A Year Without The Grocery Store || Updated Tour March 2023

[@bridgetmarden7224]

I took care of a little old lady and she had 2 small freezers. I asked her why she needed 2 and why she kept wadded up newspaper inside. She told me that she prepares and if you loose power the paper helps to hold the cold if you don't have power for a while. Love all of your info and suggestions ❤ thank you

[@debbiec6216]

*Word of the Wise* !!!

[@fullofhope2222]

a full freezer uses less energy (especially fill nooks with bottles if water ) though an empty fridge uses less energy - I Europe we have to really be super careful because high energy prices quadrupled in a year

[@limitedaxcess]

@@fullofhope2222 I freeze drinking bottles of water flattened a bit for cold compresses in the kitchen fridge and usually have 2 semi flattened 2liter bottles in my stand up freezer for cooler purposes and to fill spaces. They also come in handy when I get meat on sale , haven't any room in the fridge and plan to process it the next day. 😉

[@fullofhope2222]

@@limitedaxcess nice

[@michellem4118]

Also anything that sinks in water in a cup or waterbottle kept in the freezer let's you know if stuffs dethawed

[@lyndalouk]

Our family went dye free in 2012 when my boys were in elementary school. They are now 16 and 20. Food dyes caused them both so much rage filled behavior it was frightening! Good for you for going dye free for your son!

[@angieward9354]

Hey Southern Wife! I’d like to share a few things I have found when storing food. 1. I keep 1-2 bags of frozen veggies in my freezer. I dehydrate the rest. Saves room in the freezer for more important things such as ice cream and meat. Plus if there’s a power outage I won’t be stuck trying to figure out how to eat pounds and pounds of veggies in 3 days. Dehydrating from frozen saves a ton of time! They can dehydrate from frozen or thawed, no blanching necessary because of the flash freezing process! 2. Watch those powdery products! I just recently lost 25lbs of flour to bugs along with 2 bags of pancake mix. Also compromised we’re some gravy mixes and breakfast powders. Everything stored in jars was fine, stuff left in bags not so much. 3. Two years in all of my cereal and crackers went stale. These items can also be stored in jars up to 2 years hand sealed and indefinitely when vacuum sealed, this also includes cookies too! I hope these tips help!

[@tikacalifornia7876]

This might sound a little "yucky" but you can save your flour after a bug infestation. We understand that the bugs are not toxic, so, put the flour in the freezer for several days, and while it is still frozen sift the critters out and give them to your chickens. (I microwave them to make sure they're dead.) A couple of things to remember is that if you actually knew how much bug stuff is actually in the commercial foods you eat, you probable would get a little squeemish. You could then oven can the flour at 190F for an hour or so. As to the mixes, they have stuff like baking powder in them, so I don't know how well they would survive such treatment. But since we're still living in a time of relative abundance, tossing out the flour and replacing it with fresh is a good option. If things were difficult, this trick would probably save some very needed calories.

[@KimClimer]

I've been stocking since well before 2020, and I bet we have 2 years of food. Lockdown didn't change anything for us.

[@beatriceannbaker3350]

Same. We were doing the Dave Ramsey and not eating out and staying home so when the pandemic hit we were like okay that’s what we are doing. We both kept working (well husband stayed home for 5 months building deer blinds for the new place we bought). But really didn’t even notice the pandemic except I am a nurse and work was crazy. Didn’t start prepping until last summer but I’ve been full speed a head for that year. We are stocked! ❤

[@RAM-eb2te]

I grew up with large working pantries and have strived to keep as large of a working pantry as possible since marriage 40 years ago. I can't stress how IMPORTANT this is and how it has helped us thru several job losses, medical emergencies, and a pandemic.

[@zoeymaldonado9146]

My aunt pointed to the other day that I should buy my pasta in plastic instead of the boxes because any little insect can crawl inside and because it will stay fresh for longer in the bag. 😩 so now she has me looking inside my box of pasta before I use them 😂 definitely will consider her opinion. Great job on stocking up because in reality we just never know before Covid I was already a little crazy about making sure I had enough food/ household items for my family of 8 now I’m even more on top of stuff. Stay Bless ❤

[@tammiw4686]

I would have called you crazy a few years ago lol, but the 2020 year really was eye opening for sure. I wish I had the room to stock more stuff. I do enjoy watching the process though.

