Another one I can think of is: if you have a pond, make sure it's stocked. Our new property has a pond but didn't have any fish. So far we have invested over $900 dollars in fish to put in the pond. We have to put bass in, in the spring; and that will cost an additional $100-$200. We see it as putting money in the bank, because of all of the future meals we will be able to eat off of from the harvest of the fish; and that's for many years. I really enjoy these pantry chats and look forward to more on this topic.
Great video. Last weekend, I was collecting herbs to dry. My garlic chives had gone to flower, and the seeds were drying out, so I collected them. I was smiling and thinking this was one seed planted, and now I got my share of garlic chives, but now I have seeds that I can use as well as share. It is amazing just looking at it and realizing how lucky we are.
Ty homesteading family. Yes pinching pennies here. Tried growing we have Poor soil, container garden didn't work, so now we joined CSA helping our local farmers. They do a great job and we don't have to do all that work !!! God's Peace and Blessings and Protection to you and your family
We've found the cost of keeping a breeding pair of turkeys over Winter to be higher than buying six young turkeys in the Spring. If we grew out more turkeys the math might make sense to keep them over winter. It's important to really run the numbers if saving $ is your priority rather than self-sufficiency.
Absolutely correct. Unless you have a lower cost than buying feed at the feed store is a consideration as well. I have saved money with pigs and beef growing my own, but the turkeys were a bust. The pork and beef worked out a bit lower than cost of buying meat at the store, and one has to remember that if the entire pig worked out to, say, $1.90 per pound, that is the cost per pound of every single different cut of meat or sausage product. In the store you're going to pay more for some things. And the bacon is really, really, good. Next time I raise some beef, I might just turn most of one into ground beef, it's so versatile. Edited to add: Plus, I had the satisfaction of raising my meat animals in a very nice environment. The steers were halter broke, brushed, etc. The pigs were friendly and loved it when I sprayed them with the hose on hot days - much happy grunting!
My grandma still buys groceries in bulk. Things like salt and pinto beans. She will have 50 lb bags in the pantry and never let's it get down to the last bag. That, I think, comes from her parents through the great depression and the fact that she had 6 kids who would randomly bring stray kids in the neighborhood home to eat.
This is excellent advice. Diverse streams of income. Food for today and long term, money in the bank for bill processing and at home, precious metals, personal real estate and rentals then small orchard and grapes and berries. Even in a neighborhood a few chickens and rabbits you can feed mostly from garden and yard are reproducible. Do what you can and keep on doing it. Anything before taxes is income. We do use credit cards often to pay bills, then pay them off each month. This gives us rewards we use as cash at big box stores like Costco and Sam’s
Great HOMESTEADING channel!! You know the WILD THING about today's HOMESTEADING? Basically you LIVE and PROMOTE the way my MOTHER and GRANDMOTHER ran their HOUSEHOLDS. In my youth every LOWER and LOWER MIDDLE CLASS families had the same knowledge and approach to life! Well done you two, you are bringing back the smart ways to live!!
I've found for me growing a garden, fruit trees, berries plus raising the animals I need to put into my pantry for two years at a time. It saves me almost 8K a year. Plus selling the surplus. I also raise extra to give to the food banks in the area. Most people in this area have chickens at least so most of my eggs go to the food banks. Blessings to all.
At one point in my life I found myself renting. I decided to buy a house and made sure my mortgage was not more than my rent. I consider paying the bank, paying myself each month, building my assets rather than building someone else's assets.
As always you guys are keeping it real. No good in sticking your head in the sand like an ostrich. Having a realistic view of what the future holds it makes sense. 🍎🍏🍋🍒
We try to stock up on as much as possible but being on a fixed income it is very hard. We grow as much garden as we can but being disabled makes it difficult.
Every little bit helps. We are retired also and know that some days the amount of work to do is more that we can get done. I knows that fruit trees might not be producing until we are too old to harvest, but I just look at it as in paying in forward. God bless y'all and keep growing.
