Prepping Pantry Tour | Stockpiling a Year's Supply of Food | Organizing the Kitchen | Heartway Farms

Today, Annie will take you on a tour of our 100-year-old farmhouse root cellar, and show you all the things we've been adding to our food stockpile. We've always had this room to store things in, but we just recently remodeled it and built some sturdy shelves for tons of room for all of our prepping products and garden produce. Kitchen organization, food pantry layout, shelving, storage ideas,
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[@sherylintheraw]

Sidenote. If you go to your discount store preferably a Dollar tree - go to the baby shower/party packaging section. In that aisle you'll find packs of mesh draw string see through pouches that you can put the bay leaves in.

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Very good tip. Thank you 😊

[@sherylintheraw]

@@anniemcelroy2812 np

[@shelliecummins5972]

Oh good idea

[@janfastert7489]

What do you use the bay leaves for? Thank you

[@ashleychilders9639]

Would you be willing to do a video on how you cultivated your children’s work ethic/creativity? I just love how involved all your kiddos are with everything you do. They seem like such happy and active members of your household. I’m trying to teach my kids these things but they are young and it’s more of you have to help right now. But I want them to want to help and work and to enjoy it! I love working and creating. I have 3 kids under 8 year old and one on the way! I would love to hear your wisdom!

[@elizabethhorne6383]

Over time there is a chemical reaction from plastic to concrete. I would suggest putting wood down on the floor and lacing those plastic jugs on top of it. You root cellar is beautiful

[@anniemcelroy2812]

I will definitely take care of this!!!

[@justpatty7328]

@@anniemcelroy2812, Hello again. Not to sound like a parrot or nagging know-it-all.. just good ole advice. A thin sheet of plywood would give some separation. Or 2x4's under the rows to keep the buckets up off the ground. The chemicals from the concrete or the ground below it are what can leach into the plastic, hence into the food. I need to research more into how long before any leaching occurs. No matter what that root cellar is fantastic!

[@lynnclendenin2988]

When we had a bedroom in our basement, we had 2 x 4s directly on the floor about 3 feet apart. We put 1 x 6s on top to make a floor. We had a cheap piece of indoor/outdoor carpet over the wood.

[@naydenaschlecht8572]

Wow your daughter Marie what a beautiful blessing she is

[@starrhume4270]

Yes. Brown bread is a New England thing. Every Saturday homemade baked beans, hotdogs & steamed brown bread with homemade vanilla ice cream for dessert. I love your videos!! 💖

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Love this!!!!!

[@lindaburraston2557]

Your all amazing.

[@annehause7118]

I could SOOOO relate to your excitement of being "organized"!!!!

[@ohiograndma8655]

What a blessing in having this space. Loved seeing your root cellar. New subscriber here. One thing I noticed, if you put items on concrete floors, even if they are in five gallon buckets, you need to put them on wood pallet type things so air can circulate underneath them as they will absorb toxins from the concrete. Just what I heard from a master food storage person

[@rosanna3714]

I know about the canned bread I grew up on it, I was born in Ct. but also lived in Maine. Great storage.. I like seeing how much your children enjoy doing canning and sewing and knitting, You just don't see that anymore. You have done wonderful getting them involved . ty for sharing.👍

[@kathrynstubbs4519]

We grew up with B&M canned brown bread in Massachusetts back in the 1960s and early '70s.

[@nanamurf9430]

I grew up in CA and we also had canned brown bread and we love it. These days I make my own and it’s better than store bought.

[@dr.rev.lindabingham]

Blessings to all!

[@lauraIngleswilder74]

Brown bread is also in Alaska so not an easy coast thing I had it lots as a kid.

[@jodydavie923]

Please consider getting everything off the floor. Even 2X4s underneath your buckets, etc., will help keep chemicals from the concreate from leaching into your food storage containers. Please don't take my word for it, but do you own research. Thank you for sharing your awesome cellar. Love the wooden shelfing with the lip on the front.

[@cassil.g.455]

I have never been more east than the valley of Salt Lake City, but I will tell you we had brown bread in the can growing up. It may just be a frugal thing because we were not a rich family. It was good, especially with butter;)

[@shirleanalexander946]

Community is the best.

[@MrAntdez]

So brown bread is delicious! We ate brown bread with our pork and beans! From Upstate NY so probably yes it's an East Coast thing. Funny story we went to San Francisco and were in a Chinese restaurant and my little brother asked for the crunchy noodles we always had on the table where we were from. The Owner told him, "we don't do that - that's an East Coast thing".

