to overthink it!
Thank you for this. I thought I was going crazy. For real I thought I was just too old now to keep doing this, I am glad to have a 9 step plan now.
Great video. Thank you Jonathan and Kylene. Happy trails!
Really, really nice chocolate supply! Looks like mine! LOL!
I too have an apple tree and I have a chokecherry tree both of which produced wonderfully last year. I made many containers of Apple and chokecherry juice, jelly, and such. I guess we shall see what this year brings for my fruit trees!
All good here; we love both beans and chocolate. ❣️
Greatest man in history, had no servants, yet they called him Master. Had no degree, yet they called him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called him Healer. He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today. His name is Jesus.
I did not come here for a religion class
Thank you for all of your helpful advice. You are good people. Thanks
My biggest issue is where to store it. 8 people in my home and it's only 3 bedroom with 1600sq ft. Any advice?
Yes, I overthinking about it, and yes a have a lot of questions.
But thanks for your video and the knowledge you share with us.
i live in AZ. what happens to stored foods when the power is out for days and its over 100 degrees (no longer a cool space)???
It begins to degrade quickly. A general rule of thumb is that for every 18 degrees F over storage at room temperature you cut the estimated shelf life in half. The opposite is also true. For every 18 degrees F less than room temperature you double the shelf life. It is a bit difficult to calculate if it is only off for a week.
Wow, awesome tips The Provider Prepper. Thank you for sharing.❤❤❤
I had been shelving things by type of food, but now i've separated by "best by" date. Things that are "best by" some time in 2023 are in the main cupboard. 2024 in secondary cupboard, and 2025+ in totes. Best by dates all marked in sharpie, so I can see them even in the basement. This also helps me when I go through it every 3 months and cull things that I am taking to the local food cupboard.
Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Thank you. ♥️ I would like to know how to find likeminded people like you mention frequently.
Make ominous comments about how winter is coming, or ask if they garden.
Beans are miraculous and chocolate is my favorite (sacred) food. My question: As a chocoholic, how do I store chocolate for long term emergencies? As a chocoholic I will end up eating it all very quickly and getting hung over. I kid you not. I am amazed at the abundance beans provide. I wish I could grow cacao in the Pacific Northwest. Having some #10 cans of food for long term storage has really reduced my anxiety level, and that is all thanks to you both!
For my can-totally-quit-any-time-she-wants-honest chocolate junky wife, I store baker's chocolate. It keeps practically forever, but it isn't as tasty as milk or even dark chocolate without preparation so she's less tempted to graze on it. I also have cocoa powder in airtight jars. If you're planning for the end of the world, you may want to put oxygen absorbers in there, but I'm really just planning for more of a Great Depression scenario.
@@stevenschnepp576 I live in the hot desert so store my chocolate in the freezer & fridge. Chocolate chips & M&M's 16 oz soda bottles, Hershey kisses in 20 oz Gatorade bottles.
Great video, clear, concise and easy to understand. Thank you for all you do.
Thank you for the video! Question, please… If we can make space in our extra refrigerator for peanut butter and vegetable oil, will that protect it from becoming rancid. We realize we bought too much of both. It’s already 2 years old, but is fine, so far.
I have the ability to can. If I canned the oil, would it last longer? Thanks so much 🌺
Thanks guys, this was great stuff.
I home can and dehydrate foods for storage in both glass jars and mylar containers. I even store all my herbs and spices in glass canning jars, although I try to just jars that are either chipped at the rim or are antique ones that won't stand the pressure in the pressure canner. My biggest concern is how to convert some of my herbs into medicine. I already use vodka to make extracts for flavoring baked goods. Some of the flavors I have made are lemon, orange, coconut, mint (my first batch turned out very weak in mint flavor, I only let it sit 3 weeks), coffee and many more. I have begun to purchase ginger root from the store and use that in cooking. The leftover root, I peel and then soak it in brandy and use it later on for Chinese dishes. When the ginger is finally used up, I'll have a ginger flavored extract to use. Can you recommend a good book for a beginning herbalist? Much thanks.
I also watch videos by Homestead Corner and Rain Country-they both recommended a book by Rosemary Gladstone.
@@marcymoran6481 I have that book already, but am looking for something a little more in detail for what part of the plant to use, for what disease/symptoms, and when the best time to harvest is.