Always love your videos, Thanks for the wisdom, I’m in N.E. Texas, no root cellar, it gets very hot here in the summer, any suggestions for storage that is other than an expensive building that stays air conditioner? Please give your advice it would be a much appreciated help, Thanks Again
We have a conex that we insulated with spray on insulation and a door. We do have to air condition it in the summer and heat in the winter. I'm hoping I don't have to do this for a lot of years but I can do it for several years. If electricity goes off I have a well pit I will move some of the food to. That is my plan. I've wondered about "The Easy Cellar" book but I have never bought it. They claim it is a fast, easy, cheap cellar you can build like the North Vietnam built during the Vietnam war. Since I have never bought the book I have no idea if it is was it says it is. We do have a pond that we dug that could be turned into a root cellar and I have thought about doing that, but we haven't so far. I would like some other suggestions too if anyone has them.
Some people are putting in underground earthhouses for root cellars. Some are digging a hole by hand. If you have a hill you could dig into the hill and put a root cellar in the side of the hill. A man put a garbage can in the ground and then cover it with something like hay. That is a really cheap way to go. You could get solar. Look in UA-cam there are a lot of ideas people are doing. Get a shovel ready and start digging.
yep, into a hill or mound earth over the room you build. That's how it used to be done here in the South. Also, if your house is on a crawlspace you can store potatoes and carrots in the earth down there. Not glamorous but it works.
Really enjoyed watching this video, you two back in the same room at the same table, doing a normal length chat. And, a really good and appropriate topic. Greatly looking forward to that upcoming video and the knowledge you will share with us.
I have been saving and shredding my non-gloss mail for several years and adding it to my compost. I had knee replacement in May so I knew I wouldn't be able to plant the garden this year but did have a couple tomatoe & bell pepper plants in huge pots by the back door. They did nothing, was a waste of money on the plants so I've been buying tomatoes to eat fresh (have lots of canned tomatoes), and getting bell peppers & onions on sale and dehydrating most while freezing some to eat on the coming year.
Great video. A topic to discuss often with your homestead partner (or think about if single). Realistically planning & staying ahead financially is tough (but necessary).😊
Hi, I have been watching your videos for 2 - 3 year now. I enjoy seeing people besides myself being self sufficient. You have missed some important reason to have a freeze dryer, There is one above all else: the weight of the freeze dried food in your pantry We own an old farm house close to 100 yr. old. In the far back rooms the floors are a bit rickity, I am very concerned they may not hold much weight. I bought my 1st. freeze dryer in August 2023. A light bulb went off in my head right away: I am going to move my canned goods and store the freeze dried goods in the area where the floor is weak. One thing you need to caution the public about these freeze driers about: When cleaning them do not stick your hand inside the box slots where the trays go. I have really small hands, and when I gently slid my hand into the slot it sliced a big chunk out of my hand (a deep very bad cut). I still love my freeze drier and am not discouraged at all. Just when I am cleaning it I am going to use one of those small swab mop with a handle. Keep up the good work I am certain you are helping some one along the way. I have been growing and preserving things for most of my 75 years. Jessie from Arkansas. PS I lived for years in Star Valley, Wyoming on the Idaho/Wyoming state line
Hope that one comment didn't bully yall into being narrow minded. The world is changing and many MANY people from all walks of life are looking for products you sell. Don't limit your audience!
Skills. Skills can be bartered (replacing cash), skills can be invaluable financial resilience method to not spend cash & or decrease the amount spent. Without skills planting a garden or raising livestock is pointless.
Speaking of diversity, have you guys ever preserved meat using salt? And if so, is there a salt that would work best? Can/should I use Redman's real salt or do you think the minerals might be a problem?
Question! Which of the many canning lids do you prepper and why?? I’ve heard a lot about ForJars and now, Superb lids are making a big flash. Any recommendations?
