Cellar for Food Storage and Storm Protection
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- Our root cellar and how we use it for food preserving and storm protection.
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I live in central ms. I am thinking of building one of these. If this stupid ice will go away
A prepper I follow on youtube always fills her empty mason jars with water. Just put a clean, used lid on them with a ring. That way she has extra water, in the space it takes up to store unused mason jars. Then when she's ready to can food, she just pours out the water (preferably on plants) and starts the canning process.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing. Vivian Ann on the side of the mountain in NE Tennessee
Enjoy your videos Danny. Good job!
2LadyHomesteaders Hodge super idea filling empty jars with water, thanks. I live in the central part of Tennessee 35 miles north of Nashville. I'd then run the water through a Berkeley filter, if needed for drinking.
You can "can"water to preserve! Will last years..
When ever you don't have a full canner put in water to can ! Extension Service's will have" how to "
We used a composting toilet/bucket for 7 months. We quickly discovered horse bedding pellets were the best to use in the bucket. The pellets soak up liquid better than anything and controlled the smell like nothing else.
+katiatomsk Thanks i will have to check that one out.
I really like how it is sectioned by canning year.
I really like the idea of separating your canned goods by year instead of by produce. That way, you always know which one is the oldest and can use that up first.
My grandfather who had a homestead , in Washington State, had a root cellar. It's nice you do things old fashion way. He raised three generations of family off the food from that farm. He lived to be 98 years old.
+Dena Redford Wow, it would be something to live to be that old. They knew what they were eating back then. It was good food that they raised. That is what we are trying to get back to. Raising what we eat. I think we are about half way there. Thanks
When I'd visit my Grandparents in Mississippi, the pot was underneath the bed. The water was from the roof runoff though there is a natural spring on the property. Really adventurous as a kid.
Didn't know you could have a cellar this far south.
I was told 2 years maximum on canned goods and 5 years on pickled. 10 years maximum on properly sealed dehydrated goods & 25 years on freeze dried foods. My mom used the old jars of fruit to make her "SPRING WINE". Quite a tasty mix of fruits made for a wine that was always unique to each year made as you never know what fruits or how much of each would be ready early in the spring. Dad layered shallow boxes with clean, dry sand instead of newspaper. Carrots, beets, rutabega, and other root vegetables were stored the same. Except the onion family as they were braided and hung from the ceiling. 💙🍎🍏🍐🍅🍆🥔🍑🍒🥕🌽🌶️🍓🥝🍇🍉🥒🍄🥜🍾💚 It's nice to know where your food really comes from. We had 250 laying hens, 800 meat chickens butchered each year. 35 for us & the rest to sell for feed and extra $ to buy the fruit we could not grow. 12 ducks & 12 turkeys. We had dairy cows and goats, plus a couple of sows. 🐮🐖🐐🐤🦃🦆 My dad hunted for our red meat and a goose or two. We mushroom hunted, picked wild berries. 🍄🍓So though we were cash poor we had land and never went hungry! If you have the space it is a great investment. Preserve the 'Harvest'! Happy gardening!
Pinball recommended you. So here I am. Thank you
Awesome root cellar..Thanks for sharing
+ncautoman57 Thanks
I love watching y'all's videos. You both totally amaze me with all the wonderful things you build and the knowledge you have to be self sufficient. God bless y'all every step you take.
Thanks Dawn
I LOVE your cellar!! I've been wondering how I can build my own without the blocks or a contractor... I'd love to see a video with more details on how you built and supported your cellar. Keep up the good work!
+Freedom Acres We will try and get that for you Amanda.
+Deep South Homestead Thank you!! :)
You can also put rubber bands around each jar to keep them from ratteling against each other and breaking during an earthquake. Love your channel! Thank you! :)
+Heather Weldon Thanks for the info and watching.
WOW! I thought the barn was awesome but your root cellar takes the cake for sure. That is an amazing setup you have there. Good job.
+Arms Family Homestead Thanks its still a work in progress.Trying to add new things to it as the times change around us.
so glad dirtpatchheaven sent us over! looking forward to learning more!
