Preparedness on the Homestead - Food Storage | Self Sufficiency
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Preparedness on the Homestead - Food Storage | Self Sufficiency
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I found when I first started building my food storage that I was eating through it instead of going shopping so I felt like I wasn't accomplishing anything. To remedy this, I bought a large tote and started filling it with the extras that I purchased. Once that was full, I bought another tote and did the same until I had several totes filled. Only after I had a good 3 months stored up did I start rotating them into the cupboards for fifo. Doing this helped me break my habit of eating through them before purchasing more. So that my totes didn't look out of place in the house, I covered them with a sheet or table cloth and used them like a side table or shelf.
Chuckle. Love your honesty. Proof we can all overcome our obstacles once we acknowledge them.
Thank you, not enough people even do the minimum of prep to care for themselves. And if shtf they are the first to look for handouts. Going to be a great series, one step at a time so you're not overwhelmed. Love how you can get so much in that space!!!!
I have been REALLY REALLY REALLY blessed in the last 4 months since hurricane Ida . our church actually preps. And we gave truck loads of food and supplies out but had left overs. So we were able to get much!#!!
We store our dry goods in 5 gallon buckets. White & red wheat berries, rye, corn, hulled Barley, mixed dry beans (easier to milk them up than store individually), & white rice. Have buckets of instant rice, macaroni & broke up spaghetti. Also have flour, instant potatoes, & rolled oats all in mylar bags. Lots of canned veggies & fruits, canned beans & a variety of meats. Preserved stuff from our gardens & venison amongst other stuff. Also make majority of our jams & jellies that we consume.
I'm getting ready 🐌 and had stocked up a pretty good store. Then health issues hit and boy was i glad I had everything we needed in house to get us through those couple weeks. Back to restocking but it was an invaluable lesson. Never be without again.
I am new to your channel. I was watching Sutton’s days Canuary and saw your channel listed. I love how your pantry is organized. I have been gardening and canning for the past 10 years but the last 2 years I’ve really done well with it. I am doing a pantry challenge for this month to not buy anything from the store. We’ll see how I do. Thanks for all the great information.
When I was trying to figure out how much we used of things so I knew how much to stock without waste, the biggest help to me was to write the date on things when I opened them. Then when it was gone I could look at when it was opened and I knew how long it took us to go through that thing. I did that for nearly everything we consume so i could easily do the math for what quantity I need to last us whatever timeframe I want to have stocked up, and build toward that. It prevented me from overbuying things with a shelf life (like cooking oil - you don’t want a huge supply that you can’t use before it goes rancid) and also helps keep a balanced pantry - so I don’t have 4 weeks of pasta and 2 weeks of sauce. Once I had a good foundation of all the things we use regularly (including shampoo, cleaning supplies, lightbulbs, etc…) it became easy to top it off each shopping trip, stocking new items in the back so we use the oldest things first, and maintain a steady rotation. Hope that helps someone!
Because we had this system in place before the pandemic started, when folks were having a hard time getting stuff from the stores we didn’t tax the system with our shopping, and were able to work with what we had until the calamity settled down a bit.
Thanks for sharing, great organization in your pantry.
My favorite pantry!
I've always had "extra" food on hand, but this past 2 years had made me think more about food storage. I started pressure canning about a month ago.
Something I do is I got food safe five gallon buckets and I divided up rice, beans, etc in 1 cup vacuum seal bags and stored them. That way if something does happen, I have things to share with others that doesn’t tap in to our stock. Just know that I couldn’t turn someone away hungry but don’t want them to see my pantry either.
That is an excellent idea, I have a large family. It would be really handy when they come shopping at my house when things are a little tight. I don't want anyone to go hungry either. 👩🏽🌾🙏🏽💖
@@louiseeyahpaise795 yes ma’am I’m glad the idea was helpful. My daughter in law just came by this week and got soup mix, Mac and cheese, and popcorn. No way I’ll say no to my grand babies and the store was out. Mama love.💙👩🌾
When I first started, I didn't know what a prepper was. I just had extra on hand like my mother and grandmother for a rainy day. 20+ yrs ago, I wanted to get at least 30 days ahead and I kept going. I started by making a list of what we consumed in 1 month i.e. 4 boxes of pasta, 4 jars of sauce, 4lbs rice, that's where I started. I preserve my garden every yr. Produce and meat sales I preserve. I do keep store bought items on my shelves as well. I'm always finding oddball holes, more recently I realized I only had 1 pack of sewing machine needles on hand, I corrected that and bought extra sewing needles as well. No plan is 100% perfect
Rose Red Homestead built a rocket stove with cinder blocks. It was pretty cool. Thanks for the video.
