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This is my dream. I'm only on year 2 of growing, in Florida. First year hardly produced anything but did teach me a lot. This year I was able to produce enough food to eat from my garden but not surplus. I'm getting better, more knowledgeable, so I'm hoping this fall season I will thrive and be able to start canning my food. I'm getting closer with each season. Thanks again for all your knowledge, tips and tricks.
Your pantry is well organized and layed out like your own store. It will be so convient to keep track of what you have. It will also be a relief not to have to run to the store. I noticed your large jugs of honey. Do you have trouble getting the honey out when it crystalizes? When my honey comes in plastic containers, I immediately transfer them to glass jars. I don't like heating the plastic to remelt the honey. You know, off gassing from the plastic. A wide mouth jar makes it easier to spoon out of the jar. Hey, you had a good point about growing plants that grow well in your climate. Thank you, for the video.
Yes it does get hard to get it out. Lately, I’ve been sitting it outside for a couple hours and that warms it up. I do keep a jar in the kitchen for my daily use and I refill that from the jugs.
I have a freeze dryer also. I freeze dry my bone broths, and sauces. Each tray will hold 4 cups. After drying I powder and place either in Mylar or mason jars (vacuum sealed). Saves space and less weight on your shelf. It also makes a great substitute for bouillon in recipes.
Have you tried freeze drying your juice concentrates? You can powder it and take it with you to use in water anywhere you go! Plus it will take up less space in your pantry.
Tomato soup, tomato juice, dried tomatoes. Take the green beans you don't really like and puree them with some tomatoes and other vegetables to make vegetable broth.
You crack me up, I’m coming to your house for the apocalypse 😂 But seriously, that is amazing, I really want to start canning eventually. And awesome job by hubby! For your tomatoes, I saw another TH-camr make tomato powder from her tomatoes. She just dried them and ground them with a spice grinder. Said she uses it in place of tomato paste and puree. And said it’s good to add to soups and other things for added flavor. Also, you could always get a small wardrobe for your guests in the spare room to use now instead. Can’t wait to see the tea videos, I really want to do that too but have no clue. Please do a tomato canning one as well.
WOW I love your amazing pantry. And your harvest is insane. You are ready for whats about to happen in our country. I would be cautious of exposing all my food and stock pile on social media. I have been gardening now for a few years and the bigger my garden grows the more my neighbors have been snooping around my house looking at it. I have a small yard like you with 11 raised beds. I literally have a pinapple plantation growing around the border of my yard and with all the pineapples I have growing now my neighbors stare at my house when they walk by. I have given plants, seeds and vegetables away to my next-door neighbors in hopes it will encourage them to grow their own food gardens. I'm not trying to feed my neighbors just tring to spend less at the grocery store and start to preserve some of my harvest too. I don't see our economy getting better any time soon. I have been prepping now for 4 years for hurricanes and other emergencies. I have had people say to me when SHTF hits the fan I'm coming to your house. I laugh but I think they are serious since they are not preppers. Times are changing quickly.
I grew in smaller buckets this year and it’s not going well. We are at a new home in St Aug Florida, so no growing beds set up yet. I can see that it’s necessary. Metal beds get too hot so going to stick with wood or composite of some sort. You are such an inspiration. Thanks for teaching us!!
I'm in the situation that you were before your fantastic new pantry. Too many canned jars and bags/jars of freeze dried food and not enough space. We have them stashed everywhere with no place to build a pantry. We have done some shelves and racks in a closet and have rolling totes but nothing as large and organized as yours. I showed my husband this video and we're both so jealous LOL It really makes a difference when you're organized and can visualize what you have. Enjoy your much deserved new space!
What a beautiful thing! Being a newbie I’ve been so amazed with my successes that I’ve been sharing most of my fresh surplus with family. It’s high time I start canning and dehydrating and keeping more for the pantry. Still on the fence regarding spending money on a freeze dryer. Maybe next year. Thanks as always for your help and encouragement. Congrats on your bounty!
The freeze dryer from harvest right is pretty expensive however they do have a layaway plan as well. Its so wonderful to have. My whole garden this year is gonna be freeze dried. Im even gonna do eggs this yeas as well
I have a kitchen pantry, also converted my small home office to a pantry, another pantry cabinet in the hall, and about ready to convert my guest room closet like you. I grow, can, freeze dry for my household and my 3 kids households so yeah… it’s allot. Love your videos ❤
I LOVE this video! I just finished rearranging/organizing my pantries. I have places where more shelves could be installed - now to get my husband to do it! One pantry is in our large walk-in closet, and the other used to be a linen closet in the hall. Also have the typical 3 bedrm/2 bath Florida home, and a small yard.