I think this was a great segment but want to add a bit of real financial talk. Since the time I bought gold a few years ago, its value has actually decreased by 3.5%. So, not only is barely acting as a hedge, it's not keeping up with inflation in any way. If I include inflation, it was absolutely useless. Silver is down nearly 20% since I bought it. They produce no income. Part of that was just bad timing but, for most people, the ONLY time gold and silver are going to pay off other than to reduce variability in a portfolio is if the world completely collapses and you are somehow able to keep it. So, as part of a much broader portfolio over the course of a lifetime, metals can have value but they really, really aren't the place to start for financial resiliency. And, just for accuracy and financial literacy, the current inflation rate is 3.7% compared to 8.2% last year. This is not to downplay the very serious impact of the last three years of inflation vs. people's paychecks. I just think it's important to use actual numbers and not just perpetuate fear-based "inflation is super high" as motivations for doing things. Last year, investments that were getting a respectable 8% were actually losing money relatively to inflation; this year they are not. Diversification really is the best advice. Own some property. Have some kind of balanced, relatively conservative portfolio in the financial markets. Have a job of some sort or a skill that can quickly be ramped back up to produce income. Produce as much as you reasonably can and actually eat it. Use your infrastructure...don't let it just collect dust. The younger you start, the more resilient you will be later on when it's your family stability on the line. Teach your kids about money. ❤
About inflation: if you count the increased percentage over the last 3 years, and not just one quarter, it clearly is much, much higher. Also, if you buy food or gas, it is noticeably well beyond 30%.
Which is why I said "the very serious impact of the last three years of inflation." And gas prices are actually down 25% since their peak in June 2022. I'm not pointing these things out to downplay the financial pressure we are all feeling. I'm in a state with massively high gas taxes and filling up HURTS. But, there is a homesteadery tendency to ignore data in order to stay committed to a narrative or a "feeling" and that can result in losing sight of the big picture and not making the best financial choices. I LOVE the move towards financial resilience in the homestead community but some of the narratives around money are based more on homestead religion than actual financial reality. @@FineFeatheredHomestead
Whereabouts in north Idaho do you guys homestead? I've been trying to get my young family moved out there... been looking for areas that would be ideal for homesteading. Thank you guys
@@HomesteadingFamily ❤️thank you for responding! That’s amazing. We visited the Kootenai Wildlife Refuge while we were staying in North Idaho in August. Beautiful area. Be well, God bless
I see that you make " medicine" or just somethings that help. I have cope bad, im on oxygen do you know of a herb that would help me? So sorry if this is the wrong place to ask.. thank you
Muillen is a fantastic herb. There’s many ways to prepare it. That’s our go to for bronchitis, toddler croup, and good ol allergies. Also marshmallow root is helpful for soothing the cough but muillen really is the powerhouse that rebuilds lung tissue. I could tell you of many folks with long term lung issues that have found relief. Tea, tincture, and believe it or not, rolling the leaves to smoke are a few of the ways it can be used. Do some research and see what would be best for your situation. Good luck!
Question! Which of the many canning lids do you prefer and why?? I’ve heard a lot about ForJars and now, Superb lids are making a big flash. Any recommendations?
Another one I can think of is: if you have a pond, make sure it's stocked. Our new property has a pond but didn't have any fish. So far we have invested over $900 dollars in fish to put in the pond. We have to put bass in, in the spring; and that will cost an additional $100-$200. We see it as putting money in the bank, because of all of the future meals we will be able to eat off of from the harvest of the fish; and that's for many years. I really enjoy these pantry chats and look forward to more on this topic.
Great video.
Last weekend, I was collecting herbs to dry. My garlic chives had gone to flower, and the seeds were drying out, so I collected them. I was smiling and thinking this was one seed planted, and now I got my share of garlic chives, but now I have seeds that I can use as well as share. It is amazing just looking at it and realizing how lucky we are.
God is good!
Financial resilience also reduces stress and anxiety.
Ty homesteading family. Yes pinching pennies here. Tried growing we have Poor soil, container garden didn't work, so now we joined CSA helping our local farmers. They do a great job and we don't have to do all that work !!! God's Peace and Blessings and Protection to you and your family
We've found the cost of keeping a breeding pair of turkeys over Winter to be higher than buying six young turkeys in the Spring. If we grew out more turkeys the math might make sense to keep them over winter. It's important to really run the numbers if saving $ is your priority rather than self-sufficiency.