+Apron Acres Thanks for watching
Great video Danny. You touched on the one factor that most of the prepping videos I've seen never address...earthquake proof your shelving systems guys...all those wonderful glass wares will be toast otherwise. This is a great video for preppers as well as homesteading....although the two are hand in hand :)
Thanks, we have recently upgraded for that reason. Video coming in a few days. Thanks
Beautiful! Your food storage is wonderful, I'm envious!
+Dawn Finiff Thanks Dawn its still a work in progress
Awesome root and emergency cellar!
This is how a homestead video is done! Loved it from Puerto Rico, Karen
We watched this along with your helpful tips video and wanted to say thanks for sharing. Awesome info and great job!! -Ash
I love the cellar, but here in NE FL we can't have one because the water table is too high (we'd end up with a swimming pool). Your build is impressive. Many Blessings to you & Wanda.
What a wonderful set up you have. Thank you for sharing and giving some trouble shooting advice as you went.
Pressure treated wood foundation wall systems are a good alternative to concrete or block walls. You have a nice setup.
+radicaljoe For our humidity here research showed it would be better
@@DeepSouthHomestead would you say northwest Georgia would be better suited to treated lumber construction underground also?
@@sethpellom345 if your really humid there it might be better.
@@DeepSouthHomestead it is very humid here. my soil is basically all read clay. I am however not on a hillside, but my yard never stands in water. I dug an 8 foot deep hole this past weekend, and i never did hit any water. do you think i could just do a french drain around the top of cellar?
great toilet tutorial!
+dirtpatcheaven Its the one thing thats a must in underground living in a tight space with limited ventilation.
Wow Danny, there's so much information here, I'll need to take notes. Thanks for posting. I remember talking to my dad when mom turned up the sound on the TV. They needed to get below ground, they had a class 5 tornado headed right for them. Have wondered how to build a root cellar, great way to store canned goods and root crops. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for mentioning your system of storing by the year and not the contents. I have struggled with rotation and just today found about 15 qt. of spaghetti sauce that is needing to be dumped. I believe your system will be the answer to any more waste. Blessings to you and yours.
+Grammy Goatfarmer Wanda's idea when she saw the cellar. She rearranged, with my help, and it has made rotation easy for us. Thanks
What a wonderful cellar. I am so envious (in a good way)! In FL you dig a hole and it fills up with water.
+Teresa Davis Its almost that bad here.
Slick idea on the 5 gallon bucket composting toilet.
+Life in Farmland Yeah it was my first design and it works Thanks for watching
so much information, it's just so much to digest.
Great video! Love how you keep the years together it makes so much sense also the idea of adding boards in case of earthquake.
Very good video, I learned a lot. Thanks Danny !!!...I love the root cellar by the way. Cant wait to have our own SOON Lord willing !!!
Great job; it looks very nice! A tip I saw on a different video is to can water in your empty jars until you need them, so it provides water storage instead of wasted space.
Nicely done! Suggestion, set up a battery box that is vented to the outside and then get a cheap solar panel and a couple of voltage regulators. One regulator to control the amount of electricity that goes into the battery and a couple for different voltages so you can run 12v car fans or old computer fans and also run the LED tap lights you have. Do not know if you have a dollar tree out there, but they have those 3 LED tap lights for a buck each and they are really handy and if you hardwire them into your cellar, then you have lights and circulation fans all on the cheap. Just be sure to check the acidity of the battery every change of season to make sure the fluid level is up and that the acid is strong enough. You could also run a portable radio off of that bettery to listen to news reports. A similar solar paneled 12v water pump would also keep you in water during power outages. really enjoyed your video, so much so that I am sharing it and also downloaded it to my computer to put on dvd. Stay safe and God bless!
+Azri'el Collier Thanks for the info my friend
You are most welcome and thank you for reading my comment.
It is our goal to read as many comments as we can and answer them.
Fantastic root cellar/storm shelter ! Great size !
+ChickenCoop Art Thanks for watching its a work in progress.
Danny: wow, you guys really got this cellar organized! very impressive.
Thanks for the tips and ideas. Helps plan a cellar for those who are thinking about getting one.
Awesome root cellar! Thanks for sharing.
+Kimmies991 Thanks for watching
Thanks! Very helpful.
I like that root cellar design. This guy seems to have put a lot of thought into every detail and In the event of a natural or man made disaster I am pretty sure he's going to be just fine.
Thanks, I always think projects out before I design them.