[@amandasnailtasticnails9657]

I live in an apartment which after watching someone here on YT I’ve decided to rearrange my bedroom closet to make room for my back stock food. I was gonna put one of my shelves in my front room but now I’m thinking about rearranging my closet once again to assure that my food is in darkness.

[@newsgiirl]

You have worked hard it looks all great. I pack in individual bags of cornbread mix, loaf mixes, pizza mix, just everything all measured out for future use. And just add the wet ingredients to them plus the yeast at the time of making it x

[@Tammy-td5ok]

Me too, my basement is sooooo full of food source. I started organized and its shopping bags and boxes now, blessed but unorganized 💞

[@limitedaxcess]

We live in a larger apartment and a couple years ago purchased a stand up freezer that will also switch over to a refrigerator. I love it because I would never be able to get into the bottom of a chest freezer due to my short stature. 😂

[@kaykrausman8012]

To use an old saying of not putting all of your eggs in the same basket, I think this would apply to prepper/long-term pantries/storage etc. I have my supplies spread out throughout the house and areas. If there's a tornado, hurricane, equipment failure, etc, it won't affect all areas unless the entire house is destroyed. This way, there will be supplies that will most likely survive that you can use. I think with you having two+freezers, if one goes put, you'll have the others.

[@debbiec6216]

you are 100% right , Never PUT supplies in one area , throughout the house , stuff them in kids toys , , etcc dont tell anybody where your food is , just act normal .

[@fullofhope2222]

@@debbiec6216 (Ireland) - I started 8 years ago - stocking store cans etc then moved onto long term mylar buckets, security, energy back ups and wood stove I rotate my gas and diesel - But my husband of 32 years left. He said I was depressing but as a disabled woman who grew up starving and cold I didn't wanna do it again. My love is canning (no one in Ireland seems to do it - I learnt from American channels Especially meat and chicken as they are culling cattle and NO ONE is allowed chickens.

[@whiskeywomanwhisks]

Small kitchen-I have food in every room and closet😜

[@stacyrussell460]

I love how you explain your methods of keeping your prepper pantry & how you change things over time & rotate items. I can hear the pure joy in your voice as you take us through every tour. Your videos help people learn it's not just important to stock up & be prepared. You also help people know what to stock & how to store things. You're amazing!!

[@gretchenb7884]

This is so helpful. You are doing a great job !

[@limitedaxcess]

I wanted to share with you one of the ways I have organized and saved space for canned goods. Find some of the white coated three tier "spices' shelves that are wide enough for cans. You can fit them together by linking the legs and can stack them two tall in a taller cupboard it's easy to see what you've stored, and your able to use the space underneath for thinner boxes ( pasta, jello, Rice ECT ) I always mark my best by dates on the front of the label, and whatever it is on the top of the can, with bb date, in case I store them on the side or in a bin on the floor. Easy to find, and rotate them then. Hope this is helpful to someone! Thanks for sharing what you do 💕

[@kdown3660]

So proud of you! You keep going and best of luck on your channel. ❤

[@michellerubadue9620]

Hello! I love this video, thank you for posting today. From on Mom with a kiddo who can’t have food dye to another , I wasn’t sure if you knew that the Mickey Mouse goldfish has no food dye. They are colored from veggie powders. Y’all are doing great!

[@JoAnnCarpenter815]

You sure have expanded your storage Tamara & you’ve done a great job adding new things! I am thankful for your example, as soon as time & space is available I definitely will be expanding my stock as well! 😊

[@Sammi_May]

You got it going on!!! Thanks for all the inspiration ❤️❤️❤️

[@mikefelix932]

We live in Florida and used the generator during the last hurricane. Its a great investment and I didn't lose any food - Shel

[@jackieburnett6881]

Tamara you have come a long way! I remember when you first started. Just continue doing what you enjoy because it is working!!