LOL! I like that shirt. That’s a nice shirt. Enjoyed the video!!
I like that Heather’s in the videos now. I also like the way you guys take turns talking and respect one another. So many channels I see, one or the other talk over each other and also show disrespect to each other’s ideas. Big turn off! You guys have been stocking up for awhile and have great ideas. Hope y’all have a great Thanksgiving day and enjoy your family and friends. 👩🌾🦃👍
I came to your channel for Canuary! Very glad I did!
I just want to say how much I appreciate that you are not those homesteaders who push for people to grow/raise/produce EVERYTHING. Like, I really don't have time to make my own ketchup lol. I lo e how you incorporate both homegrown and store bought items.
2020 was quite the head punch, I had quite a bit in the freezer and pantry because we have a big family, but lesson learned and have been building and gardening, canning, getting it done. Those photo storage bins are a great idea 👍🏻 New subbie too.
First aid, bleach, vinegar, ammonia soap, dry milk, evaporated milk,coco powder and I make my own vanilla. Oh also it's good to store some booze. If you don't drink it you can trade with it. So many ideas. Thanks for the video . I got lots of ideas from you.
Can you do a video on the rocket burner and how you make it so my husband can watch, and make one for us.
I am new to your channel.
Thank you.
If you haven’t tried canning your dried beans, it’s something to consider. Super easy (I use the no-soak method 1/2c dry beans, 1/4t salt per pint and fill with water, process at pressure for meat times). They come out just like store beans and it’s nice to have the instant option if you want to whip together a quick dip, soup or chili, or to stretch taco meat. I still have lots of dried beans too, but I can up a pound or two of a few different types to have instant versions on hand. (Black, kidney, white beans, mung beans, lentils and garbanzos are my favorites to have around in instant form).
New Sub from UK. Your Pantry is Beautiful.
Love that seed organisers idea too.
TFS, & take care everybody. ❤🙂🐶
I been breaking my fingers cutting up carrots and I see you do them whole in the jar...wowowowowow ..thanks for that tour!
The chalkboard door is clever! Love the shirt too!
Id like to see more about how you make sausages and prep meat. We don't hunt, but I'm sure the skills could be used on store meat.
Also got blessed with 48 dozen jars!!
Hello, new subscriber to your channel -recommended by Suttons Daze channel. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience on the Pantry. I loved your organizer for your seeds- great idea.
You guys have the best organized pantry I have ever seen. Thanks for making these videos. I always like hearing and seeing how other people prep as it gives me new ideas. I need some of those large jars on your bottom shelf. Lol
Glad I found your channel, just subbed. Some nice young gentleman dropped off some wood , and mentioned your channel ; )
Canned venison is great! I love using it in stir fry or "beef" and broccoli.
Thought it was worth saying if you are saving squash seeds you need to hand polinate them and keep the flowers sealed as they will cross polinate like mad so will not breed true and can be dangerous, especially if you are growing none edible gourds. We had a recall in the UK from a big seed company as their corgettes got cross polinated with gourds and they were bitter and made some people ill. They are massive flowers so it's really easy.
Nice food storage room!
Good job👌
I have a stock of applesauce as well because it can be used as an egg substitute in cooking and baking
My folks and I had a big brood of chicks to raise for slaughter. My dad named them all and when it came time to dispatch them he just couldn't. My mother and I got started anyway and Dad did help us after a bit but we never did it again. They were the best chickens (cooked) that I've ever had. These days my neighbors have chickens and they beckon all the coyotes and racoons for miles so, still no chickens for meals.
I discovered Your channel last year when I was caught majorly unprepared last year & I learned a great deal from You. Love Your down to earth manner and the look of all this preparedness You have going on. I am nowhere near that, but I am on my way :) The only thing I would add to Your stash is some type of Asian sauces like tamari or teriyaki - if You like them that's it.
Good morning ☀️
I didn’t see juice and I highly recommend cranberry juice it’s extremely easy to can and cranberries are everywhere on sale right now or soon on clearance
Store grains [including wheat berries], pasta, and dehydrated potato flakes in 5 gallon buckets with gamma seal lids (include some bay leaves for pest prevention as well) - that frees up canning jars and lids for produce and other items that must be canned. It also frees up a lot of shelf space. Sometimes, you can get the 5-gallon buckets for free from Walmart bakery department (the buckets are from the cake icing they use for their cakes, so they are food grade and safe to use) - then, it's only the matter of getting the gamma lids.
By cooking down broths to thick consistency and then drying (in dehydrator or on parchment-lined baking sheets), you can powder all of the broths - which further frees up jars, lids, and shelf space for "must can" items.
Knotted pantyhose method of onion storage keeps onions fresher longer.