@@amishatheart47 - maybe check the library for something on Ayurvedic or holistic or homeopathic medicine/remedies? I’m starting my first attempt at gardening this spring & have seeds for lemon balm and peppermint to start with. Also some veggies for container growing. I’m going to need to do some research myself. Best wishes to you.
@@marcymoran6481 God, no. None of those have even a passing relationship with science and are effective only in the placebo effect.
Great video and list! 👍
Great advice! I wish I had known this eight years and many, many mistakes ago 😏
Good stuff guys.
I notice that some of the storage containers that you are using are Recycle #1, to be used only once. Jugs like milk and some vinegar use Recycle #2, food safe plastic seem to be less likely to get into your food/liquids.
I'm trying to move to glass for as many things as possible for both water and food.
Hmm, it may be time for our university extension (where they do master gardeners, home orchard info, and canning classes) to create a national laboratory for long term home chocolate storage… 🙃
I’m not worried about 30 years I’m stocking up for at least a year
I have a great pantry. However since the kids have left home and my diet had to change I have many things in the pantry that I don't or can't eat but they are too old to donate or give away. It pains me that I might have to throw these things away. I sometimes think I have enough food to last till I die. Plus I have a garden that keeps adding to that pantry. I am so very blessed!!!
My kids are not preppers. With all that is going on the may well come and take my "just for them" supplies.
As a last ditch use for those old foods you might look into composting for the garden. Be careful to do it in a way that won't attract rodents.
@@richardelliott9511 I do that and so far haven't had problems. But my bins are covered with chicken wire and bird netting.
@Lynda Buchholz glad to hear it. We had a problem in my neighborhood and I had to modify my compost bins to keep the critters out. Plus, I started doing a better job of layering food scraps and yard waste. Thankfully, with a concerted effort of the neighborhood, we did solve the rodent problem.
@@richardelliott9511 My neighbor started feeding feral cats and we now have a cat problem. They are as bad as mice.
Advice from the Peanut Butter Cup- Couple 🤣😂Yes, please. 😆 We are building a new pantry, and I have been trying to re-invent the wheel, as I always do. But, HA, you just showed me what I have been missing. Organized planning!! Shelf A will be for my home grocery store. Shelf B and C- the stock room 😀 Thanks!
I've been prepping for about 2 years but my problem is space. I'm a senior living in a small apartment. 😳
@@TheProvidentPrepper I will look. Thank you. I might have to do some videos on my channel for seniors.
Me too. But I've packed away clothes, books, etc to make space. I've packed it in bags and boxes and put stuff instead under bed and sofas etc. I've got an airing cupboard (no longer works) and I moved all the towels and sheets and moved them in the bedroom and put in shelves. You can find space.
If you have reg mattress, get rid of box spring. Get consistent size boxes w/ #10 cans. Queens size bed lays on 18 boxes per layer=108 #10 cans/ layer. 2 layers is 36 boxes=216 #10 cans...that's 1 bed
That would be difficult for a senior to retrieve when needed
Storage. Have you thought of cube storage? I have 4 larger units, horizontal/ sideways, double stacked. Better stability. The cubage sets a physical limit for the category/year.
Even got some smaller ones, as well as sturdy metal racks.
They can be used as a 1/2 wall, or behind a 🛋, draped. Or, if have some short bookshelves, stack on top of the cube unit. Sort of like a 2-pce dresser.
Use the folding cube drawers for lightweight, and just curtain the rest.
●also cleared a place in my bedroom closet floor, the top of a wardrobe.
Would suggest inventory, locations, any recipes/ingredient substitutions, other emergency preparations--all in a notebook.
Love your videos. Could you do more apartment videos
Thanks for this reminder! I do overthink it. Any recommendations for where to purchase the food grade buckets and gamma lids for the best price? They seem to be fairly expensive right now. I see you recommend used plastic containers. What about used glass containers such as from olives and pickles? Thanks so much for all you do!
Varmints have a harder time getting through a glass jar than they do a plastic container.
I have analysis paralysis with gardening! I scanned part of a seed catalog months ago and now just stare at it daily.
i recommend starting small, and taking notes on what you learn each season. My first year i grew peas, carrots and beets, three of my favorites.
