We have talked about pantry management a ton this year, but I got a question asking for me to go over how I manage my pantry during the youtube livestream of the Winter is Coming show for 2020 so I thought I would share with yall what I do here, with the space and other boundaries I have at the Holler Homestead.
Announcements:
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
- Getting ready for venison season
- Update on shortages
- Setting the foundation for winter lettuce
Featured Forage: Chicken of the Woods - Laetiporus sulphureus
- Wild Edible Phil a cosophy (Mushrooms are cited for being the thing to double check -- but double check everything)
- Eating new mushroom varieties
- Grows on oak trees at this time of year in tn
- Laetiporus sulphureus has a potent ability to inhibit staph bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus), as well as moderate ability to inhibit the growth of Bacillus subtilis.[6]
- Preparing: Sautee, bread and fry, bake -- it is all good
- Storing: dehydrate for long term, freeze for shorter periods
Operation Independence
- Explain the independence fund
- Roastery Expansion is all that we are doing - high quality plywood and electrical parts
Main topic of the Show: Pantry and Root Cellar Management
Pantry Management Philosophy
- I hate shopping
- I hate most restaurant food
- I hate wasting food
- I hate wasting money
- Make your pantry management work for you
- Plan for stability through weather events, job loss, etc. Build in luxury (Pad Thai)
- Store what you eat, and eat what you store (Spirkodamus)
- Learn your needs so that you can tap into times of abundance
- Start by paying attention (Learn what you really eat in a journal for one month)
- Shopping online helps, eg TP
- Involve the whole family -- gameify if needed
- Find out why you have to bip out to the store for just one item -- what is it and why did you not include it in your weekly or monthly shopping list?
- 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 months, 6 months, 1 year (And a word on hoarding)
- Spirko’s concept of doubling
- Pantry areas to assess
- Food: Fresh foods, Freezer foods, Canned/jarred foods, dry foods
- Cleaning Supplies
- First Aid Supplies
- Paper Goods
- Toiletry Items
- Plant and Animal Supplies
- Space considerations
- Humidity and temperature
- Clutter Buster
- Creative solutions
- Garage shelving
- Crawl space
- Walls
- Under bed storage
- Attic
- Outbuildings
- Back of cabinets
- Shelves near the ceiling
- Send me ideas?
- Holler Homestead process
- Boundaries: root cellar gets hot/cold by season, canned goods cant freeze, my home is 100 sf, two bedrooms without much storage
- What do I mean by load from the back and take from the front
- Base philosophy: long term storage, short term storage, kitchen storage
- Inventory system: Freezer vs other storage (Dates)
- Root cellar process: seasonal rotation and reviewing contents
- Potato varieties
- Squash varieties
- Rodent control
- Meal planning approach
- Dealing with spoilage
- Establishing budget (Challenges & victories)
Only you can set your pantry up the best way for your household -- there is no one way.
Make it a great week!
Song: 911 by Sauce
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.
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