Buying wheat berries is better than buying pre-milled flours because wheat berries have a much longer shelf life than flour.
Save money by making homemade pasta sauce (even if you have to make it from store-bought canned tomatoes, it still turns out to be a lot cheaper than purchasing pre-made).
If you bake a lot, buy the vacuum sealed "bricks" of dry yeast and divvy up into amber colored jars - I started with buying Fleischman's yeast in their 4 oz. amber jars and once I had saved up 4 empty jars, I started buying the bricks (one 1 lb. brick fills four 4 oz. jars) - much cheaper. I was able to purchase a two-pack of 1 lb. bricks - 2 lbs. total - from local big box "wholesale club" store for the same cost as my local supermarket charges for one 4 oz jar - and there's less packaging waste. PLUS, I learned that I can use less yeast in the recipes than is in the single packet and get the same results (another money-saver and food extension method) [learned that trick early-on in the pandemic from the King Arthur website].
Didn't see any dried legumes (beans/peas) in your storage. They are an excellent source of protein and fiber, are very inexpensive, not difficult to prepare, are great additions to soups, and (blended) can be used for thickening soups and sauces. Plus, they're extremely heart healthy (no doubt you know the rhyme - though, prepared properly and the more regularly one eats them, the less one "toots").
Homemade pasta isn't difficult to make - just need extra hands "on deck" to help get the pasta from cutting point to drying rack(s) - it's not a one-person job. It's not something for long-term storage either - it's for eating freshly made.
hahaha all great points and john i love my label maker too!!
I didn't see shortening with your fats, but you had quite a bit of lard. Does the lard store better/longer?
Yes.
Shortening is basically hydrogenated oil. Oils have a much shorter shelf-life than rendered animal fats.
@@eileensien514 Thank you!
Lard is a more natural product that's been in use for hundreds of years. I ditched shortening before Y2K.
So glad you guys are back. Thank you for everything. God bless you both
Thank you for all the information and sharing your pantry with us.
Great info and a nice stocked pantry! Hopefully others are learning & doing the same within their means.
I can't do meal plans as I change my mind through the day on what I'm making for dinner. So it doesn't work for me at all. And what would sound good on paper for the week. The next day it wouldn't sound good to me at all. Also I'm allergic to gluten and dairy. So making bread is the pits. As I use to like bread. Now I hate it. Gf/df breads are yucky. And yes, I have tried pretty much every kind out there. So I don't eat much bread anymore. I do like the gf/df pasta better than the gluten kinds.
Where did you get the wire shelf that has your squash on it? Been looking for something that size.
Nice pantry and storage ideas. 👏👏
Thank you!!! Looking forward to the next one.. Happy 🦃 day!!! Gooble Gooble
Hello, I discovered your channel while watching Canuary this year. I have a question and you may have already addressed it, but when you put your dry goods in the glass jars and canning jars, do you vacuum it? Thank you
Hi! new sub here...seen that you are goin to do Canuary from Sutton daze thought i would check your channel out...have been binge watching your channel all day :)
Fabulous pantry!!! I have my seeds saved in two of those photo storage things. Mine have expanded into two and this year, I started seed saving. I got into winter squashes this year...something I didn't grow up eating...so even though I know about the dangers of cross-pollination, I'm saving seeds from the store-bought ones. I might like them better...won't know unless I try.
Do you store foil, bags, toilet paper, soap and stuff like that?
Best to include everything that you normally use in your household. Include pet & auto supplies.
Do you ever use moisture or 02 packets? If so, it’s good for what types of food? Not sure if you mention this in a video somewhere. I am just a beginner and purchased some good items but now doing some research on how to properly store :)
Your pantry is beautiful! I love the jars you have your oatmeal, etc. in. Where do you buy them? That you for all of the information ❤️
currently I just keep grocery store stuff...I haven't had a successful garden season yet giving it another go next year hoping to have more success....I definitely have 6 months of food on hand though hopefully more but it's tough to estimate.
Love your pantry! We have a combination of canned goods, rice, beans, pasta, but also have quite a bit of the long term meals you mentioned from Mountain house. We need the chalkboard though as everything is just stuffed without proper organization! How much water have you stored? We have 2.5 gallon jugs everywhere now, probably 200 gallons but that's hard to store! Do you have water recommendations?