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@mycelticstardust]

I am sure that you will bust out your canners and can everything before you will let it spoil! I can see you don’t live in fear, you have skills!!! Enjoyed the pantry tour!!!❤

[@make_prep]

Just found your channel... Another great thing too pressure can is chicken , stewed meat and ground beef.. My hubby prefer home canned meat to the store brought now.. I don't know if you read the book "A Year Without The Grocery Store" by Karen Morris. Great read..Love this video.Very informative.. Been prepping for about 4 years now myself.

[@limitedaxcess]

A great place to store water or other items in small spaces or apts is underneath your beds. Don't forget a foodsaver vacuum sealer is a terrific prep for flour and sugars that fit into an under bed bin. Make sure you seal them in a xl lunch bag first then the vacuum sealer bag. It keeps small particles out of the vaccum system in the machine

[@CreationAppreciation]

I’ve tried that cheese powder and my kids love it. I would suggest decanting into a mason jar…mine turned to a brick when I left it in that plastic container.

[@angelarichmond1617]

Yes 👍 you have been doing a great job ☺️ it takes time work it out thank you for your voice in the sky the window is closing

[@reneesichley6494]

I love your channel. And I just got into canning and love it. It also relaxes and calms me down. I am my moms 24/7 caregiver as she is bed bound and on a ventilator. I’m totally exhausted but I need downtime in the evening so canning does it for me. Wish I could get my daughters into it but they aren’t interested lol. Anyway love your channel !

[@rachelbolick]

I really enjoyed your tours of everything that you got stocked up for emergencies . ❤️ I love how you got a mix of everything on hand and how you rotate through it so nothing will go bad. 🥰 I am interested in keeping a emergency pantry as well but I don’t have any room for it in my home. This is a really good idea to have in case you can’t afford to go to the grocery store or you can’t go for some reason and you still need to eat.

[@janetdwyer1867]

You always have great idears. Your recipes are amazing.you are amazing thanks. It's amazing how much die is in food

[@annswann1941]

What a great tour. I hope you’re really proud of yourself! Taking care of your family so well is a full time job. I’ve canned for about 4 decades but always been intimidated by tomato sauce. My daughter uses it a lot and wants to can it, she has a hand mill so it’s just a matter of practice. Let us know if you find a place to buy those shelves individually - I’ve bought extra sets and have 8 unused legs

[@SimplyBethany]

Hey hey girl❤ I’m so excited to see this! I’ve been thinking about organizing my canning shelf, and the other places I have food stored lol

[@doraedwards2262]

Prepping doesn’t always mean a grid down scenario although that is definitely a consideration. Some times it means a spouse loses a job, and the food budget decreases. Sometimes it means you are so sick you cannot leave the house and it’s just nice to not have to go run errands if you have a fever or you are tending to a sick family member. I say all of that to say, having a stocked freezer is still a blessing even if you don’t have a generator because not every emergency means SHTF.

[@ohiofarmgirl3384]

We have a generator but we live on a farm and water troughs/wells are powered by electric. Many don’t realize that you need to power up your geni once a month to keep it primed. Can’t just let them sit for months on end. We’re looking into getting a whole house generator. BTW, everything looks great! I’m actually prepping this weekend!

[@debbiec6216]

found out if you can get an hand crank for your well

[@debbiec6216]

I like to see what a years worth of groceries look like !!! I am a newbie with this pantry / prepping . there are alot of people who's just starting out too .

[@mkkrafts9261]

Welcome to the crazy world of prepping! I'm so glad that you are taking steps to provide for your family during uncertain times. It may seem overwhelming at first but chip away at it a little at a time and before long you'll have a nice stash. I have a year's worth and it takes some space and good organization. The same as shown here, really just more on each shelf. It's a blessing!

[@evalynchuran8684]

Great organization. I never supplied candies and junkfood raising my son. Nor will my grandchildren get it. Healthy foods only. They can munch on dried fruits rather than candies.

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

Everyone preps differently, but I also don’t “store” candy for emergency prep. I shared my everyday pantry, prepper and emergency pantry in this video. You must of missed the whole point on this video. Have a great day!

