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[@PinkLadyNews]

I absolutely love this channel. I watch some others, but only consult with Jessica on all things homesteading. She makes it so easy for me to understand because she explains things calmly, simply and right to the point. No stress. So glad you were successful this season!!!!

[@katehopkinsbrent5573]

She’s just herself 🥰😊. Just genuine and I like that. It’s like we’re right there in the kitchen with her NOT in a classroom I find some channels go on like we’ve never baked, canned or gardened 😄 I just laugh but Jessica just is such a joy , I watch for her new videos everyday ♥️ 🙏 GOD BLESS HER and HER FAMILY

[@donnacochran3335]

Gosh, you're such a hard worker!! You should be so proud of all your accomplishments...and you do it with 8 kid's...and homeschooling!! I get overwhelmed by how you manage all your different hat's. One day when the kid's grow up and you are older you will look back on these day's and wonder how you ever did all that. It's those moments you realize how God carried you through and made you able to accomplish so much. I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for inspiring us to preserve even the smallest things. Every little bit counts.

[@deeengstrom2055]

You're right donnacochran3335. I was never the hard worker Jessica is. Nor did I have the number of children or homeschooling that she does, but I did do the gardening, canning and freezing. Now, at 76, I canned 5 quarts of tomatoes last week and it took all day. In my younger years I'd do 20-30 quarts in a morning and move on to something else in the afternoon. Each season of life is good Jessica, so enjoy them all as you go through them.

[@pamelar5868]

What a lovely, lovely comment, & I wholeheartedly agree!❤

[@stanleypennock2118]

When we were canning for the whole family, we kept an inventory list on the fridge door when we took our canned goods to the cellar. We marked them off as we used them. Sure, we forgot sometimes, but it saved trips down stairs to see what we had when planning our meals. God bless you all!

[@ThaomsGabriel]

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Thomas Gabriel from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask??❤

[@stanleypennock2118]

@@ThaomsGabriel It's nice to meet you Thomas. We're from Canton, Ohio. I hope you and yours are doing well.

[@delindawilliams3935]

Great idea

[@Just-Nikki]

Good idea. We have inventory sheets on our deep freezers so I don’t go diving in there getting frostbite looking for something that’s in another freezer or gone.

[@stephaniemeads]

Every one of your videos bless me! I learn so much every time and your encouragement is so precious! And you are so calming! I could listen to you read a cereal box! Lol. Been dehydrating and canning everything I can! Thank you so much! Have a blessed day!❤

[@alisien6227]

My garden burnt up in July so I haven't been participating in the every bit counts challenge, but I still really enjoy watching you. Just found out I'm 5 weeks pregnant with baby #4 (which will make it 4 under 4) so I turned the every bit counts challenge into a "get as much food prepped and into the freezer before morning sickness hits" challenge 😂. You've really been an inspiration!

[@bumblebee7922]

@alisien6227...Awwww.... congratulations on the resent precious "gift"!!

[@abarn9541]

Aww! So sweet! I loved being pregnant (had 3 under 3 over 20 yrs ago lol) but my body wasn't as thrilled. Thankful my 3 are here and thriving.

[@mycrazyfamilyid]

Congratulations!

[@amandaforeman2626]

Congrats !!!!!

[@donnacochran3335]

I remember those days! It's a beautiful chaos, looking back. In the moment it can be difficult. Your children will be great friends as they get older. I get a text sometimes say all three we out together and they had a great time. They are 28, 27 and 24. Two boys and a girl. So, savor these moments. They are over too quickly. Also, take all the pictures and videos you can. You think you will remember more but time is a thief...as you age your memory isn't as sharp as it once was. However, show someone a picture of themselves or a child, an event, most of the time they can describe that moment in vivid detail. I worked with memory care patients for 30 years and it never fails to amaze me. Pictures are a gift to you and the recipient. Congratulations!!! Ginger a thin slice under your tongue is good for morning sickness. Also ginger ale and apricot nectar... about the only thing I could keep down for the first five months of the pregnancy with my daughter. Maybe this pregnancy will be the one that you don't have morning sickness 🙏

[@cbass2755]

Omg…you should see my kitchen and dining room. These two rooms are connected, so I’ve flow right out to dining room! I have canners pots & pans, ball books all over the place, measuring cups, and tomatoes and peppers on my dining room table. It’s all clean, but man…am I busy! Putting away these things is more work than just living with the “mess” (to me it’s not a mess). I’m water bathing, pressure canning and dehydrating daily. It is a blessing!!

