Are We PREPPERS? | Homestead Pantry Chat
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 7. 11. 2021
- Our annual review post garden, harvest season from our pantry. A conversation worth talking about as the homesteading, PREPPERS and off grid communities merge in basic principles of being prepared.
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Not too terribly long ago, this "homesteading", "prepping", even "bushcrafting" was just called everyday life.
Yes!
Yes exactly
Agreed!
Exactly!
Anyone living on a farm did this year round I know we did as I was a kid growing up
Iâve been doing the âhomesteading lifestyleâ for decades. I started reading about the food system when my kids were young and decided I would grow and preserve a lot of our food. Once you have eaten from your own land, thereâs no going back to store bought food. And itâs fun! A lot of work yes but in the fall seeing your pantry full will just put a smile on your face!
I just said almost same thing yesterday on my insta. Yes it's hard work but boy, that feeling of accomplishment and pride can't be beat!
Me to, once u eat real food, there's no going back, been feeding my family for years off our garden and meat
Home grown tastes better. It is the best day of the year when the first tomato of the season is ready to eat....and a sad day when I buy a late fall/winter supermarket tomato.
Rachael: What you have described as a prepper is actually what would be called an extreme prepper, which is a very small percentage of preppers. Regular preppers do not prepare in panic, nor are we preparing for the end of the world. We prepare for any unforeseen event whether that be a natural event or a manmade event because we are aware of what's going on in this country and in the world. If you also stock other supplies other than food then you ARE a prepper! Preppers are smart. They are not wackos!
^^^This - being prepared isn't extreme, you don't need to think "doomsday" to be a prepper, you're just prepared for life's curve balls and anything else that may come your way! That's prudent, not crazy.
As long as that preparation is backed up by firepower for the eventual looters.
We good Mike. We purposely don't discuss protection publicly.
@@1870s a very wise decision.
You can just call yourself a health fanatic, if you don't like the prepper term. Don't take that wrong: they are putting a lot of garbage in our food. Good for you!
âA Prepper is an individual or group that prepares or makes preparations in advance of, or prior to, any change in normal circumstancesâŠâ
Thank you. Too often people think preppers are "end of the world, zombie apocalypse" freaks. While they are out there, they are not what true preppers are. We simply prepare for any and every possible changes in the coming days,
and it doesn't have to be for that reason but prepared for your future no matter what
Hey Rachel! love your channel... just a tip, I turn my cleaned jars upside down so nothing gets into the jars before I use.
I store mine upside down too. Too many 8 legged stinkers in my basement haha
Me too.
@@Emeraldwitch30 I agree, upside down.
Me also. Keeps them cleaner
I run through the dishwasher either way.
I always love to answer that question with -- Does it really matter? We stock our pantry the best we can for whatever. We grow what we can, we keep emergency supplies on hand. What does it concern you that we do that? Why does it bother you if I don't have to run to the grocery store every couple of days for something. Why do you care if I have a garden. Why does it matter if I like diong things the way my grandparents do? What is so normal about not being able to do things for ourselves? Never snottily - but after years of trying to hide the fact that our pantry is well stocked, or being able to hand out food to friends and family when in need, and not even talking about food preservation with people around me - I've decided that what I do is actually pretty normal for large parts of the world, and lots of times in history. I'm not weird because I know how to can or dehydrate or grow some food. YOU are a little weird if you don't :D
Being a "prepper" has such a funny connotation. I think you are probably right that preparing out of fear or panic is the negative connotation, and being prepared for a rainy day, weather event or ... pandemic, is wise.
When you raise meat and grow a garden it would be foolish and wasteful to not preserve it. And your sabbath year of rest adds another motivation to put up everything you can.
What is a Sabbath year of rest??
Here you go Mike: czcams.com/video/-UMHHLTN7Lw/video.html
I have been canning, buying food supplies and things in bulk for 45 years. This was taught to me by my family. This is how we were raised. My Grandparents went through the great depression. So we have always bought wisely. Saved money and put things away. Sharing is what we have always done with family.
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Rachel, have you ever considered a "what we eat in a week" type video?? I would love to see your ideas for using your pantry in that way! Thank you so much for the inspiration! I just canned 29 pints of salsa verde from your green tomato video đ
Investing in yourself is never a loss, your just another Garden Seed Growing as you go. :) Sincerely a Granny
My cousin lives in Astoria Oregon and they had a horrible windstorm that cut off Astoria from all of the roads in or out, for a week they were out of power. She is now prepared for the next storm. I strive to have a pantry like yours!
