Surviving Salvaged Food: You Won't Believe What It Looks Like!

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[@kimh4508]

My state doesn’t offer a program like this, but I really appreciate that the food doesn’t end up in the garbage. I feel like we, as Americans, tend to waste a lot. Good job!

[@lindakrieger6667]

I love all your ideas. My Father was involved with the church pantry for years. We picked up food from Hannaford, and Panera with him until He was 92 years old. Blessing others with a big heart. ❤️

[@woman_of_spirit7752]

Blessings all around. I found a local grocery store that gives me its produce they pull for my bunnies. People only want to buy the best looking produce. They call me to pick up. I get 3 to 5 boxes every 7 to 10 days. Most times it brings me to tears. What my bunnies can eat I feed them. The remainder I cull through and wash a second time, freeze, dehydrate or can. I give a lot away to family and neighbors.There is so much food that would otherwise be going in the dumpster I am greatly blessed

[@mompuff6857]

I wish we had that in Kentucky!!! Hundreds could benefit from that awesome service!!! 🙌🏻🦋🙌🏻

[@juliewebber2749]

I wish we had a program like that. I think it is awesome even the pigs are happy! Have a great evening everyone!

[@kesmarn]

A wonderful evening to you too, julie.

[@rosemarie6545]

It makes me happy to watch you doing these frugal projects, you seem to enjoy them so much. You remind me of myself years ago. I don’t have the energy or drive now!

[@tinagingrich3039]

I was born and raised in York PA. That’s a great program. Thank you for being a part of it and for saving as much food as you can. Blessed be Tessie

[@CB-pf7go]

There is a grocery store near me that has what they call “ugly produce” it’s all the fruits and vegetables that are not so pretty but just fine to eat and they cost a fraction of the “pretty produce.” It’s a great way to save money.❤️

[@rouxchat6033]

This was standard in stores when I was a kid. Meat was also discounted considerably when it began turning a bit brown. Now they gas meat so it stays red but most people know brown meat is the most tender. Nothing wrong with it. I'm 73 so that was a long time ago.

[@jules-marcdavis6843]

A store I shop at regularly has awesome produce guys that showed the code dates on when the mushrooms will be marked down so I go in and inventory them a few times a month to find the clearance ones to be marked down I just ask and they are happy to know they have one less thing to do lol. I dehydrate them and seal them in jars. I prefer these over any canned or even fresh for cooking they end up with such an earthy flavor from dehydration

[@tional5266]

Chinese restaurant owners do this then they cook it and sell it to you

[@marleymae6746]

Oh how I love learning the old ways from you Tessie. It’s a lost art to be a true homemaker. I wish I had learned these things when I was young, but I guess it’s better late than never.

[@lseasto]

Tessie, You amaze me. It’s so funny I grew up same way but I’m not Mennonite. Makes me proud I listened to my mom and canned. Thank you for all you do God Bless you and keep making videos you’re helping people.

[@leonard530]

Very good. Some local Churches do have a drive up food bank scheduled at a day of week at an hour time. The Church distributes donated foods that Chain Grocery Stores such as Walmart donate for redistribution. Usually the Church Staff only ask for your name for their records keeping.

[@arabellasplace3823]

Tessie you are so amazing and bless my heart everyday.

[@rainrabbit9209]

You make it look so easy! It takes planning and equipment. Thank you for sharing

[@tracyehogan9591]

I love what you did with the jars . Tessie you are a very smart cookie .

[@patriciahammett4197]

You are blessed to be able to get food whete you work. I could certainly benefit from such a program. It's getting harder to make ends meet. On SS and wanted to have a small garden this year, but health problems kept me from even having a couple of tomato plants. But I'm feeling a bit better now, so I'm asking God to give me the health to have a garden next spring. Enjoy watching you do your to preserve food. Blessings to you and yours.

[@threeangels7230]

Tessie you are truly amazing! I love to watch you process salvage food. I have so much from you. Thank you for sharing! God bless

[@HomesteadTessie]

Thanks so much!!!

[@dorothywilbanks8482]

Love to watch the old times ways we lived like that too had a great life I think thats the best life thanks

[@joolzmac1]

It is criminal, the amount of food that is thrown to landfill, when it is still quite okay. I think you are doing a good job, helping out at the food centre and using what others don’t want.

[@wilmabaker4500]

I live in Pensacola FL, I truly wish we had a place like this here.I think it's great that you and all the other people can do this.