Absolutely correct. Unless you have a lower cost than buying feed at the feed store is a consideration as well. I have saved money with pigs and beef growing my own, but the turkeys were a bust. The pork and beef worked out a bit lower than cost of buying meat at the store, and one has to remember that if the entire pig worked out to, say, $1.90 per pound, that is the cost per pound of every single different cut of meat or sausage product. In the store you're going to pay more for some things. And the bacon is really, really, good. Next time I raise some beef, I might just turn most of one into ground beef, it's so versatile. Edited to add: Plus, I had the satisfaction of raising my meat animals in a very nice environment. The steers were halter broke, brushed, etc. The pigs were friendly and loved it when I sprayed them with the hose on hot days - much happy grunting!
Heehee you 100% are giving young Santa clause vibes with the greying hair, glasses, and red coat. I love it!!!!
My grandma still buys groceries in bulk. Things like salt and pinto beans. She will have 50 lb bags in the pantry and never let's it get down to the last bag. That, I think, comes from her parents through the great depression and the fact that she had 6 kids who would randomly bring stray kids in the neighborhood home to eat.
I could have listened to you talk about this for several hours.
This is excellent advice. Diverse streams of income. Food for today and long term, money in the bank for bill processing and at home, precious metals, personal real estate and rentals then small orchard and grapes and berries. Even in a neighborhood a few chickens and rabbits you can feed mostly from garden and yard are reproducible. Do what you can and keep on doing it. Anything before taxes is income. We do use credit cards often to pay bills, then pay them off each month. This gives us rewards we use as cash at big box stores like Costco and Sam’s
I can't thank you enough for sharing your wisdom!!❤❤❤
Great HOMESTEADING channel!!
You know the WILD THING about today's HOMESTEADING? Basically you LIVE and PROMOTE the way my MOTHER and GRANDMOTHER ran their HOUSEHOLDS. In my youth every LOWER and LOWER MIDDLE CLASS families had the same knowledge and approach to life!
Well done you two, you are bringing back the smart ways to live!!
I've found for me growing a garden, fruit trees, berries plus raising the animals I need to put into my pantry for two years at a time. It saves me almost 8K a year. Plus selling the surplus. I also raise extra to give to the food banks in the area. Most people in this area have chickens
at least so most of my eggs go to the food banks. Blessings to all.
At one point in my life I found myself renting. I decided to buy a house and made sure my mortgage was not more than my rent. I consider paying the bank, paying myself each month, building my assets rather than building someone else's assets.
As always you guys are keeping it real. No good in sticking your head in the sand like an ostrich. Having a realistic view of what the future holds it makes sense. 🍎🍏🍋🍒
We try to stock up on as much as possible but being on a fixed income it is very hard. We grow as much garden as we can but being disabled makes it difficult.
Every little bit helps. We are retired also and know that some days the amount of work to do is more that we can get done. I knows that fruit trees might not be producing until we are too old to harvest, but I just look at it as in paying in forward. God bless y'all and keep growing.
I commend you both. You’re not only great homesteaders but, you’re great entrepreneurs too.
Really appreciate you brining this topic forward! Hoping you're all doing well and getting good rest for your bodies and souls! Matthew 11:28-29❤
1000th babaaaay! Great video, guys. A timely reminder for everyone
thank you for these pantry chats. love them! always interesting and great information!
Thanks for watching!
Always love your videos, Thanks for the wisdom, I’m in N.E. Texas, no root cellar, it gets very hot here in the summer, any suggestions for storage that is other than an expensive building that stays air conditioner? Please give your advice it would be a much appreciated help, Thanks Again
Olá. Onde moro é muito quente também. Sugiro energia solar para esfriar o local do porão
We have a conex that we insulated with spray on insulation and a door. We do have to air condition it in the summer and heat in the winter. I'm hoping I don't have to do this for a lot of years but I can do it for several years. If electricity goes off I have a well pit I will move some of the food to. That is my plan. I've wondered about "The Easy Cellar" book but I have never bought it. They claim it is a fast, easy, cheap cellar you can build like the North Vietnam built during the Vietnam war. Since I have never bought the book I have no idea if it is was it says it is. We do have a pond that we dug that could be turned into a root cellar and I have thought about doing that, but we haven't so far. I would like some other suggestions too if anyone has them.