[@brendahere]

It's going to be a total joy to walk into everything. I love it. Notes to think about. Get one of those things that measure humidity. This way you will know if you should put the dehumidifier on a timer or just use it certain times of the year. In a number of videos I've watched, they said not to have buckets directly on cement. Something about chemical leaching through plastic. You may want to put something down under the buckets. Looks like you have plenty of room to do it. It's just so nice. Very nice job. If it were mine, I'd have a chair there so I could either just look at everything or (lol) bring a book to hide from family once in a while.

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Haha... exactly. Thank you for the advice about buckets on the concrete.

[@emilasmith4279]

I agree on that. Also any of the vinegar, honey, etc. just a couple scrap boards to get everything off the concrete. I would not store any cleaning products in where there is food. Such a nice storage space!!!

[@justpatty7328]

@@anniemcelroy2812, Hello! Correct about the concrete. So I've read, anyway. The previous comment about cleaning supplies. Bleach does vent out. After 6 months it is no longer effective. My deduction in that is that it vents over the 6 month time frame. For bleach I now buy bleach tablets.

[@janfastert7489]

Thank you for telling not to store things directly on the cement floor I did not know that and have been doing for many years. Hope the things I have on floor will be ok. Guess what I will be doing tomorrow afternoon. I love all the tips from everyone. Once again thank you

[@suzisaintjames]

Consider vacuum sealing your jars of herbs (depending on your usage). A lot of homesteaders are using brake bleeding hand pumps instead of fancy electric vacuum pumps. It would make your elderberry syrup last longer in the refrigerator as well.

[@Tiffany-de6bl]

I am from NH and I love Brown Bread warmed with heaps of butter and usually craved when we eat Baked Beans! Yum!

[@sarahtoad9447]

I’m from Maine and brown bread is a favorite from my childhood! We had an ice storm when I was growing up in 1998 and had no electricity for about a week and a half so canned things were our go to food source that we cooked on a kerosene heater! Great survival food and it tastes awesome too :)

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Love this 🤗

[@klevesque]

I had a 5 year old during the ice storm of ‘98. She’s the reason we started being more prepared. It’s quite humbling when you have to ship your child off to her grandparents for a week because we were out of power. Sleeping in a 32 degree house with no heat and no food is never anything I want to experience again!!!

[@jillgott6567]

I too am from Maine that was a crazy winter

[@ginnyquintal4201]

I’m from Maine and it’s always been a staple in our household

[@sharonlocke9096]

Have can of B&M in my pantry. I ate as a child & love it. I'm from the south.

[@suzisaintjames]

Run your dehumidifier year round. Excess moisture will cause your lids to rust and you don't want mold like Art and Bri have. They had to gut their whole house. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵😷

[@lucieengen7046]

We have a dehumidifier that you can set the percentage of humidy. It usually runs all winter here, rains a lot in winter, dry in summer.

[@suzisaintjames]

@@lucieengen7046, even more reason to set to and leave it all year. If there's an unusual summer storm, if it's on, it will go to work. If you turn it off and there's a storm, you might not remember to turn it on. This is especially important because you don't vacuum seal your herbs etc. Moisture can still get into those jars. Oxygen removers don't do anything for moisture and your jars aren't sealed as long as that button can go up and down. 💖🌞🌵😷

[@didcluv2004]

Brown bread is totally an east coast thing! I'm from Massachusetts and we eat it all the time!

[@donnadill1682]

Looking good. Your hubby did good...

[@lindafreeto6033]

I know and love brown bread. I grew in New Hampshire, and my mother had brown bread with our beans and hotdog dinner on a Saturday night ("EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT"}. LOL

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

The root cellar looks amazing! What a wonderful blessing to have the space complete and being efficiently used. I can feel your excitement. You asked about using the dehumidifier…I know nothing, I am learning myself as we try to figure out how and where we will store our preserved goods. My understanding is that root cellars were primarily for storing whole foods like the potatoes, onions, squash etc which requires a certain amount of moisture in the air although not a ton. With the bulk of your storage in the space being preserved goods it would seem that your choice to remove some of the humidity is a good thing. Plus with dried herbs I imagine the air needs to be fairly dry to keep them from potentially getting moldy. I’m looking forward to seeing what other folks think about this so I can also learn. Great video, thank you for sharing.