[@melodiehoffman2045]

Tessie yet again another inspirational and teaching video!…this is so important for those who do not have recourses for survival…you my friend are loved!….xxxooo

[@joannetaggart4136]

Hi Tessie. Good to see you. Hello to all here. We're enjoying cooler weather today in Maryland. So welcome after stifling heat. Hope others are getting a break also. God bless all. ♥️

[@donnamcfarland162]

Wow!!!! So very excited to have found you Tessie- so so so valuable all your knowledge is- for those of us who didn’t have a mom to teach us… you’re truly a blessing!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@brendamalarchik971]

Another two thumbs up, Tessie! 👍👍 Love your tips and ideas, Blessings! Brenda in Arizona

[@owen4248]

Good Morning Tessie, Sisters, Brothers, and Friends:-) Wish you all a wonderful blessed Tuesday filled with Gods Joy and Happiness :-) Remember to pray for one another and for all around the world :-) God bless You ! Love you all:-) Keep smiling be safe :-)

[@ibislife]

I love the cute labels. 👍 I wish we had a place for salvaged food here. I do my best to pick the sales if I can.

[@ericae4419]

It’s a great life you’ve created! I’m feeling motivated to do more. ❤️

[@foreverlovely2580]

Good evening to you Tessie 😊❤️

[@laurabrown5983]

what a blessing this program is that you work with..and bonus extra food at the end! Id for sure be you! and haul it all home!

[@Barbara-ki7uk]

I work as a community ministery worker. We offer this program and it is amazing helping the hungry, low income, homeless etc. God does provide In many ways. I love that you save the food from what people do not want. Little is much when your hungry !!

[@marybethsmith6458]

When in doubt throw it out. I'd rather do without the extra than make somebody sick. You are lucky to get those baby potatoes. Those are my favorite but they are 3$ a lb now. All that extra food is definitely a blessing. Thank you Lord for taking care of Tessie and Ken.

[@nancysaffield5337]

Thank you Tessie for another wonderful video. You are such a smart lady and I appreciate so much how you keep us informed.

[@marlaswanson164]

Hi Tessie, I just order a set of labels & told her I found them on your video. Now I need to make my jars look as cute as yours do :)

[@HomesteadTessie]

That is so nice she is such a wonderful lady and her story is amazing and it's so nice to help someone else out!

[@cathieslabaugh7841]

You blew my mind with dehydrating the bread for crumbs!! You are amazing!

[@eileenlester4342]

The jars are beautiful sis. 😍

[@rcat32]

Great salvage job, Tessie! I salvage food from Dollar General's dumpster and garbage day. Some people are so wasteful!

[@valerieschluger]

Thank you for sharing! Very inspirational.

[@tracyluna7737]

Thanks Tessie , I just love seeing ur ideas . Blessings to You and ur family.

[@mariaejasso5115]

WOW! You did an awesome job sharing and explaining your process and possible safety concerns. Take care and God bless.

[@alicesais770]

You have so many ideas and you motivate me, thank you. When I was a little girls when my mother would send my to the store they would throw out a lot of produce that they felt wasn’t salable and I would rummage through whatever they had thrown out and bring home as much as I could carry and the mom would clean it up cut out what wasn’t good and serve it for dinner, my dear mother was a good cook she made everything thing taste good.

[@JimmyandTammy]

Tes, I love the tips on the potatoes....I didn't know that. And....those labels are the cutest!

[@debbyatwell7851]

love it

[@PetraHanner]

The Jars!! 😍😍

[@paprikaasmr3420]

Love that you're eco-friendly 💚

[@caroljane75]

Great ways to save! I always put my bread crumbs in the freezer. They just keep better there. Those jars are beautiful! In the world we live in today, you have to be frugal and not waste a thing! It’s funny, when you were taking the potatoes out of that container, I was thinking…those are aluminum pans……I bet they can be reused! Glad you thought the same thing!

[@michelemurphy7342]

I learned something new ! Thank you i never knew storing them in there bags were bad!

[@HeritageWaysKatie]

Thanks for sharing, Tessie. I have recently learned how some friends of ours use selvaged foods. Interesting and resourceful ❤katie

[@mandycook9037]

Tessie you are my kind of person .I too hate waste.

[@Solifedoesntpassusby]

Great tips!!! Thanks so much...i love seeing how you do things!