Some people are putting in underground earthhouses for root cellars. Some are digging a hole by hand. If you have a hill you could dig into the hill and put a root cellar in the side of the hill. A man put a garbage can in the ground and then cover it with something like hay. That is a really cheap way to go. You could get solar. Look in UA-cam there are a lot of ideas people are doing. Get a shovel ready and start digging.
yep, into a hill or mound earth over the room you build. That's how it used to be done here in the South. Also, if your house is on a crawlspace you can store potatoes and carrots in the earth down there. Not glamorous but it works.
We enjoy your videos and I have a really deep question….where did your snowflake mug come from?? 🤪🤣
Thank you for your videos. I learn so much.
Really enjoyed watching this video, you two back in the same room at the same table, doing a normal length chat. And, a really good and appropriate topic. Greatly looking forward to that upcoming video and the knowledge you will share with us.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have been saving and shredding my non-gloss mail for several years and adding it to my compost. I had knee replacement in May so I knew I wouldn't be able to plant the garden this year but did have a couple tomatoe & bell pepper plants in huge pots by the back door. They did nothing, was a waste of money on the plants so I've been buying tomatoes to eat fresh (have lots of canned tomatoes), and getting bell peppers & onions on sale and dehydrating most while freezing some to eat on the coming year.
Great video. A topic to discuss often with your homestead partner (or think about if single). Realistically planning & staying ahead financially is tough (but necessary).😊
got me thinking...
A very important topic, thanks for your wisdom. This is a topic too often neglected.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi, I have been watching your videos for 2 - 3 year now. I enjoy seeing people besides myself being self sufficient. You have missed some important reason to have a freeze dryer, There is one above all else: the weight of the freeze dried food in your pantry We own an old farm house close to 100 yr. old. In the far back rooms the floors are a bit rickity, I am very concerned they may not hold much weight. I bought my 1st. freeze dryer in August 2023. A light bulb went off in my head right away: I am going to move my canned goods and store the freeze dried goods in the area where the floor is weak. One thing you need to caution the public about these freeze driers about: When cleaning them do not stick your hand inside the box slots where the trays go. I have really small hands, and when I gently slid my hand into the slot it sliced a big chunk out of my hand (a deep very bad cut). I still love my freeze drier and am not discouraged at all. Just when I am cleaning it I am going to use one of those small swab mop with a handle. Keep up the good work I am certain you are helping some one along the way. I have been growing and preserving things for most of my 75 years. Jessie from Arkansas. PS I lived for years in Star Valley, Wyoming on the Idaho/Wyoming state line
Thanks for your video---Food for thought!
Thank you! This info is greatly needed! Blessings from south central Missouri!
Great video . Lots of food for thought
Love your videos.. How is the construction of your root cell are coming along?
Great information . Thanks from Ontario Canada
Hope that one comment didn't bully yall into being narrow minded. The world is changing and many MANY people from all walks of life are looking for products you sell. Don't limit your audience!
Great information, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I don't have any debt, but I don't have an income either. Any advice? You guys are great. Thanks for what you do.
Grow enough for yourself and a little extra to sell at farmers markets, flea markets or fruit/veg stands for income.
Skills.
Skills can be bartered (replacing cash), skills can be invaluable financial resilience method to not spend cash & or decrease the amount spent. Without skills planting a garden or raising livestock is pointless.
You both are a blessing to us all! Thank you!
My question is can you make penicillin organically? I trust you both! ❤️
Did you talked about your growing knowledge and abilities as a financial plus? Greetings :-) , from crazy gone Europe...