[@janhyslop2915]

When you said you would “shop” your canning shelves for meals, I remembered as a little kid Mom sending me to our cellar for the home canned goods and stored vegetables for our meals. That was a sweet memory to have pop into my mind! Our meals were home grown, home canned foods that Mom labored long and hard to have prepared for her family of 6 kids. I watch your videos and think of my Mom. You are giving your family a healthy life. 👍

[@StoryGirl1128]

I love that you call your pie filling mixture ‘goo’ 😂 Thanks for sharing!

[@billieread2116]

What part of the country is this homestead?

[@mycrazyfamilyid]

​@@billieread2116She's in Ohio

[@cheristump9404]

I’m worn out just looking at your table of blessings. Lol. Bless your heart. This grandma understands the feeling of stressful abundance from trees and gardening.

[@elizaC3024]

Wow, your cellar is coming along fabulously!! You have been rocking your way through all of the produce! Great job. You have me feeling like I need to step up my game. Today is beets, leeks, sweet potatoes in the freeze dryer. Sweet pickle relish, pickled peppers and onions, and roasted tomato sauce. Fingers crossed 🤞., I will get it all done. I used mouse pellets to keep mice out of my mylar stored in totes, I put a small container in the corner out of the way.

[@shervin6711]

Mice also don't like light, open spaces, I have observed, keeping doors open, lights on frequently moving things around really seems to help. There are heavy duty black, and yellow storage totes that mice " won't" chew through at Lowes etc. They are SUPER nice and stack really well! If I started again I would buy smaller totes, so I can unstack/ move them around easier.

[@DawnPalmer55]

They also carry the heavy duty, black and yellow totes at Costco. I’m not sure, but Sam’s Club may have them as well. They go on sale a couple of times a year at Costco, also.

[@meagantrout2127]

We use the same totes in our camper! All food except in Tupperware and all blankets, bedding and towels go into the totes in between trips. Saved us several times

[@BrandiNNiNi]

It is going to be so nice to have your food stored in the cellar. You'll have so much more room inside your house!❤

[@katysudlow7334]

Beautiful!! ❤️ Thanks for sharing. We got peaches, apples, pears, and an accidental order of nectarines going this week! It's been nice to listen to you in the background 🥰 and also to have the motivation to do it knowing you are too!!

[@brooketeague4985]

What a lovely space for food storage. The cold storage room is perfect! You guys are doing good work. Thanks for sharing the inspiration! My food preservation was a bust this year due to first trimester woes. I expanded my garden to 5000 sq/ft. I was not expecting to get pregnant right in the middle of harvest season. Such is life!

[@glendaharding4884]

Good morning my dear friend, easy to see how all the food preservation can become overwhelming, but you are pushing through, you go girl!! The cellar is coming along nicely, so happy for you for the extra space. Recently read an article about mice, they don't like the smell of peppermint essential oil, messes with their senses, dilute with a little water and spray around the cellar. See you on Sunday!

[@tracylamb903]

So thankful for your basement storage. It is looking good. Thank you for sharing your time with us. I know the videos take up a lot of it. ❤

[@miss_mish]

Congratulations on being able to get the cellar up and running. Thanks for sharing as always. Have a blessed week.