New Gardner/ Prepper here…. I immediately had concerns with your long term storage of nuts. You’re not afraid of them going rancid? I have mine stored in the freezer, as most things I’ve read and watched said they don’t have a long shelf life. Please let us know! Love your videos ❤
Love the pantry! You could make Bloody Mary mix with your tomatoes! That’s on my to do list this year. And I’m growing cucamelons for the first time and I think it would be cute to pickle them to add to the Bloody Mary drink and have it look like a mini watermelon hanging off the glass.
I'm definitely going to try trombanzino squash next year. I am in a never ending nature with vine borers 😡. I think they are not as susceptible. Plus they look cool. I now have pantry envy 😁. It is hard to keep up with what you have if you can't easily see it.
I like how you organized your pantry. What kind of mulberry do you grow, we try everbearing not grow good and dying and another bigger mulberry very tall and fast growing and a few fruits.
We have so much in common. I'm in Brevard County and preserving so much food. I have taken over 2 closets, under one bed, an armoir and a metal shelf! Lol. I dehydrate, can, freeze but no freeze dryer yet. Anyhow, I saw your photo on IG, but cooler to see the video too. I'm Robin.Florida on IG. Love seeing another enthusiastic FL gardener.
Hi Robin 👋 I never really thought I would grow enough to have this problem but I’m loving it. It’s so much fun and it just makes me feel so accomplished. Congrats on all your success too!
Nice looking pantry, couple questions for you. You had mentioned a peach tree what variety peach grows down here in Florida. Although I am in Southwest Florida still might be different . How do you rehydrate your dried beans to soaking them in water?
It’s a no slip shelf liner to keep anything from slipping. I got it on Amazon and cut it to fit. I’ve added it to my Amazon store under the Kitchen section (link in description)
Wow, you have officially crossed the surplus threshold for a single family! 😂 Excellent work!! Most Florida homes do not come w decent pantries, we, too, have had to build one in every home we've lived in here. Perhaps bc many of the builders came from colder climates & assumed we wouldn't stockpile food like they have to do in those places 🤔
Usually like your content, but there is an awful lot of product-peddling going on here. I've never seen affiliate links pop up on the screen during the video. I mean, do Walmart and Home Depot really need you driving sales to them? Just an honest critique, and my personal opinion. We get bombarded with ads everywhere we turn. Now we don't even get a break from it when watching gardening videos on YT.
I normally add the links because I usually get questions on the products I show so just trying to be proactive. Sorry it interrupted the video for you.
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As a Harvest Right Ambassador, I earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you.
Your husband is an incredibly thoughtful & skilled man. You make a very effective team ❤
I’m incredibly grateful for him. He’s really the best.
Yes team work makes the dream work!❤.I'm still waiting on my hubby to get on board 😂.🙏
This is my dream. I'm only on year 2 of growing, in Florida. First year hardly produced anything but did teach me a lot. This year I was able to produce enough food to eat from my garden but not surplus. I'm getting better, more knowledgeable, so I'm hoping this fall season I will thrive and be able to start canning my food. I'm getting closer with each season. Thanks again for all your knowledge, tips and tricks.
You are making great progress. Before long you will be storing jars under your bed too 🤣
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a 🤣🤣
Your pantry is well organized and layed out like your own store. It will be so convient to keep track of what you have. It will also be a relief not to have to run to the store. I noticed your large jugs of honey. Do you have trouble getting the honey out when it crystalizes? When my honey comes in plastic containers, I immediately transfer them to glass jars. I don't like heating the plastic to remelt the honey. You know, off gassing from the plastic. A wide mouth jar makes it easier to spoon out of the jar. Hey, you had a good point about growing plants that grow well in your climate. Thank you, for the video.
Yes it does get hard to get it out. Lately, I’ve been sitting it outside for a couple hours and that warms it up. I do keep a jar in the kitchen for my daily use and I refill that from the jugs.
I have a freeze dryer also. I freeze dry my bone broths, and sauces. Each tray will hold 4 cups. After drying I powder and place either in Mylar or mason jars (vacuum sealed). Saves space and less weight on your shelf. It also makes a great substitute for bouillon in recipes.