Speaking of diversity, have you guys ever preserved meat using salt? And if so, is there a salt that would work best? Can/should I use Redman's real salt or do you think the minerals might be a problem?
Here is some info on curing meat: homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-cure-bacon/
@@HomesteadingFamily Thank you!!
Question!
Which of the many canning lids do you prepper and why??
I’ve heard a lot about ForJars and now, Superb lids are making a big flash.
Any recommendations?
Those are both great lids, so is Denali.
We like these: homesteadingfamily.com/Lehmans
Do you use your fruit tree trimmings? You do smoke meats so just wondering...
I think this was a great segment but want to add a bit of real financial talk. Since the time I bought gold a few years ago, its value has actually decreased by 3.5%. So, not only is barely acting as a hedge, it's not keeping up with inflation in any way. If I include inflation, it was absolutely useless. Silver is down nearly 20% since I bought it. They produce no income. Part of that was just bad timing but, for most people, the ONLY time gold and silver are going to pay off other than to reduce variability in a portfolio is if the world completely collapses and you are somehow able to keep it. So, as part of a much broader portfolio over the course of a lifetime, metals can have value but they really, really aren't the place to start for financial resiliency. And, just for accuracy and financial literacy, the current inflation rate is 3.7% compared to 8.2% last year. This is not to downplay the very serious impact of the last three years of inflation vs. people's paychecks. I just think it's important to use actual numbers and not just perpetuate fear-based "inflation is super high" as motivations for doing things. Last year, investments that were getting a respectable 8% were actually losing money relatively to inflation; this year they are not. Diversification really is the best advice. Own some property. Have some kind of balanced, relatively conservative portfolio in the financial markets. Have a job of some sort or a skill that can quickly be ramped back up to produce income. Produce as much as you reasonably can and actually eat it. Use your infrastructure...don't let it just collect dust. The younger you start, the more resilient you will be later on when it's your family stability on the line. Teach your kids about money. ❤
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About inflation: if you count the increased percentage over the last 3 years, and not just one quarter, it clearly is much, much higher. Also, if you buy food or gas, it is noticeably well beyond 30%.
Which is why I said "the very serious impact of the last three years of inflation." And gas prices are actually down 25% since their peak in June 2022. I'm not pointing these things out to downplay the financial pressure we are all feeling. I'm in a state with massively high gas taxes and filling up HURTS. But, there is a homesteadery tendency to ignore data in order to stay committed to a narrative or a "feeling" and that can result in losing sight of the big picture and not making the best financial choices. I LOVE the move towards financial resilience in the homestead community but some of the narratives around money are based more on homestead religion than actual financial reality. @@FineFeatheredHomestead
Imagine the youtube monetization.
Whereabouts in north Idaho do you guys homestead? I've been trying to get my young family moved out there... been looking for areas that would be ideal for homesteading. Thank you guys
We are in Bonner's Ferry, Idaho.
@@HomesteadingFamily ❤️thank you for responding! That’s amazing. We visited the Kootenai Wildlife Refuge while we were staying in North Idaho in August. Beautiful area. Be well, God bless
I see that you make " medicine" or just somethings that help. I have cope bad, im on oxygen do you know of a herb that would help me? So sorry if this is the wrong place to ask.. thank you
Muillen is a fantastic herb. There’s many ways to prepare it. That’s our go to for bronchitis, toddler croup, and good ol allergies. Also marshmallow root is helpful for soothing the cough but muillen really is the powerhouse that rebuilds lung tissue. I could tell you of many folks with long term lung issues that have found relief. Tea, tincture, and believe it or not, rolling the leaves to smoke are a few of the ways it can be used. Do some research and see what would be best for your situation. Good luck!
Don’t make a kid because it costs like $100,000 dollars from 0 to 18 years
Question!
Which of the many canning lids do you prefer and why??
I’ve heard a lot about ForJars and now, Superb lids are making a big flash.
Any recommendations?
We LOVE SUPerb lids. We never had one not seal or fail
We like these: homesteadingfamily.com/Lehmans