[@elizabethhendriks9030]

thank you ❤

[@kathywills3244]

Good for you Tessie,I hate waste also.

[@francesahrens1578]

Very helpful post!

[@joanschuck9748]

I just watched you program this morning. I really enjoyed it. I shop monthly in the Lebanon County area at 4 Mennonite and Amish stores for myself and my daughters - to stretch our food budgets. There are some great deals available. I was really interested in the organization you mentioned where you could get food that is not perfect. We live in Harrisburg, but I grew up on a farm in Berks Co near Shartlesville so I am used to using not perfect fruits and vegetaables. I am not sure how to get the info about the salvage organization.

[@joyceriker-cx9du]

Your have such great ideas on food storage!😊

[@HomesteadTessie]

Thank you! 😊

[@debjarvie-sexton1609]

Bless you...

[@maryhull531]

What a great idea about salvaging food .

[@shelleyniewinski1205]

Wow, never knew how to store potatoes properly. Thanks!

[@brendaaugdon8762]

I live on Food bank but they are getting low and I am 71 widowed I get 23 dollars a month on foodstamps and God has blessed me I haven went hungry I am blessed my god

[@bethcanada7375]

Where we live a big box store give to organization. They give food that's close to expiring they give it to organization. They take it to low income area of town and senior citizens Center's

[@annarenfroe2943]

I think it is a great thing u do. I wonder how to keep potatoes. thanks.

[@helenmorgan4003]

As a child one of 4 with single mother sometimes our cupboards were very nearly bare but our neighbour kept pigs and on a Friday night he would take his cattle truck to a bakery in the city where he would collect all the bread that hadn't sold. Alot of the bread was in packaging so once our chores were done we would go and unwrap all the bread and throw it into the pigs. At the end there would be a huge pile of soft bread and we would jump into it for some fun, then before we went home we knew the farmer had chosen some special bread and rolls for us that he put in the truck cab for us. Still remember the treat of having sliced white bread instead of the much healthier wholemeal that our mother would buy, it was more filling but as a small child I was always embarrassed as I thought my brown bread wad dirty because most of the other children had white bread. It's funny how children perceive things, this was 65 years ago. I also remember my mother saoking the wheat we had for the chooks and then cooking it like fried rice with onion and spinach for tea. Back then there was little support for poor families but thankfully things are a lot better now with a lot of food rescue programs and better financial support for single parents. Blessings from Australia

[@HomesteadTessie]

Thank you So Much for sharing a Part of your Life with Me,Your Message Really Is A Blessing

[@RainbowSoupGardener]

I appreciate you! ❤️

[@scienzchic1807]

You are amazing! Good for you.

[@HomesteadTessie]

Thank you so much!

[@dianezook4467]

Hi Tess you always come up with such good ideas thank you for sharing by the way where did you get those bags

[@HomesteadTessie]

They sell all kinds of them on Amazon under bakery bags

[@bonniethiessen5506]

So glad you were able to save food. We get some foods that we take to the chickens, ducks and geese we care for. We put some out for 2 opossums that come to our porch to eat and sleep.

[@jeanettesapartmenthomestea1603]

I wish we had a place like this

[@AmyH-M]

I always save as many jars as I can and use them for my my dried foods, herbs

[@AmyH-M]

great tip on potatoes! I always say 10lbs is to much for 2 people.

[@StellaRose1234]

That is a lot of leftover food , you are so blessed by that.

[@wvmom8946]

Love the labels

[@deborahcook7652]

Great way to save money

[@poodledaddles1091]

Love it!

[@longarmsupplies]

I sure wish there were some programs in Alberta like that! I'm really tired of seeing all the wasted food.

[@leaholson2309]

Tess, will the bread crumbs be freezer safe in the brown Bags? If so, do you have a link to buy the bags. Also, thankyou for the tips on potatoes, I never knew.

[@ronnymcbay1728]

How does one find one these organizations and get started . Thank you for all the awesome advice

[@HomesteadTessie]

This is only in eastern Pennsylvania that I know of

[@RayF6126]

I go to the food pantry at 4:30 pm on Friday when they have to throw out all perishable food. I took 30 containers of Greek yogurt and froze them to use instead of eggs in quick bread. Otherwise they would have gone in the trash. People who were HUNGRY refused to eat them, and even I don't like Greek yogurt.