A conscious prepper understands that weather events can cause road closings, bridge closings, power outages that last for weeks, no heating in sub-zero temperatures, gas shortages, localized food shortages, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, ice stormdn...and I've survived all of them by thinking ahead and learning through experience. Then there was that trip through Death Valley in the 70s and the signs that said "last chance" to get ice, water, food, and gas. And it was true. There should never be any shame in being a prepper, no matter what the reason.
I definitely want my pantry to have homemade things. Iâm only 22 but Iâve done a lot of scratch cooking in the past two years. Breads, homemade pies, sauerkraut, veggie stock. Basic stuff but it tastes so good!
Dear Rachel, the fact that you were able to enumerate the major concerns of the PREPPER community, (even if you don't accept the label) my dear you are a prepper. And, I for one am thrilled to know that. Lol. Love your channel.
Loved your closing. Little by little is all i can really do. Thank you for sharing your beautiful pantry!
The lazy don not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
I think growing and preserving food already leans you towards what mainstream people call preppers. Your panty is goals!
Enjoyed seeing your pantry, it's beautiful. We have always canned and stocked up. My mom taught me to always have things on hand so you can take care of your family in case of an emergency. Back before it was called prepping.đ
You have set the standard - I too started late in life, and hope to move our food storage from store canned to home preserved. A little at a time. Thank you for sharing your pantry!
Thank you for saying you don't need to "go that entire prepper route"!!! I feel a whole lot better knowing I can still be "prepared" even though I don't have a solar grid and HAM radio.
Your channel has been such a blessing to me. Last week I canned 2 turkeys after I watched your video and you are so calm and patient. I canned a lot of spaghetti and pizza sauce from your videos. I think for supper tonight I will open a jar of my ham and bean soup. Thanks so much.
My grandparents were hobby farmers and children of the Great Depression. Though they always had a surplus of food on their shelves and in the freezer (maybe a year or two of food like you do). They were never excessive or overly concerned with having things last for 20 years or more. I think they would think those kinds of people were a little overboard even in the situation we find ourselves in currently. They just had an edible garden because they liked to do it and it was fun for them. Watching your channel reminds of the fun and not so fun times (I will never shell another butter bean if I can help it) of hanging out with my grandparents.
I would say if you need to prep for 20 years, thereâs a bigger issue happening in the world that may not make it to 20 years out.
A lot of people donât have the space, the finances, the ability to connect with meat farmers etc or a combination of these. Iâm always amazed at how people in these videos are doing this? Not to mention all the time it takes to do all the prep and canning. Do you work or stay home. Too many questions. How do you finance these projects. None of my business but I still find it amazing based on what I make and how little it actually gets my family. Iâm growing more and more so canning / freezing is my next logical step since itâs all perishable but my growing space is currently only about 130 square feet and really donât see it changing anytime soon. I just simply got into gardening and the next logical step was vegetable gardening but when covid hit it helped regardless how little it may have been. Never had to buy salad fixings for sure.
The depression era did not create hobbie farmers, it created food that was Necessary for survival.
First thing that came to mind for the peach salsa was pulled pork sandwiches as a topper or in pork tacos.
Oh yes, both sound delicious. I suggested marinating chicken and vegetables. And cooked down as a glaze for a ham.
My Mother grew up on on farm. I was raised on home canned foods, juices, jams, etc. Naturally, I have carried that on. It does leave us more "prepared" possibly for a short term disaster, than those who visit the grocery store daily, but it doesn't mean we anticipate an invasion of zombies or something! No nuke bunkers here either.
Being âawakeâ and âwokeâ are two very different things. đ Youâre pantry with the home canning is awesome! Lots of work for sure. We got our side of beef as well this week. Learned to can last year from YT and I just turned 60. Thanks for what you do.
Your pantry is a thing of beauty!
Use the peach salsa on pork. It does great as a substitute for apples for the sweet taste.
I grew up on a self sufficient farm here in Nova Scotia, Canada where we raised, grew, hunted, fished and foraged the majority of our food.
Your pantry looks the way ours did after the harvest . My pantry isn't as extensive as yours but it's close.
We could definitely last months, possibly a year without getting groceries.
I'm eating from the pantry tonight....potatoe leek soup!!
Home canned potatoes are the only way my kids will eat potatoes! I was thrilled to find a way to get them to eat potatoes since potatoes are cheap, filling and sort of nutritious.