I love yalls channel but imo everyone needs to practice real survival skills because if the grid goes down they won't make it 3 days let alone 3 weeks/months/years. If you don't have electricity many folks can't heat their holmes let alone cook food, see in the dark, or do everyday tasks. I keep a minimum of a weeks worth of candles on hand (I know I need much more). I also have many different Wilderness Survival books, Apothecary Books, Medicinal Healing books, Campfire Cooking Books, Pioneer & Homesteading Books. Also folks that live in the city or in apartments, duplexes or low income housing may not have the option to grow their own food. Yes I have seeds for long term but where I currently live I can't grow anything other than indoors or in a 5'×2' windowsill garden. 95%+ of my stored food is store-bought. I half two main shelves, one for Vegetables, honey, milk, coffee, peanut butter & the other for protiens. I keep a minimum of 4 cans each in my stored food (others in my working pantry). Whole Kernal Corn, Baby Corn, Black Olives, Sweet Potatoes, Peaches, Jellied Cranberry Sauce, Apple Sauce, Mandarin Oranges, Carrots, Green Beans, Mixed Vegetables, Potatoes, Kraut, Pinto Beans, Black Beans, Red Beans, Light Red Kidney Beans, 9lbs of Peanut Butter, 6lbs of Honey, 5 Quarts of Shelf Stable Milk, two 5lb Bags of Flour (I have Celiacs Disease so I have to eat 100% Gluten Free. I use Better Batter Flour.), two 4lb bags of sugar, a dozen cans of Beanee Weenees, 6 cans of Baked Beans, Eight 1lb Canned Hams (Dollar General for $3.25), 6 cans of Pink Salmon, 6+ Cans of Vienna Sausages, 10+ cans of Potted Meat, 6+ Cans of Spam, 12+ cans of Tuna, 10+ cans of Beef Stew, 4 cans of Beef, 2 cans of Roast Beef, 12+ cans of Chicken, 8+ cans of Corned Beef Hash, 30 gallons of water on hand at all times. I also have medical supplies, Medicinal Herbs, fishing supplies, Toilet Paper, ammo in my Pantry as well. All can be seen in my videos, every time I put out a video I'm usually watching yalls Pantry Chat videos. It gets my brain going so I share the updates I do.
A few things we stock up on are cornmeal, masa harina. P.A.N (it's an instant cornmeal for corn tortillas, papusas & arepas etc.), barley and sooji (Indian style cream of wheat and cheaper than brand name cream of wheat). These are a cheap way to start building up a beginner food storage. Molasses we get in gallon jugs as it's way cheaper for us that way. We go through it easily in a year as we bake from scratch a lot. Cream of Tartar we keep too as we make our own baking powder.
We get a bucket of lard from a local butcher that's free of additives and I've been on a ghee making spree (Indian clarified butter you can pantry store - Alaska Prepper has a good tutorial). You can't bake with the ghee because the milk solids and excess moisture are cooked out but it's excellent on hot toast and great for pan frying.
I’ve seen PAN but didn’t know it was used for papusas. Definitely will be trying it out.
Is it allowed in the US to hunt for yourself without any Graduation? Here in Germany it isn't. There is a strictual Regulation on who, why, where and whatever you want to hunt or fish. Without any Graduation you are not allowed to hunt or fish anything.
Graduation? You do have to purchase a hunting or fishing license in the state you plan to hunt or fish in...but "graduation" isn't a concept we use here in the US. A combined hunt/fish license costs about $35.00-40.00.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us. I am in the process of getting our pantry together; I'm confused about the oxygen absorbers; I'm not sure which ones I'm supposed to buy, I see 50cc, 100cc, 300cc, 500cc, 1000cc. Any information would help.
I love your channel. Learning from you . Hope for the best , prepare for the worst . Need to stock my cream soda 🤣.. that made my day
QUESTION, Where did you find the jars on the bottom??
Lots of great information. I do have a question about the Lard you have. We do not have a cool place like you have except in garage in winter!!!!. Does lard need to be kept in the refrigerator since I do not have cold/cool storage? Thank you
It would be best. The lard I got at the beginning of the pandemic went rancid pretty fast.
@@joannathesinger770 - processed lard sold in the stores is still hydrogenated (contains water) that's why it goes rancid even at correct storage temps.
Home rendering, to ensure the evaporation of the water from the lard, provides a more stable product.
As for rancid lard, use it to make soap.
@@eileensien514 I don't make soap, and with the 4 pounds of lard I had on hand, I would've cost more in additional ingredients to make the soap than I would've saved even if I did.
@@joannathesinger770 how unfortunate - especially since it always pays to keep sodium hydroxide because it also serves as a drain cleaner (much cheaper than "advertised brands")
Pennies worth of that and distilled water (also inexpensive) could have saved you from throwing out your money when you threw out the lard AND would have provided soap that could have been used for washing dishes, cleaning counters, or laundry.
@@eileensien514 Your opinion. My time is WAY more valuable than $5.00 worth of lard. When your billing rate is $75.00 an hour, we'll talk. In the meantime, keep your judgements to yourself.