Much better to grow one thing than to grow nothing.
Like Vicki said, start small. At first, I started with a wide range of plants. None of them did well. Now, I learn one small cluster of plants - say, tomatoes, strawberries, and raspberries - and don't really expand my crops until I have those down.
GREAT and encouraging video.
QUESTION: Do you put dried fruit, such as mangoes, apricots and raisins in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers. Recently I heard that we shouldn't use oxygen absorbers, or store anything long term with a humidity higher than 30%. Also, do you repackage molasses in glass jars that comes in plastic containers? I did and do not want to continue to do that if it isn't necessary. I had heard that the plastic eventually leaches into liquids.
I heard the same warning about plastic, but with olive oil. So I try to buy some in plastic and some in glass. Glass bottles always cost more
@@BlessedLifeOriginal Reuse the glass bottles. Olive oil lasts practically forever if it doesn't get oxidized. If you're concerned about oxidation, look into the various ways homebrewers prevent it.
I would love to know how you take care of hour apple trees. I got two last year and would like to purchase two more. Of all of my fruit trees, research seems to show that apples need the most baby sitting. Is this true? Thanks for another great video!
This is a great question! I love apples - but when I moved to NC I found they do NOT grow well here (not enough chilling hours) and they require chemicals, organic or other, to maintain healthy yield. Sigh. Your term of “babysitting” seemed to be accurate. Off my garden list. Organic for me too! So I found figs, persimmons, and all kinds of berries that grow beautifully in my region with no more bother than a simple late winter pruning. Grow what you CAN, tho that may not be what you want!
@@joannc147 We get between 600-800 chill hours here. I may just take my chances with the two that I have. I also have persimmons, figs, various citrus trees and bananas. So far so good with those. I tried a cherry tree which died shortly after I bought the thing. I do have to 'babysit' the citrus a bit when we get down below 35 for too long which isn't often. I wrap a few in moving blankets, others I move into a PVC pipe frame on the patio to which I clip moving blankets. It's a pain but, as you know, there is nothing like picking fresh fruit from your own yard! Blessings to you, Joan and hope you have a wonderful growing season this year. Stay safe.
@@ChefCrys01 oh, you have a wonderful set-up! Blessings you to as well. May you have a bountiful harvest from all those fruit trees! ❤
I've had trouble with apples in PA, but pears seem to do MUCH better and I like them too :-)
How long can you store chicken broth that comes in boxes?
How long will the organic spaghetti packs sold at Costco last beyond the best by date when stored in their original packaging. They are in a cool dry dark room (basement in Minnesota). How do you know when dry pasta is bad?
I've used that costco organic pasta two years past it's use by date. As long as the bugs haven't gotten to it, it should be fine. I've never encountered dry pasta that's gone bad, but I would guess after some point it would just get super dry and crumbly.
Thanks. That’s what I was thinking. 😁
"How do you know when dry pasta is bad?"
When it tries to escape.
I think buying small single use sizes are best. It saves things from going bad if you don't use it all. Like a #10 can of nacho cheese. For me 98% would be waisted without power.
@@celtic15c just for me I get cans to be stored as cans. I do use them in meals and normally freeze dry a portion. The cost goes up to much. You have a pretty good system though and something to get me thinking. There can definitely be a place for what your doing. I do really need to get some small bags.
im up north my garden is no where close to growing plants too much permafrost
TPP, overthinker, YES. I have been fretting over dry beans and rice. I have used glass jars for this at times. But, I am past the point of having enough jars. It is just my husband and I so jars take a while to accumulate. I have been putting the bags of beans in ziplock bags with a few bay leaves. Sometimes my Costco orders come in XXL ziplock bags so I use those too...use them for big bags of dry foods or snacks ( & more bay leaves). Pray, tell me TPP, what say you? :)
#10 cans
I have gas problems when eating beans but being a vegan for about five + years I still have lots of gas when eating beans. Now I have to admit that I have been eating canned beans but rinse the heck out of them before cooking with them. Any suggestions?
In my experience, soaking overnight and cooking to directions on the “slower method” helps a lot with reducing gas. I don’t know the science on it but the slower I bring the beans into hydration and being cooked the better they seem to digest. And from scratch is so much cheaper. You can also make in bulk (even in a crockpot) and then freeze to the portions of what a can would be. There are lots of good tips out there. Just beware of cooking the red beans that have the toxin to be sure you are eliminating the toxin.