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Thank you ☺️

[@rachelwickart275]

Too much humidity, I found to my aggravation, made certain types of jar lids go rusty. GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

[@michellecollins3501]

I use the old Ball jars with wire closure to store pasta and dry beans on my kitchen counter

[@marshhomestead4963]

I love brown bread. I’m from Oregon and my grandma always had it.

[@cowgirljones35]

we ate when I was a kid, I have some too love it Brown Bread in a can

[@wickedprepared]

Yes! In Maine, been eating brown bread all our lives!

[@suegeorge998]

Hi, this is my first time on your channel. Your root cellar is lovely. I put my pasta in freezer bags because they are thicker and I live in the boonies, and bugs are not an oddity. Bay leaves too. I like your shelves very much. I know about brown bread. It's good. I think it may be an east coast food. I'm originally from Northern Illinois, have lived in Ohio, Florida, Georgia, and now I'm back near home in Southern Wisconsin.

[@juiceprepper6059]

I'm from Vermont. Brown bread was definitely a staple in New England homes!

[@bettyjo5024]

Josh did amazing job on all the shelving, with his helper. Marie did amazing on putting it all in order.. love how it all turned out. Bless you all .. Enjoy all your video's. Thank you.

[@rachelloveswade]

Totally an east coast thing. We love it! We make our own now because of celiac disease. But it is still a favorite.

[@dianastewart4226]

I grew up in CT and we always had brown bread with hotdogs and beans. Haven’t had it in years.

[@suesmargiassi4195]

The completed root cellar is fabulous. My extra pantry is a guest room closet, linen closet and under the guest bathroom sink. My husband always says that our guest won't be hungry. Lol.😂

[@glendasmith7507]

I grew up on the canned brown bread. It was a really nice treat. I grew up on the west coast

[@ntfhomestead8651]

Yes!!! I need to ad some brown bread to the stockpile!

[@klevesque]

Yes! Brown bread is a Maine thing! Gotta have it with the baked beans! I’m in Auburn, ME.

[@soozeesg]

You sure filled that up fast!

[@debireed6128]

Brown bread in a can was a camping staple…even in California.

[@zombiemom5088]

I’m south east NEVER heard of it.. I’ve never seen it but I will actually start looking now just to see 🤣😂🤣

[@normamccomas9272]

Absolutely awesome!❤

[@rebeccabodmer5498]

I love what you've done in the root cellar- I love to organize too, feels so rewarding and you will be so efficient! Thanks for your channel, love it!

[@jackieburnett6881]

Amazing job with the building!! Wow! Your daughter is absolutely a sweetheart. Organization skills she excels! You are sooo blessed with the the fantastic family

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Thank you, Jackie!

[@kathiekesterson9635]

So well organized. Looks great!!

[@jess6327]

Oh wow! It looks amazing!!

[@emilyneal7888]

Very nice!

[@luciepaul1]

Nuts go rancid even if not opened. I store my nuts in glass jars and vacuum seal them. If I had enough room I would keep ‘em in the freezer. The oil in them goes rancid. Maybe u guys go thru them faster then us. It’s just my hubby n I. Thx for sharing. U have my dream root cellar.

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Yes, it's a little sad how quickly we go through the nuts! 😊 I have heard they can go bad with time.

[@kristinachamberlain5570]

Yes! Brown bread (canned) and baked beans! it's a new england thing. It's really good.

[@ellabright3089]

Great job!!!!

[@robinmorris1846]

It looks so good

[@carolwhisenhunt7504]

I love it!!!! So proud you have it! I'm working on getting an extra space to have for long term storage.

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

We use a dehumidifier in our crawl space during the warm part of the year because we have a pier, and beam house with no concrete floor. Works amazingly to keep the humidity out. Our pantry is inside the dining room so it get the proper circulation of air.

[@lindaprice6850]

It looks amazing!

[@zombiemom5088]

I am so green with envy!! What an amazing space !! What a blessing!!

[@txbobcat74]

I grew up in Connecticut and Brown bread was a staple. LOL Love the pantry!

[@kathysparks6338]

Marie, you do a really good job on the videos! Each one of you are blessed with special talents I'm, enjoying getting to know you. What a blessing. God bless

[@robino5901]

So Inspiring. Your videos are giving me great guidance. Thank you!

[@AndreasCreations]

Thrilled for you! Now going back to look for videos on some of the items you mentioned :-)

[@mamabear8359]

Love love love

[@sarahobrien3752]

Love this!!

[@paulasaleny1060]

Looks Great!!!

[@akishalorainey]

Love love love it❤❤❤ you did an amazing job

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@akishalorainey]

@@anniemcelroy2812 you are most welcome ❤☺

[@KS-xb3cg]

Love your pantry!