[@susanfreeman6350]

My goodness! I feel s o proud of myself when I pressure can one batch (7 quarts) of soups, meats, or other meals. Just the prep, processing, and clean up take the whole day. I’m 73, so no kids at home , and I’m working in an air conditioned kitchen. How on earth do you do all this??? By the way, I also use my vacuum sealer with a special attachment to seal Mason jars full of dehydrated fruits and veggies with the canning lids and rings. This extends the shelf life and the jars can easily be resealed if you open it for a portion of the contents. I use the same process to keep other purchased pantry items fresher. You are an amazing woman and such an inspiration.

[@bumblebee7922]

I love to see what you are preserving. The cellar set up is just lovely! You will have so much more room up in your kitchen now. Wow, you are like the energizer bunny!! Blessings...

[@noreenp.9858]

The basement storage looks great. Now you’ll have more room for food preservation and more kitchen space. Maybe a weekly list of the items that need to be used will help since the food items are not in sight. You can then do your meal prep from that list.

[@missykuss9975]

I’m so happy for you to have this space. If anyone can stay on top of it, it’s you!

[@lysan4878]

You make me feel so lazy but inspired me to garden this year for the first time and I enjoyed it so much more than I thought. And now you’ve convinced me to get over my fears and try my hand at canning next year. Making my own salsa and pasta sauce was so satisfying and better than anything I’ve bought from a store and so now I want to do even more. So a canner is on my Christmas list . Thank you for all you do,you are inspiring so many people not just homesteaders and people already living that lifestyle.

[@tammymanuel9158]

The cellar is coming along nicely. Its awesome to have cool, dry space like that. The peaches are beautiful. 💜

[@kedeglow2743]

You made a great decision in buying those green beans! Nice produce is getting hard to find, and it's going to be very expensive for the next year or two at least.

[@justpatty7328]

Amen on the cellar being far enough along to start using it- a beautiful blessing indeed! I pray that the overwhelming feeling lessens for you. I'm in the thick of it myself, so I can relate. I remind myself that this too shall pass. And I remember to thank the Lord for my blessings, even when I'm grumbling about the tasks. I'm very thankful that I can still preserve my hard work- that the good Lord allowed to grow. God is good- all the time! God bless each of you!

[@sandralobato7725]

Wow. This was a great video! I love hearing how you dealt with the overwhelm, learning how to prioritise and what minimal things to do, in order to still preserve or 'save for later preserving' that you did. It's all these little tricks... Us who didn't grow up homesteading but want to get into it, this is gold worth! Thank you very much!

[@battlearmanda]

I completely feel that overwhelm. It usually hits around mid September for me. My garden tends to have one last big hurrah and everything becomes ripe during that time. That being said, I bought two bushels of peaches last weekend and only had time to get through one of them so I've been canning after work every evening. I told everyone at the office that office time is my vacation from myself! :) Your new pantry is looking glorious! I just know the extra space will serve you well!

[@lauren091804]

These videos are so therapeutic! I wish I could just come be your friend hanging out with you in your kitchen as you go through these processes and pick your brain for extra tips. Since I can't, I'll settle for these videos😂 I recently canned some spiced peaches to serve over our oatmeal or icecream. I did blanch and pull the skins. I dehydrated the skins and pukverized them into a powder then mixed in some sugar. We will sprinkle it on top of icecream, oatmeal, or use in our tea.

[@sarahkendall8441]

The cellar is looking great, how exciting! My husband built shelving in our utility room this week to make more space for my canned goods. Much needed as I continue the every bit counts challenge! Added another batch of green beans and a batch of pickles so far this week. Also dehydrated apples and tomatoes.

[@riddle8062]

You are one busy woman!! I am loving your new storage space in your cellar! God bless you all!

[@kathleenfrost6563]

The root cellar is looking great!

[@jennbama]

You out do me every single week by far! I do massive preservation weeks but my goodness Jessica!! It's ask going to be so yummy this winter when everyone else is eating from the stores.