[@donnab.2897]

It's always to get blue painters tape so that you can put the dates on them. You not want to grab a can that's out of date . It's a lot of work, but it is worth doing so.

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

Expiration dates don’t bother me.

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

Great video full of helpful information. I truly appreciate everything you have shared from budget meals to beginning a prepper pantry.

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

You are so welcome!

[@me21120]

I've just started watching your newer videos and and really love them. I watched this older one and have a suggestion for your deep freezers. I came across a video from Acre homestead called, "easiest way to organize a deep freezer.... " I think it changed my life haha. Basically I wish I would have known this 25 years ago. She used hard-sided shopping bags with handles and organized her freezer. . I now have all my chicken in one bag and all my beef in one bag etc... so I just lift the top bags up full of all the stuff to get to the bottom bags Anyway if you're interested check her video out it explains it a lot better.

[@kathynester5217]

Love, love, love! Great video. Thank you!!!!

[@katiegrazier4091]

We have been prepping since 2001 “officially”. I grew up in upstate NY and we always had lots of food stored because we could be snowed in for days and without power as well. It is a lifestyle that we enjoy. To those that say why do you have 2 freezer (we have 3)….if the power to go out for several days you can always can what you can on either your gas stove being lit manually or on an outside burner like a camp chef. Either way you would still have it to can as opposed to not having it at all.

[@billiejeanmcneely6568]

You and me both when it comes to getting organized ~~ LOL ~~ Have a great rest of the weekend

[@tamaraewald3791]

I also prep in layers. I have always canned, so I supplement what the garden doesn't give with store bought. Also dehydrate (so amazing!). Love the tour!

[@maryhutto5112]

Thanks for this information 🥰. I’m so glad that I found this today. Yes, we never know when we will need the food that we are storing 😮🤷‍♀️. I’m saving this video so I can go back to it.

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sharonceaser-wheeler3364]

Thank you

[@denisenotdennis]

I would highly recommend getting a stand up freezer..you can see everything..and it will hold so much more than a chest freezer..we got one at our local appliance store..used..for a really good price!!. Just an idea..be on the look out..

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

I’d love to have one, but it’s not in the cards right now.

[@debbiec6216]

you are 100% right .....stand up freezer are the best in my own opinion.

[@jenallen5202]

Consider a small solar generator as a starting point. You could keep the freezers and fridge going for couple days. One in the 500 watt range no smaller. Plus if you add the solar panel you can recharge no worries about running out of fuel.

[@kathleenworkman2575]

Good planning. My parents called this planning for the winter.

[@jennifergragg1850]

You are such an inspiration! Thank you for sharing! Another lady I watch does the home jars of ground beef too she and her family also love it!

[@conniescheel9178]

I love canning, I actually have been canning my own fruit pie fillings. This is the year that I'm going back to canning. It's nice when my boys come to the and as they put shop at moms grocery store. I'm going to start stocking my shelves also. Thank you for showing your pantries

[@frugalautie]

Wishing you all the best with going dye free ❤🙏🤞 I hope it helps your son in all the ways you wanted it to 🥰 rooting for you!

[@jaylovealways8616]

I have the same shelves I purchased two shelves did not how much space was dead space so i condensed two into one. Tok the shelves from the second one and put them on the first one. And the legs I used in my garden as a trellis added a netting to it for my cucumbers to climb on. Hope this helps Xoxo god bless. Stay safe

[@kimfenimore5926]

Happy Saturday Tamara and Luke also Winston and Max. Thanks for sharing your lifestyle with us. My family and I also one of our friends Julie said hello 👋 to everyone here. We really appreciate your cooking recipes and learning to keep stocking up on canned foods and water also Gatorade and Juice. Your family is a blessing to us all Amen. How's everyone doing this weekend? There is so much snow here it's starting to flood in different places. We love your family Tamara. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your vlogs with us all here. The beginning of the week there is more snow in the forecast. Take care for now friends. We pass on your info to our family's and friends also. Stay safe and healthy also God bless our families and friends here. 😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❣️💜❤💙💜❤💙💜❤💙💜❤❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️🧸♥️🧸♥️🧸♥️🧸♥️🧸♥️🧸♥️🧸♥️

[@ericastout4552]

Hi Kim and family and Julie and Vicki and Keesha.