You are an inspiration to me as my kids are starting to leave the nest and Iâm encouraged to continue gardening and canning even when Iâm an empty nester. And. I love sharing with kids even when theyâre adults!!
I think if it as being a good shepherd of our land and what we grow .For a healthier lifestyle. The security of the little things life throws our way. Plus its alot of fun
I love that ring garland. Nicely done video. đđ»
Pam says- Peach salsa sounds like something you could make a white chili with along with a touch of cowboy candy and sweet potato greens.
Canning, baking from scratch, all of those things people did, was everyday life, like someone else said here. I am happy all these things are coming back into focus,
Even on a small scale, is better than nothing. And let's face it, everything is way way better home made.
I love your pantry and all your videos. I have been a canner/preserver for about 10 years so far. My in laws raise a huge garden at their property and have taught me so much and generously share with us. I work 60+ hours a week, and I have learned so much from your videos that have definitely helped me to conserve and still make the time needed to make sure our family is stocked up. I love knowing what we are eating, knowing where it was grown, and that I processed it for us safely. Thank you both so much for sharing your life with us.
We are a lot alike ... we call it our life! We choose to live this was... keeps stress down and saves us a lot of money. I get to be home more and spend time doing stuff together at home. I take great joy in eating and sharing what we make. Food industry ... thatâs a rabbit whole I went down when my asthma got way out of hand. New choices everyday... baby step... today Iâm living my life- that I love!
I've been canning etc for 43 years now. I do it because the taste of the stuff in the stores don't taste as good. Plus 8 years ago when I found out I am allergic to dairy and gluten and some other key ingredients in everything now days. I just have to can my own foods. As I can't buy soups etc. As they always have something in them usually that I'm allergic too. And we live way out in the country. And we have been out here for 28 years now. And we have had slides, trees down, lines down, roads flooding, snow sometimes that makes it not possible for a time to get through our narrow gravel 7 mile road to a pave road. So it's just nice to be prepared. I don't consider myself a prepper. Others may if they saw my pantry room. But that is just me putting up my years supply of food. I grow it, might as well put it up and use it, right?
Your definition of "prepper" is what the media has portrayed to marginalized, shame and discourage people from doing what makes sense. Having cases of long term storage and no farming, homestead, or gardening skills is not only lazy but in a true event only prolongs the inevitable. Anyone who starts out as a "panic prepper" either quits or matures into a homesteader type. Like others have said, this is just the way people used to live, and if things keep up in this country we will have to live this way again, and not by choice.
My grandparents lived this lifestyle my parents lived this lifestyle and my husband and I do to love it. And its independence
Canned caramelized onions. I'm going to have to watch that video. My onions don't want to stop growing!
Use your peach salsa in chicken and pork dishes. Mix peach salsa with meat and use as an enchilada filling. Pour peach salsa on top of a grilled chicken breast or pork chop. Mix it with shredded chicken or pork and make burritos. Mix in with fish for tacos, top with cabbage mixed with poppyseed dressing. Throw frozen chicken breast in the crockpot, add one can of peach salsa, one can of tomato salsa, green Chiles, drained rinsed black beans. When you get home melt a block of cream cheese on top and mix in. Serve in tortillas or over rice. Lots you can do with peach salsa. :)
Your cellar is exactly what I dream of.
Here's the build videos: czcams.com/channels/GlnnV1P-cUPZ-laIOL62_Q.htmlsearch?query=pantry%20build
@@1870s thank you so much! I'm watching these right now. Now all I need is a home with a basement and my own Todd! đ
Little bit by little bit is all it takes. Thank you for saying that. My head knows this is true but my heart always feels like I am not doing enough.
I want to build a nice organized pantry. Maybe next fall, I will be able to do a pantry tour!
The thing about the term "Prepper" is that many of them are people addicted to "fear porn". They end up preparing for the situations they fear.
IMO, a prepper is someone who has a stockpile of necessary things to make themselves more resilient.
instead of preparing for nightmare scenarios, we prepare of obvious possibilities and not in need of fragile global systems.
I enjoy your videos. You are so pleasant:-) I am trying to get motivated to grow more in my garden. I grew up with my parents planting a huge Garden that we would can and freeze from. Now my kids are raised and I'm looking to doing some more of this for myself. Thank you for your videos!
I love the philosophy. I too grew up on this measure. I hope, hope we can get back on land again. doing what we can. love the wisdom. keep spreading it in our modern times. simple, yet wholesome. you've earned it. we all can do it in some form or way. thankyou for the inspiration and common sense.