[@judymcintire8061]

Everything looks great! Love the stackable containers! It's great that you can just open them without moving them off each other to get the food you need. Have an awesome week!😊

[@Just-Nikki]

The timing of this video is perfect. I was avoiding pie filling because I didn’t want to peel peaches. I don’t peel them for butters but I wasn’t sure about pie filling. Thank you. Now I have the confidence to make it with the peels on.

[@Just-Nikki]

I got a great deal on the last few bushels of 2nds peaches and a bushel of plums and we just harvested several bushels of pears so I’m currently making peach hutter and spiced plum jam. The cellar is such a blessing. I’m very happy for you.

[@shannonnewman9202]

What kind of spices do you add to your plum jam? I just made plum-fig jam for the first time, and it’s yummy but seems like it could use a little something.

[@Just-Nikki]

I used Cardamom,fresh ginger, clove, cinnamon, allspice and added a few pink peppercorns for a spicy floral note. A chai spice blend would be great for that combo. Fig and plum sounds yummy!@@shannonnewman9202

[@elainebuchka6533]

You work SO Hard for Your Family Sugar..God Bless and Keep You Always, and those Precious Children & Husband too!

[@grannyhebert2262]

You can now get a kit from Harvest Right to upgrade your unit to 5 trays! Living Traditions Homestead did a video recently about it.

[@charlotta5660]

The cellar is starting to look good! Having a cellar for food storage is great, that's one of the reasons we love our house so much. The only problem for us is that it's also storage for a lot of other things right now. We really need to declutter it.

[@jeanmuehlfelt7942]

My mom used to make us kids 'snap' the beans after harvesting them from the garden. We always complained. When my mom came to live with us the last two years of her life, she complained about having to 'snap' the beans for me. We both laughed when I reminded her that I spent most of my childhood helping her pressure can beans. 😂

[@carolhensley3857]

Im happy that you got a cellar! Now you have better storage and more room in your kitchen!! ❤

[@kelsie_adams]

Your challenge got me collecting the lovage seed heads (first time ever! They work like celery seeds). I dried leek greens & ground it & have a jar of leek powder, made tomato powder with dry tomato powder. I still have Brussels sprouts, mint jelly, and beer greens if I decide to can them. My. Kitchen looked like yours until I couldn't take it and moved the jars to the bed in the guest room. Worked great until someone opened the bedroom door. And "what on earth!" Totally about chewing through thos plastic bins. At the preschool where I work mice chewed through the bins in our "bunker ". Not food bins just art supplies and toys.

[@northerngirlhobbies]

Beautiful creations. I hear you on the anxiety with doing all the things. I've been organizing the 'pantry' when not canning or harvesting. It takes some stress off to get organized. Thank you for sharing.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Love the cellar it’s wonderful! I can’t wait for cold storage! What a dream so happy for you

[@juliemoore6957]

Wow! Your cellar looks amazing! So organized! And I love that you used what you had and made it work! Go Jessica!

[@wendy3437]

Your basement looks good. You have stores so much you should be very proud of your work and the work of your family.

[@marthacheek3412]

I honestly don’t see how you do all you do! You are like a SUPER blessed mama!

[@moomoopo]

It's really motivating seeing your journey preserving all this food. It's definitely a challenge as I've been trying to preserve more as well with this every bit counts challenge. Great job!!

[@PureLace]

The change in scenery in the kitchen must be nice, I know I love when things get moved and a space gets a new look. Beautiful dress, btw. 💙

[@threerivershomestead]

Thank you ❤️

[@ellendavis9940]

That is a bounty of blessings. I’m so glad Sarha from Living Traditions gave a link to your site. Note I’m blessed indeed.

[@KoniB.]

I realize that you are probably aware of the free Harvestright freezer update to add a shelf and update your software? A 'just in case" you are unaware. Contact them for further info. Thanks for motivation to get back to my canning/drying/prepping. This is my lagging, flagging, sagging days when I wonder what the heck I am doing this for again?! Pray, Prep, Prepare. The Lord is with thee.