Looks great. I've been wanting one. Looks like you spent time on it. You should be proud.
Thanks, this is something we use here for canned storage and tornado and hurricane season.
Seeing canned food all lined up always makes me so happy..lol Well done on the root cellar..seriously impressive! I hope at some point you will do some canning videos..would love to see that!
+Cooking with Sonya There coming this spring.
Just gotta love your setup! Have you thought of using something like bungee cords stretched across the mason jars in case of quakes? Hooked on both ends with screws may give you better accessibility. Just a thought :). BTW, found your channel via DPH, kudos to her too.
+boilednuts Thanks for the info may look at doing that
Thank you. That was very informative. Great system and build.
So cool! Thanks for sharing.
VERY NICE CELLAR.GLAD YOU HAVE IT TO BE SAFE IN A BAD STORM. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡..........
Great video! Very informative. This is on my wish list. We live south of Lufkin, Texas and didn't know if we could even put a cellar in.
FYI the ground temp is based on the average yearly temp for the area, so it will be cooler in Wisconsin than it is in the deep south. Course now you know that. :)
Very intelligent man. Wish I could get my husband to start a root cellar here in South Carolina.
Thanks for your video, this was really informative and interesting, especially about the miner's tools and reason for them.
I love your root cellar! I also live in the south (Mobile, Alabama ) I did not think we could have root cellars because or the water table but you have me rethinking it and will be doing some homework on it. Just found your channel and am loving it! I am doing a marathon to see them all. Thanks for sharing God Bless.
Thanks for subbing There is a lot of things that has to be taken into consideration when building a root cellar.
I was going to mention adding a board to keep the jars from rattling off but heard you say you were making that addition. Its a great thing to plan ahead for because you definitely don't want to lose everything that you worked heard to grow and store. Thanks for sharing!
+Raising Bushs Thanks
Thank you
Your root cellar is great ! I have seen others use large rubber bands around the canning jars to keep them from smashing together during an earth quake ....
You are an awesome teacher, sir!
You can get the toilet at wakgreens also. I kept the one I had for my mom when I cared for her and the bags that go inside the bucket.
Your cellar is awesome!!..I saw a video where someone used an earthbag method in Alaska..it was very small..I am looking @solar generators for my elderly parents that are easy to operate inside the house when power goes out..thankyou🙏
Great job ! Thumbs up.
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Thank you so much for making this video! Very helpful.
+MessyBeautifulLife Thanks for watching
Thank you for sharing, I'm going to have to adopt the yearly set up idea instead of like foods. Just reorganizing my pantry, so perfect timing. In His name, JM
+JM Thanks for watching JM
Can I just come live in the cellar? LOL Beautiful!
Great Setup!!!
+Renee Davidson Thanks
I'm in love with your cellar.
+Hillbilly Homestead Thanks still a work in progress
💙 great video. Good information. Thanks.
Very interesting thank you for sharing
Best wishes
+diggerdooleys allotment Thanks for watching
Wow!!!! Amazing!
+Elizabeth Pendleton Thanks Elizabeth
Excellent 👍
LOVE this! Our homestead is in western tn and I want a root cellar like this. Now to show the hubby.....would love to see the outside entrance and ventilation area.
+Susie Homesteader Susie we will see if we can make that happen.
Wonderful! So informative! Please keep up the videos!
+Country Homestead Thanks for watching
nice setup looks great
+Pinetar And Robyns Homestead Thanks Pinetar Its been a long road getting it to this point
Wow. Great job
Thanks
Wrap a hair tie around each jar that way in an event of an earth quake, it may prevent them from cracking if they are rattling around on the shelves
You want a great fan and light ,go look at Ryobi 18 volt lights and fan they run off battery or 110 power. I like this set up I would have tunnel to another area in case of main entrace failure.
Thank you for this video, I have an unfinished basement and want to use it as a root cellar, and have shelves for my pressure canned goods. I now have a good idea on how to do it. We are considering a move to an area where there is some earthquake activity, but not an epicenter, so I must research how to build shelves for that too.
+CleverEwe Glad we could give you some ideas. Thanks for watching.
i love it!!!
I'm loving that cellar! great job guy's :)
+Stephanie Rodriguez Thanks, glad you came over to see our channel. Did you find the bread recipe?