[@flauwegeit]

How awesome ! Do you think there's something like this in Holland, The Netherlands as well ? . Cheers >

[@HomesteadTessie]

I'm not sure

[@flauwegeit]

@@HomesteadTessie The idea really appealed to me, So much is thrown away here it's ridiculous

[@BrendaC-cf7td]

Hi, Tessie I love your videos. How do you get to the stuff in the back of your storage room

[@HomesteadTessie]

I do not know what you mean my canning pantry is very organized :)

[@BrendaC-cf7td]

@@HomesteadTessie yes it's very pretty. From the video. It looked like the jars at the back would be hard to reach. I just wonder how you get behind the very beautiful cupboard you have in the middle.

[@cjstewart1583]

Tessie, can you do a video on how to make labels please

[@HomesteadTessie]

I will love too ! these labels were bought link under the video :) they are not expensive !

[@owen4248]

Good Evening Tessie, Sisters, Brothers, and Friends:-) Be sure to hit that like button Tessie will appreciate it Greatly :-)

[@owen4248]

@@MichaelR58 Hi Michael 58 :-) Stay safe and healthy my friend :-) God Bless !

[@foreverlovely2580]

Good evening Owen 😊❤️

[@juliewebber2749]

Good evening Owen

[@owen4248]

@@foreverlovely2580 Good evening Forever Lovely :-)

[@owen4248]

@@juliewebber2749 Good evening julie webber :-)

[@rubywingo6030]

I started putting small bits of our dinner leftovers in my refrigerator freezer. We call it the tid bit freezer. Lot of good meals have gotten started from there! 🤩

[@annettemurielle]

Tessie, I didn't understand what you meant about burying the spoiled garlic. Was that to dispose of it, or will you somehow be using it after burying it? Sorry if I'm incredibibly dense, but I've just not any experience with something like that.

[@HomesteadTessie]

if you think a food could contain botulism the only safe way to dispose of it id to burry it

[@annettemurielle]

@@HomesteadTessie Thank you so much! I didn't know that. See, we're constantly learning from you, Tessie!

[@justaddlivingwater]

I Do the Same Thing, Local churches, Even my local " Big Name" organic Foods Store, instead of throwing it in the Garbage, I save it, Freeze it, Deydrate It, Can, ECT.. Not for me, but Lets Just say a Friend Told Me To "Glean" in 2019, yep In March, I dont know everything, i just started doing it because I felt atrongly that People would NEED It, ECT. I share W/ Friends Family.. Trade, Barter. Yes, Barter. Also, Progate, Grow Herbs, Veggies in containers,m & ECT. Im in A ♿, Im just Trying to so what the Lord Told Me to do..I also, live in an apartment.. So, Yep but I also come from a VERY HUMBLE First Nation Cherokee background, So, it trips me out, Some won't even eat left overs.. The Jars are so cute.My dehydrator is out in the Hot Sun, 😆

[@bettemartin8891]

What is the dish washer ? So cool

[@HomesteadTessie]

Yes it's a portable dishwasher but allows me to fill it with water by hand it's made for people who have not the most efficient plumbing or people who don't have running water

[@ajalicea1091]

This is something that we need here in my area of Georgia. Just like another commenter; make too much; then NOT ENOUGH! Go Figure.

[@nicidevine6670]

It’s must be nice to be able to get the food

[@lynnstanton7018]

Wow

[@rbsamar]

❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@grannygoes7882]

I think maybe you were supposed to cook the potatoes in those tin pans with the seasoning packet that came with them?? Is that correct? I see if you weren't going to cook them right away you would want to store them in something else but I think it was set up for convenience.

[@HomesteadTessie]

correct :)

[@pamelaminor696]

As long as it ISN'T mouldy, what's the problem?

[@HomesteadTessie]

If you're talking about garlic you can get Botulism from garlic because it's a low acid item so if the jars are unsealed they could be very spoiled and you not know it Botulism has no smell it was obviously not right it was spoiled and you don't wanna get food poisoning so that was the issue with it

[@sherylbrown6943]

We have a grocery store who call it “ the odd bunch “

[@jeffshannon5410]

I cannot believe how much food is thrown away by stores and industry that's crazy

[@cmaggie5748]

No your not taking from the hungry even hungry folks will often turn down ugly looking food. Wonderful!!!

[@gerrimonteiro5056]

,Yes, People are really fusy. I work in a food back at our church

[@rachelseibert7882]

I love how your name is who you are! Jesus said… John 6:12 “gather up the fragments that remain so that nothing is lost “ waste is terrible,

[@broodieivie207]

Thank you for the verse.