I did that for the first time this year. It came out like spun cotton candy. So cool. I plan to do more.
Have you tried freeze drying your juice concentrates? You can powder it and take it with you to use in water anywhere you go! Plus it will take up less space in your pantry.
You are a genius! That is such an awesome idea. I’m totally doing that
Love it, love it, love it. You are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing.
You are so sweet. Thank you!
Tomato soup, tomato juice, dried tomatoes. Take the green beans you don't really like and puree them with some tomatoes and other vegetables to make vegetable broth.
Great ideas!
You crack me up, I’m coming to your house for the apocalypse 😂 But seriously, that is amazing, I really want to start canning eventually. And awesome job by hubby!
For your tomatoes, I saw another TH-camr make tomato powder from her tomatoes. She just dried them and ground them with a spice grinder. Said she uses it in place of tomato paste and puree. And said it’s good to add to soups and other things for added flavor. Also, you could always get a small wardrobe for your guests in the spare room to use now instead.
Can’t wait to see the tea videos, I really want to do that too but have no clue. Please do a tomato canning one as well.
You got it! I actually do the same thing with tomato powder. I could definitely use more. Thanks for the reminder.
That is amazing!! I love the way you organized it!❤❤❤
Thank you!! 😊
WOW I love your amazing pantry. And your harvest is insane. You are ready for whats about to happen in our country. I would be cautious of exposing all my food and stock pile on social media. I have been gardening now for a few years and the bigger my garden grows the more my neighbors have been snooping around my house looking at it. I have a small yard like you with 11 raised beds. I literally have a pinapple plantation growing around the border of my yard and with all the pineapples I have growing now my neighbors stare at my house when they walk by. I have given plants, seeds and vegetables away to my next-door neighbors in hopes it will encourage them to grow their own food gardens. I'm not trying to feed my neighbors just tring to spend less at the grocery store and start to preserve some of my harvest too. I don't see our economy getting better any time soon. I have been prepping now for 4 years for hurricanes and other emergencies. I have had people say to me when SHTF hits the fan I'm coming to your house. I laugh but I think they are serious since they are not preppers. Times are changing quickly.
Thanks so much. I’m in love with the new pantry. It’s definitely helping us from spending too much at the grocery store.
I grew in smaller buckets this year and it’s not going well. We are at a new home in St Aug Florida, so no growing beds set up yet. I can see that it’s necessary. Metal beds get too hot so going to stick with wood or composite of some sort. You are such an inspiration. Thanks for teaching us!!
Good luck with your new place!
I'm in the situation that you were before your fantastic new pantry. Too many canned jars and bags/jars of freeze dried food and not enough space. We have them stashed everywhere with no place to build a pantry. We have done some shelves and racks in a closet and have rolling totes but nothing as large and organized as yours. I showed my husband this video and we're both so jealous LOL It really makes a difference when you're organized and can visualize what you have. Enjoy your much deserved new space!
Oh my gosh you are so right. Now that we can see if we are using everything way more than before.
What an awesome way to be challenged.
Consider dehydrating zucchinis in very thin slices, to make chips. Delish.
I can’t wait to try this 💚
Great video. Would you mind doing some videos on the different ways you preserve food and how to use the various appliances. Than you!
Absolutely. I actually have a playlist on all my preservation projects. Check it out.
What a beautiful thing! Being a newbie I’ve been so amazed with my successes that I’ve been sharing most of my fresh surplus with family. It’s high time I start canning and dehydrating and keeping more for the pantry. Still on the fence regarding spending money on a freeze dryer. Maybe next year. Thanks as always for your help and encouragement. Congrats on your bounty!
The freeze dryer is great but it is pricey. Starting with canning and dehydrating is a great plan. Congrats on your abundant harvest!
The freeze dryer from harvest right is pretty expensive however they do have a layaway plan as well. Its so wonderful to have. My whole garden this year is gonna be freeze dried. Im even gonna do eggs this yeas as well
Great tip. I didn’t know they had a lay away program
You're so knowledgeable, teach me your ways! lol
😊 Absolutely!