[@robindrago6824]

I am so glad that your basement storage area is in use. You have been waiting a very long time for it. Congratulations!

[@caydancebloom]

Thank you for sharing a little peek. You are beaming in your thumbnail pic! So happy to see this long awaited dream/goal becoming reality!

[@mjflinn5007]

As long as your doing your meal planning for the week on Sunday you'll do great. At the very least you'll see your food storage once a week. It's looking great.

[@alisapence3281]

I am like you, I have all my canning in my basement, which is actually better because it stays cooler and of course, dark. I know what I have, just everyone else does not know what I have, lol. I really like putting all my dried foods in jars, they keep so much better and if I do have mice, they can not get to it. I so enjoy watching your videos. I am 61 years old and have been canning since I was 20, and I am still learning about new foods to can or freeze. Thank You!

[@debrawatson-graumenz7249]

Your downstairs looks great. With this heat I have been concerned for you and your family. Ever since chemo I can not stand the heat. I am hot all the time seems like. I love your ambition and want to get my health back. Your videos I look forward too. Wish we were neighbors. I learn a lot from you and so does Dennis my husband.

[@Godsplan89farmlife]

Yup....that's the way to handle an overwhelm ..."get er done ! " You did great ! Oh....how you will love to have more space for your goods. God is good !

[@ellenradford8582]

I love the hand going through the hidden door for you to place the jars!!!

[@carolwhisenhunt7504]

Bless your heart. I know you're exhausted. You will reap the rewards this winter. I'm so proud for your cellar. You will love it and all the extra space. You're an amazing lady and mom. Love your family.

[@grammyinthekitchen]

Jessica, I love your basement / storage room, I so wish I was blessed with one also. As for your plastic tubs with mylar bags, You could raise them about 6 inches off the floor. That's what is required in food storage in restaurants. You could use the plastic totes that stores get the 2 liters sodas in, they are about 6 inches.

[@threerivershomestead]

Thanks for the tips!

[@lynnelliot7256]

When i was in an area which i had to leave for months at a time, i covered a big box with chicken wire. The bush rats snd mice never got into it. Perhaps you could have the area with the plastic bibs and milar bags with chicken wire on the walls? I bet you look forward to winter when its a bit quieter in the garden🌻

[@laurenpollock3767]

Hi Jessica! Your such a blessing to so many. Thank you for your content and Godly wisdom. Another way to use up your pits and peels (for any fruit) is syrup! We brew our own kombucha so we make peach syrup and can in quarts. Same recipe as jelly but omit the gelatin. I just allow my peels and pits to steep in water and lemon juice and then I boil, strain and add sugar. For it to get really thick you need double the sugar of syrup (in cups.) however I know y’all use lower sugar recipes so you can use however much you like, just know it won’t thicken up as much. I water bath can that for 20 minutes! Pear vanilla syrup is delicious and sort of taste like cream soda! Maybe you can try fruit syrups for your next pits and peels project! It makes such a great easy kombucha flavoring for second ferment! I brew a gallon a week and I put about 1/2 C of this syrup into 1/2 gallon mason jar, add kombucha and allow to second ferment before moving to the fridge!

[@sura2047]

Wow! Great job! The cellar is looking so good! When we converted our workshop under the house into a cellar, we added crushed rock as the floor base. It’s nice and clean and allows for any moisture to pass through, also keeps dust at bay. We don’t peel our peaches either. We just scrub to get rid of the fuzz. There’s so much good nutrition in the skins!

[@cindyparker9920]

I was watching the Mennonite mom and she puts one zinc tablet in with her green beans when canning. She said it helps them retain the nutrients and stay green. I have no idea if that is true but I had never heard of it so thought I would share.

[@sabrinadrabing595]

Love watching you preserve your food. ❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@diananore1368]

I used those dry good containers in our barn for feed for our animals. Squirrels can chew through them. I did get the metal barrels as you mentioned for the large bags. We also just try to live trap and relocate the squirrels. Mice as well.