I rely on lentils, much less gassy and easier to cook, too.
Soak overnight w pinch a of baking soda, drain, add fresh water. Cook on low simmer, not rolling boil. Works great for me & I almost live on beans!
I’ve been freeze drying and I’m a little uptight (yes, I do overthink it LOL) so I have a really kinda dumb question:
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Question: I'm wondering about "air flow" around canned or glass jars in short term AND long term pantries, is it necessary?
I am not 100% sure of your intent but you do not want moist air sitting around cans or even jars with metal lids. Definitely you do not want cans sitting on a concrete floor -- you need an air gap so moisture is not on the metal.
@@theoldguy9329 Was just thinking on shelving. I am in the process of putting upholstery fabric around shelves to block light but now wondering about air flow.
@@theoldguy9329 I'm in the desert so moisture isn't my nemisis.
@@shavelka4603 I still don't think you want cans on the floor, but you likely want a little ability to get rid of heat and cold. Heat is not good for storage, and freezing a definite nono. I would likely look at a "curtain" per shelf so hot air can rise and cold air sink. Likely easy too for accessing stuff on that shelf if you don't "unwrap" the whole shelf. I think we were talking cans and bottles, correct?
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Thank you, I repackage way too much. I’m #teamchocolate myself! 😉
Hmmm. How many of my 5 gal buckets should I dedicate to chocolate? I mean…are 2 buckets enough?….or just a start? 🤣🤣 #teamchocolate
@@TheProvidentPrepper you make me giggle, Kylene! But seriously, you two have done SO much for me r in understanding the prepping concept.
6:51 Hey, don’t complain; beans have to be one of the best foods ever: it is healthy, extremely inexpensive, easily produced in great abundance, loads of protein and fiber plus other nutrients; it is one of the top super foods, I’d say it’s the number one healthy hunger fighting food either in poverty or not. Your husband is smart and should be proud of his beans, everyone should be eating beans, and you get used to the fiber with time (I say that from personal experience, when I was on a bean free diet or low carb diet, I had so much trouble when I re-introduced beans, but with time I had zero problems). Have you ever heard of Karen Hurd, UA-cam her, she explains why beans are great like I’ve never heard before.
(And it’s healthier to be eating a lot of beans vs a lot of meat, like, load more on one and lighten on the other).
@@TheProvidentPrepper I eat beans everyday, I’m from Brazil! Just not vegetarian.
@TheProvidentPrepper Sounds yummy! I like that or just plain beans w/ hot sauce, BBQ, or worcestershire eaten cold during the 115⁰ summers in Vegas 😋
I enjoy a refried bean sandwich now and then.
I stacked up so much when the pandemic started I'm starting to be afraid that many of the things I stock up on I'm going to need to be thrown away in a year or less.
@@TheProvidentPrepper thanks. I'll read that.
Love you guys! I love beans and chocolate! How about another Sam video!
I just bought me a 40 pound box of chicken wings for $50 dollars 🥰
What do you do with the canned food after expiration date? How many more years do you keep these cans on the shelf?
Beans 🫘 good for the heart ❤️ and fart 💩🤣
In january they took all my food stamps so i didnt get the Feb food stamps nor the last of the extra stamps nor march april or may im reapplying. Im gona try buying n bulk. Ive cut back or cut back on much. Down to ,$7 cash till June 1st. Ive been suppplimenting what groceries with my stockpile. Cant add to stockpile now. Two eggs n 2 bacon 1 piece whole grain bread for breakfast maybe a banana or peanut butter sanwich lunch meat greens apple sauce potato for supper. Teying to keep electric bill and food bills down. Want to pay debt off by Christmas. Then mortgage off by 2 years. The extra food stamps really helped tho. They need a better pres n vice pres than Biden n Hairass on Democratic ticket so im for Kennedy.
Stock up on vitamins
Get healthy food
another one.....okay so I need to buy a big solar generator, a freeze dryer, a water supply system, have cash on hand and a bunch of silver and gold and I'm good.....I'm sure about .05 %of the population will get right on it just send money.
So what's it like, going through life with a brain indistinguishable from a ping-pong ball?