+Deep South Homestead so happy I found yall!. as I was watching this video, our electric started flickering. so I thought I better charge my phone. as soon, as it's charged I will definitely check it out.
Deep South , I saw a vent fan that the guy made out of wood & you spun it by handle (man powered) to help bring in more fresh air....thought I'd share that with you
Amazing.
my grandpa's seller was bigger it had a complete bedroom or two and I think a little bigger it was big enough for three families or more and my grandpa had 15 kids lol
Great video! So informative.
+KaylinRae Thanks for watching Kaylin
Love your videos!
Thanks Carol
so interesting, merci
glow in the dark spray paint is amazing ... it would be good to spray paint the door frames and toilet bucket ... incase the batteries all run out
can u do a picture of the outside? also do u sell the plans for your cellar?
WOW! That is impressive. I subscribed just from watching this video and really enjoyed the information and knowledge you shared. Going to watch some more of your videos now.
Thanks I pray they will be a blessing to you.
good job young man
Rather than putting a board in front of shelves, just stretch some thick wire across and that will keep jars in but still good access to the food
Great video Wanda and Danny..very informative alot of good information for peoples who would like to build one..I really like putting by year instead of by veg/fruit/meat..I really like that alot..Makes much more sense..~Many Blessing's to both of you~
The year thing was Wanda's idea. It has been a great way to rotate our stock. Thanks
Love the videos... A few individuals that I have listened to suggest placing thick rubber bands around each jar so they don't bump into each other during an earthquake. Just a thought. I live in CA, great for quakes, so I'm going to give it a try. Can't hurt.
Sir, regarding earthquakes, you may want to put socks, some protection over - around jars , when shaking starts.
enjoyed this
+Pople BackyardFarm Thanks, check out our Family in the storm cellar. It is a good one to see after you take the tour.
Very informative tfs
+sherry power Thanks, glad to help
Nice design you have on you cellar. I hope to place one in my homestead here soon. I never considered pressure treated timber. That's one thing to consider.
Thanks, it has worked well for us.
Thats some good thinken on the jar set up ! thanks and yes I'd like to know more about how you built the seller !
+Theredneck Prepper Thanks for watching ill try to get some more info out there on the cellar
yall are so smart and i am so envious also. Yall work so hard and accomplish so much. I am a new subscriber and this is a great channel. I have learned a lot from you and would really like to know more about grafting the trees that you showed in another video. I would also like to know how you keep the root cellar from flooding. I live in Louisiana and we flood here too. A root cellar would almost be a necessity in the south for the harsh summer months to keep the food good if you dont have air conditioning. Looking forward to learning more from yall!!
+Cyndi Comeaux We are actually on a very high hill in our county. We don't have flooding issues. The cellar was built with French drain system, so we have a drain system in place to capture the water before it gets into the cellar and reroute it away. The cellar is a great place here for keeping potatoes and our canned goods. Thanks
very nice cellar, I haven't gotten around to building one yet.
+OkieRob Thanks for watching,
Sir you have a lovely root cellar and canning cellar there. I have a beneficial suggestion for all your nice jars of food. If you want to protect them from earth quake then you will need to not only put that board so your jars do not fall out but also wrap each jar with packing foam or anything soft at least a quarter inch thick. I would make little socks for each jar out of foam and duck tape the circles. The jars will smash by each other hitting themselves so best is foam and if you can bungee them that would be best so they can not bounce against each other and accumulate kinetic energy.
+HealthSupercharger Thanks for the tips.
u r welcome, yeah glass on glass will shatter easy.
Wish I had a root cellar like yours. But what I have created is a little tiny one from a freezer in the ground.
Thats great you should use whatever works for you the best at this time.
Very informative about root cellars. I might point out that concrete block is also not good for earthquakes. Your ventilation system is clever.
I am a little north of you across the state line.
Not sure which state LA or AL but glad to know your down south.Thanks
Check out Starry Hilder's page and cellar set up. She's got a real simple fix for earthquakes, lid storage, canning recipes, etc. I think you'd like her homestead page! Also, have you thought abt canning meats? I've just started getting into it. You should do it if you haven't already!
Ya we subscribed nice job
Thanks for joining us here at Deep South.
Looks good to me....
+Joe Nolting Thanks