[@kimfenimore5926]

@@ericastout4552 Hello Erica. How are you doing today sweetie? I've been outside in the snow and trying to get the snow off the side of the apartment roof. We love you so much Angel Girl Erica. My family and I also Julie and Vicki and Keesha said hello 👋 to you and your furbabies. Hope that your enjoying the weekend. We continue to pray for our family's and friends in the path of the storms. Take care for now sweetie. Thanks for praying for my family and Julie also Vicki and Keesha and my family. 😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💙💜❤💙💜❤💙💜❤💙💜❤💙✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️

[@ericastout4552]

@@kimfenimore5926 How is your other friends doing? The one that lost her son. I've been praying for them to. It's such a sad heartbreaking thing to them. I know that God is with them. I've been thinking about moving out of Hamilton Ohio 😇. I don't know where yet. I need to find out the prices of rent in other areas. Love you sweetie 😘. It's supposed to snow here tonight or tomorrow. I hope not. Love you guys 🥰😇

[@kimfenimore5926]

@@ericastout4552 My friends went to the funeral today. They said thank you for your prayers and thoughts Angel Girl Erica. What did you eat for supper tonight? We just had leftovers for supper tonight sweetie. Take care for now friends. We love you so much Angel Girl Erica. My family and I also Julie and Vicki and Keesha appreciate your prayers and thoughts sweetie. Lots of love and hugs your way family. ✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💙💜❤💙💜❤💙💜❤💙💜❤💙

[@lunaaurora7]

Rule of thumb is don’t open the fridge and freeze and they will keep fine for several hours. Ours was out for 8 hours one year and after it came back on we checked and everything was still cold.

[@jennymulder1671]

Another good idea is dry ice. Throw a few blocks in your freezer. If you have a power outage the dry ice will keep your goods cold and some still frozen. I am from South Africa and we have outages on a daily basis. Some times up to 3 days maybe more. Some of us have learned to go back to the settlers time to keep food fresh.

[@TheAnimalsMagicShop]

You've done a great job and everything looks so organized and attractive too. Well done on all the home canned goods. It does look like you've succeeded in collecting at least 9 months to a year's worth of food for 3 people I have water bath and pressure canners and now need to learn how to use them. Also need to expand my pantry. You could always work on canning the meats in your 2 spare freezers while you're saving for a generator. They've gone up in price a lot for sure but are very important insurance to have considering the state of the grid and greater possibility of it being attacked these days. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing what you do.

[@peggybickel3726]

Love the black shelves, I have those in my garage.😊

[@melloc7618]

I love your rotational system. I want to use a spare bedroom in the same way for rotational foods, then have long-term buckets in another place as well. We also cut out food dyes for our kids years ago when they were little. One got super hyper adhd with red dye and another one gets nausea & vomiting with yellow dye. In addition, two of us don't digest gluten well, so that has been a challenge; it's not as easy to find cheap natural & organic without making it yourself.

[@sandytmobile4467]

I had a check done on the mesh plastic in the craft stores it is safe for food but it takes the cost of buying what goes to a dehydrator extremely cheap. I bought and cut the mesh plastic sheets for .99 cent's each I did finely chopped strawberries, chopped apples, pears, what ever you need I used these for cookies and oatmeal, there great for thin cut tomatoes they just peel right off. I have 91 half gallon of dehydrated food's we use and doing powder food's. Bless you all for taking care of your family.. starving is hell.

[@mkkrafts9261]

Ooh! I am trying to get my dehydrated pantry going. I only have a few things so far...maybe 10 jars. Someday I might have 90 jars that would be amazing!