[@reneebrown2552]

Awesome root cellar. It is beautiful!!!

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Thank you so much, Renee!

[@rebeccasanford8607]

Your root cellar / pantry has turned out spectacular! I can just feel your excitement. I enjoy hearing about Julienne’s projects! Blessings to you all

[@mymerrill8496]

Lol. Love Brown bread, yes it’s a New England thing.

[@0824rl0824rl]

What a blessing, so happy for you

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Thank you so much 💕

[@BrendaJBarNett]

Turned out great and very nicely organized.

[@chrisheuermann1022]

It is one of my family favorites...grew up in VT and we ate it regularly...love it!

[@jogo6571]

Your downstairs pantry ( root cellar) brings me JOY😃 as the excitement on your face shows too!! Isn’t it funny the simplest things make us happy!!! My hubby is getting hints dropped constantly for the last few months for the same thing - winter project 😉 thankfully we have a room in basement with my freezers in it and looking forward to many many shelves. Can’t wait!!!😬 Merry Christmas!

[@anniemcelroy2812]

😊😊😊

[@tracybowers8055]

Looks great!! I use a dehumidifier in the summer only when it is extra hot and there is humidity in the air in NJ. It is wonderful to be so organized!! ☺️

[@cynthianichols5020]

Looks great! Dream food Pantry!

[@jessicaquiroz7178]

I saw a video somewhere on KZbin that said to store water in your empty jars.

[@lunayahwitch]

Born and raised in Vermont and my grandmother always had brown bread around the holidays! Tastes like my childhood!❤️🙏🏼🇺🇸

[@tabo0026]

Wow~ such a vast improvement! Really fantastic work. ♡ from Korea

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Thank you so much!!!

[@SavedByGrace713.]

Love it! Good job you all 👏🏼🤗

[@kallasusort2986]

Your husband did a great job making the pantry - so nice, your daughter did a great job organizing, and you did a great job preserving food!

[@bowenfamilyfarm9776]

Wow! What a blessing. I'm trying to get a pantry together also. You and your family are a blessing and very inspiring.

[@luckyrobinshomestead]

It looks so nice. That's a dream of a pantry.

[@1rahmaan]

Great pantry! Have your hubby make a shelf with wheels to store the items that you have on the floor right now. You can just pull them out to reach the items at the back.

[@Cynthea_Lee]

OMG Brown bread and goop !!!!!

[@TracieL1234]

Love when my stuff is organized…makes me feel more productive

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Me too!

[@ellenchappell1574]

The pantry is awesome. I was raised in WI and love brown bread, mmm. It was one of my moms favorites. I make mine and it is a steamed bread.

[@erinroth8402]

I LOVE brown bread!!! I have fond memories of my mom heating that up. I'm in NE WY and she always had to have it in the winter.

[@gianfrancobolla6658]

Love your videos. Reminds of my mom. Grazie mille ciao franco

[@johannaleverentz9141]

I have what's called a 'galley kitchen'. It's hard to find different ways to store different items. Love your channel. It gives me great ideas for canning & trying to make homemade items. I live in Houston, Texas ~ we have so much humidity here ~ it's tough to find dark places to store root veggies & other dry goods. Thank you for all of your ideas.

[@cherylchamberland6744]

Brown Bread is a New England thing. It was steamed and served warm with butter.

[@cryssbou7864]

We just did a reno in our basement as well sealing things up and making a "pantry" room has temp shelves for my canning and two of our three freezers in it. Once my husband is home for the winter he's going to build the permenant wood shelves and he's also working on a storage area in the same section of our basement

[@marilynmarilynohearn476]

Used to buy it all the time .is good.

[@beverlysantillano]

Love your space for storage. We have a small space too and yet make it work for storage too

[@AK-lo5pv]

Loving your videos!! :) Hahahah yes!! Brown bread / baked beans, I'm from Maine!! That was fun to see :)

[@rebeccaramirez-]

"Bay leafs"& "tea bags" 🖖🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@lindsaym2547]

Wow! Looks amazing! Great job 👍

[@anniemcelroy2812]

Thank you

[@kathiejones1612]

Love Boston Brown Bread!

[@judylogue8016]

I'll new here!! And I watching your storage (jealous). We live in Massachusetts and brown bread is eaten with beans LOVE IT!

[@diane5819]

Originally from MA and my mom would use that brown bread from the can with baked beans on Friday night for our quick dinner. I loved it with butter.