Beautiful pantry ❤
Thank you! 🤗
I just love how neat and organized you are. You always inspire me to do more! I so wish I lived in FL and could tour your garden. 😊
I’m only that way with the garden and kitchen. My office is a mess though 🤣
I have a kitchen pantry, also converted my small home office to a pantry, another pantry cabinet in the hall, and about ready to convert my guest room closet like you. I grow, can, freeze dry for my household and my 3 kids households so yeah… it’s allot. Love your videos ❤
Wow! Great job mama. I know they appreciate it
I LOVE this video! I just finished rearranging/organizing my pantries. I have places where more shelves could be installed - now to get my husband to do it! One pantry is in our large walk-in closet, and the other used to be a linen closet in the hall. Also have the typical 3 bedrm/2 bath Florida home, and a small yard.
It’s amazing how much you can grow and store in a typical home. It’s very encouraging
I've been trying to find good producers, this year, just got tromboncino seeds yesterday, great to see you like them!
They are the best!
This is so awesome Petrina! Guess that means you’ll be taking a break from growing for a season?? 😆😆
🤣 NEVER! Lol
New Gardner/ Prepper here…. I immediately had concerns with your long term storage of nuts. You’re not afraid of them going rancid? I have mine stored in the freezer, as most things I’ve read and watched said they don’t have a long shelf life. Please let us know!
Love your videos ❤
Yes, for long term storage the freezer is best. Believe it or not, we go through these pretty fast, lol.
Love the pantry! You could make Bloody Mary mix with your tomatoes! That’s on my to do list this year. And I’m growing cucamelons for the first time and I think it would be cute to pickle them to add to the Bloody Mary drink and have it look like a mini watermelon hanging off the glass.
Oh my gosh that’s such a cute idea! Love it
I’d definitely love to see a Bloody Mary mix! Yum 🤤
I'm definitely going to try trombanzino squash next year. I am in a never ending nature with vine borers 😡. I think they are not as susceptible. Plus they look cool.
I now have pantry envy 😁. It is hard to keep up with what you have if you can't easily see it.
So true and I’m in love with that squash now. Might be my go-to for all future squash plants.
I like how you organized your pantry. What kind of mulberry do you grow, we try everbearing not grow good and dying and another bigger mulberry very tall and fast growing and a few fruits.
The two types I grow are Worlds Best and Thai Dwarf. They both seem very productive
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Thanks
Blessing, blessing. I love your honesty ❤.
Thank you! 🤗
We have so much in common. I'm in Brevard County and preserving so much food. I have taken over 2 closets, under one bed, an armoir and a metal shelf! Lol. I dehydrate, can, freeze but no freeze dryer yet. Anyhow, I saw your photo on IG, but cooler to see the video too. I'm Robin.Florida on IG. Love seeing another enthusiastic FL gardener.
Hi Robin 👋 I never really thought I would grow enough to have this problem but I’m loving it. It’s so much fun and it just makes me feel so accomplished. Congrats on all your success too!
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I just enjoyed gardening, which forced me to learn how to preserve. It's a good problem! BTW, I like making juices and V8, too.
@@SouthernLatitudesFLI’ve watched your channel too. Great job with your videos 💚
Nice looking pantry, couple questions for you. You had mentioned a peach tree what variety peach grows down here in Florida. Although I am in Southwest Florida still might be different . How do you rehydrate your dried beans to soaking them in water?
My peach tree is called a Tropical Beauty and I soak my dried beans overnight and then simmer them for an hour.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a thank you
Awesome idea for your pantry. What is the liner that you used onto of the shelf’s?
It’s a no slip shelf liner to keep anything from slipping. I got it on Amazon and cut it to fit. I’ve added it to my Amazon store under the Kitchen section (link in description)
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a thank you so much for answering my question.
Thanks for the video. Ya'll are so smart.
Thanks for watching!
You may want to learn how to share your abundance.
Of course I share lol. I think most gardeners do.
Need a good source for real maple syrup if anyone can recommend one
Wow, you have officially crossed the surplus threshold for a single family! 😂 Excellent work!! Most Florida homes do not come w decent pantries, we, too, have had to build one in every home we've lived in here. Perhaps bc many of the builders came from colder climates & assumed we wouldn't stockpile food like they have to do in those places 🤔
I never considered why they don’t make big pantries here but that makes a lot of sense.
Usually like your content, but there is an awful lot of product-peddling going on here. I've never seen affiliate links pop up on the screen during the video. I mean, do Walmart and Home Depot really need you driving sales to them? Just an honest critique, and my personal opinion. We get bombarded with ads everywhere we turn. Now we don't even get a break from it when watching gardening videos on YT.
I normally add the links because I usually get questions on the products I show so just trying to be proactive. Sorry it interrupted the video for you.