[@lovelife7343]

I also use salvage food I just wish there was more of it in my area . Some months my grocery bill is only $150 for 3 of us . It's a great help . We are able to use our grocery money that we would have spent to keep up with dental visits, medical bills and sometimes it has helped with preventative car maintenance.

[@kathycortez4057]

I wish my town had something like this I don't care what people say I'll be eating while they are complaining lol at least if the you and your family will be ok for a long time I would love a pantry like yours it's a big blessing Tessie thank you for sharing much love and hugs and prayers ❤️💗🙏

[@mrskay2630]

Me too, even though I’m only about an hr to so away from her, our town doesn’t have this program here yet.

[@mrskay2630]

What is the name of the program?

[@joytotheworld2100]

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[@leonard530]

Some Churches at a specific day and time offer a drive in and or walk in Food Bank based on needs of the person(s) whom are visiting. They provide a voriety of good foods . Usually when visiting they only ask for your name. The foods given are like those Homestead Tessie shared in her video.

[@janishackler1549]

Me too there are plenty of needy

[@woodsie5796]

Blessings Tessie! I sure wish we had something like this around in my state. I make too much, but don't make enough; seems that even my parents were caught in the middle too. I'm so glad that you have access to this wonderful program as well as those you serve! I love that you' tell people to be careful of doubtful food (no matter where it comes from) and that you reuse the glass jars. Never do I toss a jar! Blessings to all 🥰

[@annequiring5652]

There are so many people caught in the middle, not qualifying for any assistance but not making enough $$ to pay all the bills. I think there will be more people added to the numbers.

[@dede.terrebonneterrebonne9914]

That describes me hun

[@judycornwell7558]

Your out porch is awesome!

[@TheNoonie50]

Our churches in town never ask any questions if you go to the food pantry. Have you tried your local churches?

[@90volts]

@@TheNoonie50 churches would also love volunteers to help hand food (and some do clothing as well) out if you have the time available to do so. Its a great way to be involved in the community and help our, with the added convenience of taking food you can use home at the end of the night. We organized a couple of outings when my sons were in cub scouts... great way to teach and involve children early.

[@Randy8923]

Great video Tessie! It's great you save as much food as you can. I don't waste anything , An elderly German lady worked for my mother's restaurant many years ago and she had been in a camp during the war, She said "Food is gold" and to never waste it. I have always remembered this. God bless you 🙏.

[@margritpiepes8242]

Very very true , having Food and knowing there won’t be shortages in the House hold especially with Kids is a godsend. Groceries stores throwing away way to much edible Food I used to work in one , it was (is)a shame

[@hollyh9334]

5lbs of Yukon Gold potatoes at my local Kroger today costs almost $6.00! I about fainted! I have learned so much from you about saving food. Thank you! God bless, dearheart.

[@nygardenguru]

Used to get 50lb bags for 30 cents a pound

[@traciebecker6669]

Yes, potatoes are expensive and hard to find that aren't already gone bad sometimes.

[@pamelabrida945]

I am glad you take the leftover food. I often watch dumpster diving videos on KZbin and it never fails to shock me how much perfectly good food goes to waste in this nation. Stores throw away whole boxes of undamaged can goods and other foods which are not expired. While I would never take meat or eggs thrown away in the dumpster, I have seen people find fruit and vegetables that are in good condition, as well as cases of unopened water! Unbelievable! Thanks for another interesting video! Take care and God bless you always my sister!

[@cecilyerker]

In the cold wintertime I have found that it’s often safe to take vacuum sealed meat.

[@rouxchat6033]

If the meat doesn't smell off, it's fine. Just cook it well. Chicken sometimes smells a bit off but if you rinse it well, it smells fresh again. If you still aren't comfortable eating it, cook it up for your dog or cat. They have strong acids in their stomachs and can eat things we can't without any problems.

[@maryfields1382]

I watch dumpster diving videos all the time on the "freakin frugal" youtube channel. Check 'em out!

[@tammaraweatherholt6607]

Theresa is my name and gleaning my game !

[@betsyoman7173]

I've been involved in similar food give-away operations in this area. I have always observed that people do not go hungry in this country for lack of food. Rather, hunger is because of rules and regulations and because of poor management. Crazy amounts of food are thrown out every day!