[@sandytmobile4467]

I wish I could show my stock up on dehydrated food's. I grew so much and help of family I also found my mass of bulk at the Chef's store. This store is we're restaurant buy bulk. No EBT but I have dehydrated a hundred pounds of potatoes and there in 5 gallons bucket's, I buy 40 pound's of onion's, 80 pound's carrots you get the point when I see that on buying bulk I paid $.99 cents for five pounds. This store made us drop Costco and there's no membership fee wow . We also tryed a freeze dry and it's a joke. Storage can get damp trashing product and it turns food in to air it takes up to much room to store. If people find that to be a liking ok but I'll stay with the way our ancestors done it. So to run my dehydrator cost me for a 22 hour 10 cent's on power . My husband was freaked when I had two going tell he found what the power was he asked if I need another who knows I can burn them out running none stop haha 😂 so please remember you will need mesh plastic to dehydrate food's ok. I also love my grandkids puffer over candy. Watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberry, please just buy banana chips there cheaper then your cost and time.

[@mkkrafts9261]

@@sandytmobile4467 such great tips and advice! Thank you!

[@tinagale7840]

Yeah! Thrift stores are a fantastic way to find canning jars. Also, i watch craigslist for jars or Facebook marketplace.

[@limitedaxcess]

The other thing I want to share is about watching the weight you have on your shelving units, I've learned the hard way to put the heavy goods on the floor shelf and to watch the others for bowing on the regular. If they have a load on them for a while the may bow and start twisting.

[@kathyhanson509]

I'm with you on the generator. My next comment is about a vacuum sealer (NO JUDGMENT). They are so expensive. Would one be nice?.....yes. You got this. You can Can, dehydrate, and you are getting backups for your backups. I have a canner but I'm afraid of it so there's that 😂. Have a good night

[@danniemcdonald4903]

If I had to pick one kitchen appliance, it would be my Food Saver. Not only is it great for vacuum sealing and saving food in the freezer, but also in and out of the fridge. Not only food. I have sealed important documents, clothing, matches and candles and cash, just to name a few things. There are videos on You Tube showing different ways to use it.The bags are reusable if you use cheap zip lock bags to flash freeze the food before vacuum sealing, cutting down on their cost. I was the same way about my pressure canner. It sat in the box for FIVE years before I took the plunge after watching videos on You Tube about canning meat. So, DO IT!

[@tammiw4686]

Yes, a generator is a good idea. Hadnt thought of that. One of those things where you hope you never need to use it, but are glad you have it when you do need it. Just like all the food. Maybe a company will send you one to review, that would be awesome!

[@rubytaylor4566]

Good job and so organized. ❤😊🙏 Ms. Ruby

[@karenholland2012]

Love this video! Thank you for all the great ideas, and for confirming we are doing the right things right!

[@donnad4264]

Glad I found your channel, great organization of pantry

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

Welcome!!

[@paulasmith7803]

This is my plan too. Get at least 3 months, but I would like to do a year supply since I lost all my saved food in our house fire. Starting to rebuild. H

[@nancycarney]

Making a prepper pantry for the last 2 years. It has grown. It is a mess. Three different area. Just started making a specific room for my "In Home Grocery Store". Shelves are in and assembled. Braced and ready to fill. You are so much better at this than I am. I do keep rice, beans, flour, sugar and oats in the Low's Buckets. Got the idea from you I believe.

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

That is awesome! You got this!!

[@quilteveryday]

Proud of your supplies n becoming more self sufficient. I would need to be educated more on generators. I got mine about 5 years ago, but had to have my son come n start it. I am disabled n need a push start generator, prefer Solar/ propane. However, my son has them and 2 ..5 gal gas cans n he is storing for me n will return as needed. My biggest concern was sump pump, when it's wet it works overtime, and that is when power goes out. Thank goodness for add on battery back up. Or I would be a mess with worry.

[@jamesarnett2118]

great vid im greatull to see how you store things alot of channels dont want to share how they do things just talk about it i like to see what others are doing to give me ideas

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@terrei8398]

Great job on stocking, your canning is awesome,hv a wonderful day 😃

[@cydney3283]

You are doing great!! Please try really hard to save for a small generator. It doesn't need to be a whole house generator, just big enough to supply power to your freezers, for an hour or so a day, to keep them cold. Just don't open them often.