[@michellepelkey51]

Bay leaves will help with mice & bugs. We keep our canned goods, food storage in our basement as well and I was told by an elder to put dried bay leaves in all our totes and misc around the area. I did and we haven’t had any issues. We live in the country in an older home. Maybe this can ease some of your worries…it’s easy enough to do. Love your canning & preservatives success!!!

[@jfeljon7027]

Hi Jessica, I absolutely love what you have done so far with your food storage. It looks amazing!!!! Love following and watching you guys. :). Blessings to you and yours.

[@anita6205]

Wow your kitchen has just opened right up with those canning shelves in the cellar! Love it ❤

[@beverlygiroux2824]

Oh, Jessica, what a wonderful job you are doing for your family. I am sure they really appreciate all your work! Having raised 9 children, I sure did my fair share of gardening, and then canning. I loved doing it, but by summers end, I was exhausted! You have the sweetest smile…..Blessings to you and your family! Love, Bev in Maine

[@auntiepam5649]

I have those same Texas Mom containers out in my garage with pasta, rice and such in it. I love them.

[@jennyr9286]

I have them too! Love them!

[@ColleenH38]

Jessica, you are doing a fantastic job. I live in Louisiana and we can't have basements here so it is a challenge to store the large amount of food I can or buy in bulk. We turned an extra bedroom into a "home grocery store". I am just about at full capacity! I have the last big order for the year coming from Azure in a few weeks. I am canning venison chili today. Over the weekend or next week I am canning pinto beans. Lastly I will can some apple butter. I am exhausted from weeks and weeks and weeks of food preservation but it is all worth it.

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 Wow, how cool that you're getting your new pantry area set up, 🎉. That peach butter looks so yummy. 💚

[@aramintaverwys1934]

Great to see your video pop up 😊!!!! Congratulations on finishing up the cellar! You must be feeling SPACIOUS upstairs. Have a beautiful day Jessica. Your Michigan Fan and Friend Araminta 🎉❤🎉❤

[@NaturesCadenceFarm]

I'm so excited for you that you finally got your cellar pantry! I know it's been a dream of yours for quite some time. Hooray for extra storage!

[@LaFincaRojas]

Lol “what was I thinking” was my response several times this year.

[@suemagyari2992]

A tip: The black storage containers with heavy yellow lids that you buy from hardware stores are pretty mouse proof if you prefer the shape of plastic containers. Not see-through.

[@patriciamoses2185]

You're awesome, everything you do, bless you, I work a full time job but my days off are busy , canning and taking care of the garden, keep up these great videos

[@lisaholt3627]

The shelves look so beautiful with all the different colors. Your family is certainly blessed with all the work and love you put into the food. Blessings from Kentucky.

[@teriadams7398]

You will love the cellar, everything keeps its color better in the dark cool space. Get bags of lime, I just get the carpenters kind and make bags from old sheets to control the moisture. It will take a bit to get to a controlled temp due to the cement but it will. 😊

[@amandaaskew7606]

Looks fantastic!!! My peaches are small cling peaches, and even when they are blanched, they are sooo time consuming to peel, so I also leave my skins. I actually like the texture, and no one in my family complains.

[@sherriekemper1828]

Those shelves of home canned food are simply beautiful. I feel secure when my canning shelves are full.

[@danbourque8826]

Walmart bakery dept icing buckets might be an option for you to store your freeze dried goods. Those containers are stackable and heavier than plastic totes and they’re food grade plastic. They’re only about three gallon’s and are rectangular shape.

[@jeffreygraf3358]

Old fashioned galvanized garbage cans will do the job. God bless you and your family.