I learned from some Mormon friends to "keep stores", which is basically what you are doing, keeping enough food on hand that you will be able to eat without relying on charity for 6 to18 months. I have followed this for close to 50 years now and it has been a real help at times. Of course, it simplifies everything that I love to can and dried beans are my favorite food. Watching your opening clip, I thought I would tell you that storing your empty jars upside down really helps with keeping dirt out and makes it easier to clean and sterilize them for the next use.
In the event of a "event" whatever that might be, if we are prepared to take care of our own household, then we are not part of the problem. We can't fix the problems in the world, but we can plant a garden, fill our pantry, fill our freezer and have a shelf of personal care products so we are not competing for short supplies when the shelves are empty. To me that is just common sense.
As a homesteader we try and keep the goal of minimum 2 years food stock on hand. That is just plain good old common sense. As a homesteader you see how things come up in life. Whether it be illness , accident or black outs etc. We are always trying to prepare for anything that could happen and come our way. Again just plain old common sense. I think
" preppers " get a bad rap. Usually from those that are not prepared for anything.
Think prepping and homesteading go hand in hand. It allows finances to be allotted elsewhere on new projects when your groceries are not taking up a fair chunk of your wages.
Nothing like growing your own food and preserving it. A well earned sense of accomplishment and self sustainability. Knowing you are feeding your family with healthy nutrient dense food. With no herbicides, pesticides, fungicides , additives and chemical preservatives is priceless.
It allows us to thrive in life and sleep well knowing we are prepared.
I thought the 'silver rope' on your pantry shelves was an air conduct until midway through the video. I had a good laugh when I realized it was mason jar rims. Thanks so much for the great video!
I am so glad to see your beautiful full pantry! Iâm not through the video yet, but are you guys preppers? I hope so, at least on a small scale! Prepping doesnât mean the same thing for everyone. Love you guys!
I am a prepper, and Iâm not ashamed of it I will put up food for bad times and good times thatâs what weâre supposed to do.
Your pantry is beautiful, reminds me of my sewing room!! Lol! Quilt fabrics just keep growing in there! I hope you and Todd have a security system, some people wouldnât think twice about helping themselves to what you have. Itâs sad that we have to be so cautious, but itâs wise, as is putting away food for our families like our ancestors did. Itâs always fun learning from you.
You guys are preppers đ€ It's unfortunate that a few CZcamser's have turned "preparing for the future, job loss, etc." into something some are embarrassed to be associated with. đđșđžđ»
I think the "Doomsday Preppers" show did that...đ
You guys are rock stars, so impressive how you taught yourselves to do all these things! You are definitely self-starters, and motivators to all of us watching! Keep going!! â€ïžđđđđđ€
Hello Rachael, looks like you have a very nice set up of various canned goods/supplies. My wife and I are probably a little older than you guys and retired as well. You asked yourself whether you are a prepper during your video. I would say that taking into account all of the stored food you have (two years worth according to you), freeze dryer, raising your own meat animals, house generator, and various other generators that you are indeed a prepper! Welcome aboard! We are as well. It's better to be prepared for any life changing events than caught with your shoes off. Appreciate the video. Cheers
My favorite way of using fruit salsas is to hear them and use as a sauce for pork chops and seafood.
My great grandmother made awesome watermelon rind preserves and pickled peaches đ. She didnât throw anything away and Iâve never tasted either that tasted as good as hers!
What hard workers you and Todd are, Rachel. I'm curious about those of you who are so beautifully prepared; how you would protect yourselves if a prolonged crisis from unprepared people who would come for your larder? That's just the way my head works.
I miss canning my garden. This house we moved to has a glass top stove and I donât trust it to a canner. I freeze it, but then you have the electric worry. Canning is a lot of work, but itâs so lovely to be able to look at at, verses hiding it in the freezer. My favorites to do were spaghetti sauce, potatoes, and beans.
Great topic Rachel! Being a corporate chef for many years I have been to the food factories and have seen how food is made and what goes into it. What livestock is being fed and it's not what we want for our family. Lot's of Americans have forgotten how to take care of themselves and are very dependent on the food system. I remember seeing lines wrapped around the stores when the pandemic started and we looked at each other and drove by knowing we had plenty. Here in central Texas we grew up in the garden, that's what we had, chickens where in every yard. We have the same amount of food stores that yawl have. We are working on our channel and really enjoy watching and learning new things from you and Todd and we want to be able to share what we do. God Bless!