[@ericastout4552]

Hi Angel girl 😘. I need to rearrange my stockpile. God bless you all ☺️ Have a blessed day 😇 Love you guys 😇😚

[@user-zu2ns5pj1s]

You can make your own dye free suckered and hard candy. It is very easy and the ingredients are easy to find.

[@roxanneonthemove4187]

Making sure you have some water on hand for your dehydrated foods is good idea, that is not what you have stored as your drinking water. Extra food in the house has saved us when we have had job layoffs and bigger unplanned bills. Buying extras on sale is the best way. Buying dried fruits and nuts (provided there is no allergies) are great snacks that have no dyes, bagging them up yourself after buying them in bulk makes them easy to grab. I love freeze-dried fruit but it is so expensive to eat frequently, I guess it will be a treat when we open up a can of freeze-dried strawberries!😊 Keeping everything organized and a running inventory list can be a full time job, but it is always satisfying when you feel you have a better handle of what you have.

[@etcowwith-et3350]

Canned 96 Qts of chicken & broth. Next is beef & pork. We’re moving & can’t move frozen foos thus processing. Just didn’t know I had that much fowl. Geez, the cost diff from pkgs a year ago to now! Shocking. Glad I got this done & will be very glad when we use it. We will be tired after house hunting…

[@allienoneya4257]

Darlin’ you have the opportunity to do so much more with the space you have available. You need to barter some skills for someone to build permanent shelves in the basement ,use the portable shelves in your pantry room upstairs. You will see such a difference. It is suggest one year or more, 3 meals a day to get through a crisis, being economical, political upheaval, sickness,job loss weather events such as tornado. My advice is pressure can and bath can away. Find recipes for sauces, meatballs, chicken beef and clean out that freezer. An electrical grid is devastation in food loss. Do it now and get it on the shelf. I only keep 1 large freezer for that reason. Try and beef up long term items. A dehydrator and vacuum sealer are my best friends. Garden produce. I grow my own herbs and medicinal herbs. I have an area for tea. I make my own teas, chamomile, lavender, lemon balm,ect. I have several indoor tea plants that make black tea to combine with the others. I buy a lot of local honey. Honey never goes bad. I buy from the local farm market for produce I don’t grow or have difficulty growing and get lots of tips from the growers for a better harvest. So many things I would like to share with you to help you on your journey to self sufficienc❤️

[@juliepoppe6294]

Great video! I canned a bunch of beans, carrots and green beans. I need to get back to it!

[@kathryndalton9867]

It's amazing how the other year we watched BE MIMILISTIC DON'T STORE FOOD ETC ETC and now it's reversed. Bet all those people who were helped to clear it all is now saying TOLD YOU SO

[@cathyeller5722]

I have 5 cats and one mouse. The mouse comes out in the kitchen when I'm cooking and ask me what's for dinner. I have seen him jump over the glue papers he's a sneaky thing. I had my dry gravy mixes in my upper cabinets, he ate them, apparently he liked the brown gravy mix better but, of course he had to try everyone. He ate through my box of instant mashed potatoes. He ate my seasoning packets I keep in the drawer, he favors papa johns. I have set out traps for him to no avail. Everything is all cleaned up and bleached down. Now, everything is being kept in those plastic shoe container's in my cabinets. I live in an older home so there is no way to plug all the holes that mice can come in. I'm not done trying to catch him, but my guess is he is smarter than my well fed cats.

[@KarmicAngel]

I think youre doing a great job. Looks awesome.

[@ntracefan]

If your power goes out for an extended time you can always pressure can items in the freezers.

[@teresamessick2297]

I enjoyed your video. I take a sharpie and put the year number sample 23 on all my cans and boxes to help with rotation. As someone said before we too in a medical shut down. Testing our preps on starching our money to pay my hubby Dr. bills while he is going thru cancer treatments. Like them discovered we discovered we don't eat much processed foods. Basically cook from starch.

[@amandasnailtasticnails9657]

Yep summers are hard here for me which means I stock up for those few months with low income. When I moved into my apartment I never thought about getting myself a cubic freezer. Now I’m wishing I had one. When meat was cheap I could totally have it when I need it.

