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[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

You're doing exactly what my Great Aunt did back in the 1940s-1970s.

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

That brought a smile to our faces :) Sometimes the way forward is looking back. Thanks for sharing and watching!

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

@@FromScratchFarmstead We can always learn from what folks did previously. The trick is to know when what our ancestors did was beneficial, and when it was harmful. (I.e., bloodletting to "relieve" the demons inside. 😸 )

[@MorganagrayYT]

It is so sweet how Joelle is always looking up to Jim, with such a warmth and love! You are such a loveley family, and your videos are so nice ☺️

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

❤️❤️❤️ thanks so much for watching!

[@yahushaismyshepherd1179]

Thank you for the information. Our carrots and beets we store in big plastic totes packed in damp sand. They were firm, taste fresh out of the garden well into June and even into July.

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Wow, that’s so awesome that they can store that long! Thanks for watching!!

[@julynbaker1718]

I love how you keep it real. ❤

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

That's a great question! I would think they would be compatible to do it that way to but I'd reach out to ProOne to check and make sure!

[@bcvahsfam]

Your videos are very informative. You answer many of my questions. Thank you!

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Appreciate the feedback and thanks for watching!

[@Frdunsing]

Very inspirational “work with what you have” wonderful 😊 Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Thanks so much for the encouragement and for watching!!

[@laurieshatney9279]

Love your set up. I wish I had a cellar. We live in a double wide home but it doesn't have a foundation and our land is mostly rocks. So even a in-ground root cellar is out of the question. Great video. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!!

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

Got the same problem. Have a crawl space but we have freeze/thaw cycles here in NETN that make me wonder if using the crawl space is a waste of time. Then there's also rodents!

[@PiningOverHome]

Boosted my confidence in starting this project this year! Love the kale idea for soups 😍

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Awesome!! So glad this was helpful! Simple and practical is our jam :) All the best on your journey!

[@cherylbishop7657]

A vacuum sealer will stop the frost on frozen stuff. I love mine . GOD BLESS

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Good call! Might be a good investment at some point. Thanks for watching!

[@wildbill1]

its to my understanding that you should store potatoes and onions seperatley and keep them spaced apart using straw or pine shavings to stop the rot or root phase

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Yes! Good call. Onions and potatoes should be stored separately.

[@fahim026]

Nice video Full of information Thanks

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

New sub! Loved the video! Over the last couple of years we have been trying to grow and put up as much food as possible

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Awesome! I couldn’t imagine a more rewarding lifestyle. Thanks so much for watching!!

[@staceylynnwells]

Just found you guys! (And subscribed, lol) This year, we're going into our second-year garden since we moved to our small farm in East TN. I had been concerned about storage but this has really given me hope! We have a large basement and I was wondering how to best make use of the space. We already installed a large space for a canned food pantry, and I really like the ideas you shared in this video. I look forward to checking out more of your videos! Thank you!

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Awesome! So glad this was helpful. Thanks for watching and subscribing!!

[@staceylynnwells]

@@FromScratchFarmstead You're welcome, and thank YOU for making all this info available! :-)

[@SgtSnausages]

Sweet. Potatoes. Ours store near 2 years in bins in the basement. No special climate control (temp/humidity) at all. Relatively pest and disease free compared to other crops. Easy to propagate and produce your own slips. 100 pounds per adult per year is a good target anyone with land/space should easily handle.

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Awesome, thanks for sharing! We love sweet potatoes but haven't ventured too much into growing them yet. Something to look forward too! Thanks for watching!

[@TomoyoTatar]

👀 That's a lot of squash! -- thanks for sharing

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

There’s so many yummy ways to cook em up! Thanks for watching!!

[@malcolmt7883]

A gardener just has to find the right crops. Summer is too hot to grow storage potatoes in the south, since you have to dig them in June and they'll be sprouting by October. Sweet potatoes, though, thrive in the southern half of the US.

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Yes! We tried sweet potatoes up here and it didn’t go over so well 😅. But storage potatoes grow like crazy. Definitely depends on your growing zone - we’re zone 5. Thanks for watching!

[@mariadefatimacardoso6492]

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[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Thanks so much for the comment and for watching ❤️

[@beckykarson6306]

Great ideas! Just wondering if you have any recipes for eating all that squash!

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

This video shows a few different ways to use them. Our Weekly Routine to Include Winter Squash - Perfect for Storing, High in Nutrients and Energy kzbin.info/www/bejne/p36aiHihaNZpoa8 Thanks for watching!!

[@searose6192]

Not trying to sound scary or anything, but what do you guys do about the gasses from the veggies in storage? I have heard that root cellaring in your basement or in a non vented crawl space can build up off gasses from the veggies aging and can actually kill you by seeping into the house. This was my biggest concern with our new home, as it has a “Michigan basement” which I wanted to finish out a bit to make it into a root cellar, but I will not have enough money this year to install piping and fans for a ventilation system.

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Interesting! We've honestly never heard of this. Do you have more resources? Thanks for sharing and watching!

[@pinkcashmere1908]

Yes ... a whole family died from these gasses

[@tutianac4875]

I know you said you used fridges to store onions, carrots etc.... question are they used just for storage or are the ON so chilled. Thank you!

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Good question - We have them on! Thanks for watching!

[@hbgriss]

Fridge puts off heat if wasn’t thought of yet w potatoes next to.

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Good thought! Might need to rethink the fridge location. Thanks for watching!!

[@Tabstarbelle]

The things you keep in the fridges....are the fridges running? If they are actually running, do you keep the temp at 45 -50 degrees? Or do the things you keep in them keep well with no cooling necessary?

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Hey! The fridges are running and act as our cold storage. That's for things like carrots, cabbage, beets, etc. We don't set those fridges really cold - probably around the 40°F range - just cold enough to help keep everything fresh. Thanks for watching!

[@gardenernotdecoder8001]

Are there any kinds of beans that you cannot eat dried?

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

There are some beans that people prefer eating fresh (but you could eat the dried seeds), we just prefer to grow beans for storage. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!

[@marybistodeau8597]

I live in a southern 1954 house with limited closet space. No basement. Any other ideas welcome???

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Without actually digging some kind of root cellar I’m not sure I have any great ideas for you. There are ways reprogram a fridge to run at warmer temps which might be able to work. But I’ve only heard of that and don’t have firsthand experience. You might be able to store things in a fridge in a garage. Thanks for watching!

[@_Mordion_]

No root cellar? No problem! No basement either..? Sucks to be you I guess lol

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

We store everything in our basement. Thanks for watching!

[@tiger1554]

I plan to store this in my pantry/closet and garage. I think I will test it out and see if it works in my garage. I actually already grow things in my detached garage in the winter in zone 7B.

[@pinkcashmere1908]

And how you prevent rodents?

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Thankfully, it hasn't been a huge issue (fingers crossed). We do have traps set up for mice just in case and have had a few here and there but they've never gotten into anything. Thanks for watching!

[@sharonrobins875]

Is it me or did I here a kid laugh when he was talkin at about 1:17 in the video. Seriously sounded like a child laughing and agian around 2:17. Creepy

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

Our 2-year-old was down there with us, just not in the camera. It's hard to keep toddlers completely quiet :)

[@firehorsewoman414]

It wasn’t creepy and you clearly didn’t watch the whole video because their child makes a brief appearance.

[@jonah6739]

❗ 【ｐｒｏｍｏｓｍ】

[@FromScratchFarmstead]

👍 thanks for watching!