Howdy neighbors, right here in southern central đšđ±. Just subscribed to your channel. đđâ€
That's great news guys, just went over and Subscribed â„
@@1870s Thanks!!!!!!!! We will be filming our intro soon. We want to take our time an do this right. God Bless yawl!
Your pantry is BEAUTIFUL đâ€ïžđș. God bless you!
Fun! If you put the clean jars away with the used snap lids upside down and the ring just turned on loosely, then any water in the jar will evaporate and the jars will stay clean.
Hey Rachel. I totally understand Tod's blowing the surprise of a Christmas gift. My wife has never gotten a Christmas gift that she didn't know about already in October. It's just a thing some guys do when they get excited.
I love your canning style!! I just got into preserving food 2 years ago and I love it! I've been so overwhelmed with learning the basics and getting comfortable that I've been a little paralyzed as far as creativity. Your videos continue to inspire me to cook what I love and can it!
I do recommend you to all types of people knowing that growing a garden is so important. You give me hope because I also am coming to this at an older age with renewed interest. I love all your content.
We don't have to label ourselves. My mon started us helping with the canning very young. My brother and I started washing the veggies in tubs on the patio, than cutting and filling jars. We were a family of 7. We put up a minimum of 200 jars of every vegetable we could grow or buy at the local farms. We also had 2 freezers we filled with vegetables and meat. Your peach salsa, use it as a spread with cream cheese on crackers or toast for lunch. Oh, dont put anything on your beets, they are so good naked as my grandma would say.
Rachel, turn the jars upside down to store them. They stay much cleaner that way.
Peach salsa is good on any roasted or grilled meat.
Little messy if a seal fails though!
Lol I was raised by, homesteaders, preppers. Back then it was called living, surviving, make sure you could feed your family living. We have gotten so far away from being self sustaining. Enjoy your channel!
You're well stocked. I'm glad that your hard work has paid off.
Rachel I was so glad to hear you say you did it for Love- nothing else. I am so over all this prepping stuff- Hey I am 70yrs of age & grew up in my 20s to 60s eating from supermarkets etc- I take no medication & do not have any major health issues but yes I did learn to grow a vegetable garden & canning food after losing a very close loved one as I was very depressed & needed something to take my mind away from it. I live every day to its fullest & refuse to believe in this current trend. I know &( not religious in any way) that I will be okay - no matter what. Cheers Denise- Australia
You are a lovely lady. Thank you for sharing. Y'all are amazing. Love from Ireland!đ
Thank you so much!â„
Reminding us of the farm root cellar. Beautiful.
I Love your pantry! What a work of art and a labor of love. Love your vids Rachel, I've just started canning this year and look forward to continuing to do so and find your videos so, so valuable. Thank you for doing this, you bless my family and so many others.
True preppers do not show off what they have in their pantries cause it makes you a target. Just like having a generator and when it does hit the fan all they have to do is listen to find you. It's hard to have a supply chain breakdown when the supplies are not there. A lot of people are fixing to have a very hard wakeup call before long.
We share (not show off) to encourage and teach others to become more self reliant and secure a cleaner food source. We certainly are not scared of ever being attacked I just can't live in fear, not healthy for me. I never started this lifestyle to keep it to myself. It's a personal decision we each make.
Great video, can't wait to see how you make it on your next video. It's just me at home, but I do canning, as I don't get out much. I have done this for years, but now think outside the box to be more creative. I also have two freezers in the basement. I am set up kind of like you are. I do the best I can.
Beautiful Pantry shelves...lots of work!
I don't know why, but my eyes đ are drawn to those pickles. I need to make some.
What you are doing is awesome. I have taught many people how to can over the years. I love the fact my daughter learned how to can at my side from the time she was little and now her little girl is learning too. We never want to lose the old ways. On your peach salsa , I just something similar on pork or chicken in the crockpot or oven and it tastes wonderful.
Try chicken with the peach salsa - grilled or sautéed. Also, a friend of mine used to make these spicy peach meatballs that were so good. Seems like they were peach & bbq with some spices.
Rachel you have been a great inspiration to me this year as I had a small (container) garden that did fairly well and I learned to water bath can for the first time in my life. I am like you and wish I would have learned some of this sooner in my life, and not to be a prepper, but i really do enjoy it, so I guess better sooner than later. I can't wait to own my own home and be able to do more like raising chickens and have a big beautifully filled panty like yours. THank you for keeping me inspired!
I enjoy your videos! I grew up in a home where we canned 750 to 1000 jars of food a year. We produced the majority of our food. It was just what people did then. I love gardening, raising poultry, canning, and drying foods.