[@crystaldubose6465]

We have. Generator, it’s a Big one and very quiet. We use it with our RV if we go camping and have no power. We have 2 big stand up freezers. They’re full. My husband asked me other day what if our power goes out. And we loose all that stuff. I told him we won’t. If it does. I’ll just can the stuff and meats. I love canning stuff. We love canned hamburger meat and canned 🐥. And all the vegetables I’ve canned. Keep it up. Love your videos. ❤😊

[@almacarter7968]

your stock pile looks good, your peach jelly sounds good

[@conniewach7872]

Nice job, your doing really good!

[@patriciaserdahl5577]

Thank you for sharing your Pantry n information Great video 😊 🇺🇸 👏

[@kathyrais574]

We are in same situation as you as far as not having a generator. I want to get one, my husband needs to be convinced so I am working on him. In meantime I have 2 upright freezers that are full & we have had long time. They are manual defrost which is a pain the older I get so hope to replace with automatic defrost. I think you are doin a great job on becoming more self sufficient but learning how to make your own food like you are doing with your bread items & all your canning I am impressed !

[@madelinechriston8970]

Hi girl! Enjoying this video very much.

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@amandasnailtasticnails9657]

I’d love to learn how to can one of these days. When I’ve seen Brooke’s videos she makes it so easy. I’d like to get a freezer. I’m bummed that I missed out on last month Sam’s club cubic freezer. The one that’s on sale this next month is a bit too big for me a 7 cubic freezer. I feel a 5 cubic freeze would suit me just fine for my family size.

[@etcowwith-et3350]

Not hard just got to start.

[@lunaaurora7]

Love your channel ❤❤❤😊

[@sjordan7085]

A years worth of food and items for all other aspects of one's life is the very minimum all of us should have on hand if we are wise. It boggles the mind to know that many comparatively wealthy folk have only enough food at home to last a couple of days, three at the most, not even a weeks worth of food. The common thread seems to be that either they don't know how to cook, or don't want their cash tied up in food. Yet it is by far the very best hedge against inflation and shortages, creates security and means one never has to depend upon others. Emergencies such as illness, injuries and loss of income, have little impact when one is prepared. It also prevents impulse shopping and unnecessary visits to the store, which increases petrol costs. Buying only foods one uses and when they are at rock bottom prices is the way to go. Have three pantries, one one is using now, one to refill the first and a third of foods that last indefinately, or forever.

[@barbarasutherland8000]

Nice tour I learn alot from food tours and food hauls I had to turn my living into a pantry not finish yet.🌍👍🌍💯🌍👏🌍💓🌍✌️🌍🍀🌍😋🌍

[@jeanniedorsey6772]

Great video, sweet lady! It's sad that you need to explain your actions to some folks! Love all your videos!

[@debbiereilly900]

Thank you for sharing Tamara have a blessed day stay safe and healthy. 🙏❤🙏❤🙏

[@princessjanuarymarie3197]

cool

[@deejones6805]

Check your closest Sam's for shelving. I bought so many for my pantry they worked great and can take lots of weight.

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

The 3 with boxed foods are from Sams Club.

[@kimberlyyoung6517]

We recycle our glass jars from the store and use them for drinking glasses

[@lunaaurora7]

Your doggie is so cute 🐶

[@bridgetmarden7224]

Looking forward to seeing the water bath egg video. I've always wondered about them 🤔

[@AlexSmith-mq1tb]

I think people should learn to live without a refrigerator/freezer. Store canned goods and dehydrated. Store in glass canning jars (vacuum sealed of course with a moisture packet for dry goods). This keeps pests away and preserves it for a couple years plus. Power outages are a thing, not to mention what are you going to do if there's a grid down event? All that stuff in your freezer/refrigerator is going to go bad before you can eat it all. I have lived without a refrigerator for years and I don't miss it at all. But to each his/her own.

[@jennymulder1671]

Living in south Africa we are so lucky Defy (manufacturers), just released a solar fridge and deep freezer. Seeing that we have outages every day. You can't buy meat in bulk for fear of it going rotten.

[@jerryandlindasplace5664]

New subscriber 😊💕

[@SouthernWifeEverydayLife]

Welcome!!