[@cbass2755]

I’m so happy for you Jessica. You’ll love your pantry. I know you know…just label what’s in those buckets and containers. Your right about out of sight, out of mind. But with your size family I don’t see that happening. You guys have worked hard to get that set up, congratulations dear..❤

[@lynsmith2698]

Hi Jessica, I am so excited for you. Having the basement is a game changer. How nice for you to finally get it. It’s so bright too. I am so looking forward to seeing how you guys build the dumb waiter as we want to do one to our cold room too. Great video…cheers 🌷🇨🇦

[@gramcracker1616]

I always leave the peels on my fruits, and potatoes, too!

[@atdepaulis]

Oh I didn’t even think about reusing the vacuum sealed bags!! That is a great idea!!!!❤

[@lindagraff2484]

Every home shou!d have a cold room. Years ago we had one at the old house we lived in, very handy.

[@trishapomeroy9251]

We had mice really bad this spring in our high tunnel. I put two dozen traps in there and caught a large number in the first week or two. Now I get one maybe every few weeks, but I leave those traps set up to keep my plants safe. This would work in your basement too I would think. Just have to check the traps often, especially in the beginning. ETA I really love the new space. I think once you get used to "shopping" in there, you are going to love having all that room to organize your food in a way that works well for you.

[@racheldenman559]

I hope your garden fared better than mine did in last night's storm. This is my first year gardening here in Ada and I have to say, I'm close to giving up. My garden has been struggling with disease ever since the hail storm earlier in the season and now my corn and squash literally look like they got hit by a tornado. Ik corn isn't something you grow in your garden but any advice would be greatly appreciated. And thank you for all that you've taught me so far....I absolutely love your videos😊

[@bonneymoseley1159]

You are one busy momma! You accomplish more in one day, than i do in a month. I am 68 almost 69, my canning hasnt quite started yet, but it will soon. Congrats on your cellar! I would love to have one. I have a large shelving set up in my garage. I have several freezers, but in the winter its my deck lol. I live in Alaska.

[@Ali-xq3ij]

Your storage looks great! Wow, that’s a lot of hard work. Great job at canning so many things!

[@buckeyedav1]

Jessica what you might want to think about on your freeze dried goods? Metal trash cans with tight fitting lids maybe you could figure out how to build a wooden bench to set one on the floor and another on top of the bench to "stack" I have 3 in my basement that I use for flour, sugar and oats I put in freezer bags then in to the metal trash cans. A determined rat could still chew through but it's a cheap alternative and better than the storage tubs. I got mine at Home Depot about $30 I think for the larger ones? Anna In Ohio

[@lindabrown2170]

Your goods look very delicious. I praise you for all your hard work. I love to can even thou it’s just the two of us but the kids always come home and ask for something I canned. Thankyou for sharing all your hard word with us. Such a great video.

[@sherihicks1427]

Thank you so much for showing us what you're doing with your basement! That will be such a blessing! I don't have the option of a dumbwaiter,, so I keep a few plastic bags, baskets, and mesh bags to bring what I need up. I have also been concerned about my plastic totes! The only other option I can think of is to use metal trash cans. When I was rearranging my storage this past winter, I discovered a peanut butter jar that had been eaten into! Broke out into a cold sweat!!

[@loric3455]

Want to thank you for tuning me in to your "old time" food strainer. I had a Victorio that leaked all over the place every time I used it and left a lot of pulp on the tomatoes. I tried the pan food mill and did not care for that either. The simple design of the old-fashioned strainer is by far the best! I can whip through a vat of tomatoes in no time with very little waste or mess.

[@cdavid2486]

Peached AND basement look wonderful!!

[@justme-uw6bz]

Wow, that's a huge amount of goods, what a blessing.

[@karendavis8764]

There is a lot of nutrition and fiber in those peels!

[@Favorite-catNip]

I had a basement years back, and was clueless as to water seeping into the floor. After very heavy rains my basement flooded. I contacted the builder many times until I dragged his workers out to see it. They dug up the drainage pipes and extended them out 20 feet or so. And later I sealed the basement floors. Anyone new to home ownership really should do this task .as basements have valuable space. I can't can* , but a put stuff in the vac-seal and it works great. Always learning here 👍