Just a note: You can wax dip hard cheeses and store them in a cool dry place. It is said to be shelf stable for 25 years. We eat cheese faster than this but it is good to know it can last this long. I'd be sad to be without cheese. Lol
The only shortages I've noticed at my local stores was potato chips. Everything else was packed. Haven't experienced the shortages yet. Not in Southern Indiana.
I fry up ground beef and dump an entire jar of peach salsa in with it and serve over rice. Easy dinner and very yummy.
I'm later finding your site but so happy I came across it today. I am like you in the way that I have started later in my life to start learning how to garden and preserve our own food. My husband has done this before so he shares his experience and this helps. Thanks for sharing
Being able to be self sustainable as much as possible is a wonderful thing. I think of it as a responsibility so that we may be able to help others in time of need. If we are able to do for ourselves with the least amount of gov't help as possible, that will allow the great many people who will need that gov't support, our elders or those that have more difficult situations to get assistance. I consider it a great blessing to be in a situation to be able to do the things and the work needed to prepare ourselves. Great pantry!
I also share what I can. I make sure I have enough for me though. I am 74, but started out buying just a few things at a time. I have canned for many years though. I do make sure that I can what I will eat. Also buy only the things that I will eat. If you are just starting out, do may be $5.00 to save for your pantry. Also try to use that money to get things that are on sale. Make sure you check the dates on everything!
@@SalLeeHolland Great tips!
Oh my gosh pumpkin chile do tellđđđđđ with black beans i can't wait!!!!!
I guess I'm a pepper all it takes is one person losing a job , we just had that happen đ¶ we have a full-ish pantry im still working on it I think we could make it a year if we had to,
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Iâm not sure if this makes a difference, but when I store my empty jars I put the bands on them and store the upside down. My logic here is the bands should protect the jars from getting chipped. Your pantry is lovely. Nice to know what is in the food your eating. Great Job!
I haven't tried storing them upside down yet but I recieved a box of jars from a friend when he cleaned out his mom's garbage. They were practically thrown in the box and dirty but, because they had the rings on, only 3 of 29 had small chips on the rims!đ
Edit: So now I store all of my empties with the rings on. đ
I store my jars upside down just to keep them cleaner, but putting the bands back on is so smart. Thanks for idea.
I store mine with old lids to keep the dust out, and the rings to keep them on. No more spiders in my jars!
I've been storing my jars upside down, a whole lot less cleaning when I want to use them again.
Growing up on a farm, my mom did a lot of canning. I just recently started up because with my health issues, we need to eat better and the prices at the grocery store have been on the rise. We visit our local farmers market every week, until I can break down my husband to put in a garden! Canning for me has been very therapeutic. I really enjoy your channel and trying out your recipes. Thanks for sharing your daily lives with us!!
Nothing wrong to be a prepper. It all looks lovely. Good for you.
Love your pantry shelves! I learned how to pressure can this year and Iâm loving it! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Iâm learning a lot and am grateful!
Sounds like itâs time for a dairy cow for milk & cheese and grains for breads & pastas. Then, youâll be absolutely sustainable. Hopefully that will be in your future. đ
I'd love my own dairy cow too. Been looking into mini cows like mini jerseys or little mini belted Galloway types. They give less milk but geez who needs 8 gallons a day anyhoo unless you've got kiddos like the Waltons đ€Ł(love watching that show)
Or, even dairy goats. You can make all the same products that you make with cows milk. Either way, cheese, butter, milk and yes!, even ice cream is a necessity.
I would suggest Amaranth, the red one for lovely flower arrangements and then the grain at the end of the season grain.
You are definitely a prepper. Wear that badge with honor. Most of us are not doomsday level. We are doing what our grandparents did. Just found you and subbed.
Amazing site. Love the videos. You are blessed to have such a partner to help you. How did he cut all those onions and not cry. On your carmelized onion video. Very impressive
I was raised to be prepared to take care of your family. We have been very grateful to have food and supplies on hand when that unexpected bill or an accident occurs so we could skip the grocery store for a few weeks.
Reasons:
#1. TX snowcapades, version 2. Or somewhere else.
#2. Plant shutdowns. (COVID, supply chain, manpower)
#3. Mobs at the grocery store.
#4. Family, dietary preferences.
#5. Comfort.
Your pantry shelving is so beautiful!
Very good video! Thanks for sharing your ideas and showing your pantry! We want to be self sufficient and have learned it takes time. Several years of planning to get ready. Thanks again!