How To Store DRY BEANS For YEARS! 

"Use them for pea gravel!" Made me laugh out loud! BTW: If beans ever do get that hard, you can blend them to powder and use the powder for soup thickener. Ask me how I know, haha!

Sis. I can't thank you enough for this food preservation series. May your house never feel hunger or pain. Much respect. Peace always.

I used to live in the country - now I’m old and live in town with adult children. Your content is just what I need to continue being an effective member of this family - thank you so much !

I’m 68 and retired , I live on my monthly SS ck . I need all the help I can get in preserving extra food for hard times . Thank u darling

I just opened an 11 year old bucket of pinto beans stored in a Mylar zip sealed bag inside a gamma sealed bucket with a few bay leaves. They are perfect! I do soak them for a few hours before cooking. I got free buckets from a restaurant. It’s important that the buckets be FOOD GRADE, especially if the food is not in Mylar bags. Love your videos!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE how you get straight to point. You waste NO TIME talking about nothing!! KEEP UP the best channel on prepping! THANK YOU!!

Just a thought....place one of those inexpensive plant caddies with wheels you find in the garden section at your local Walmart or lowes, that way you can move it easier.

I store dry beans in quart canning jars, but never thought of doing the bay leaf in there! Thank you for the tip!

"Ask me how I know "😂😂😂 been there done that live and learn and teach others you go girl

Beans,greens,cornbread for supper. I will survive!!!

Thank-you Thank-you Thank-you!! I had picked up a couple of these at Home Depot and payed wayyyyyy more for them!! I clicked on Tractor Supply to check and thank you Lord there they were at HALF the cost!! Hubby is on his way to pick-up 5 buckets and covers!! What a HUGE blessin' you have been to me today. So HAPPY I found your page. Took me all of 5 seconds to subscribe!! lol

It's refreshing to see black folks ,or what my parents would say "co!ored folks", doing prepping. Black folks seem to be waking up to prepping, as I see more and more brothers & sisters doing what we have done in New Orleans for years to prepare for hurricanes like Katrina. We prepped but it was not for SHTF but hurricanes. Spread the word, and keep enjoying what you do. I can tell you love what you do by your giggles.

Homestead Heart is one of my favorite "get prepared" videos. I cant thank you enough for teaching this newbie so much! I cant wait to can butter! Can jam!! Prepare for the unthinkable! Thank you so much!

Hello Homestead Heart. Absolutely LOVE your channel. I’m from Pacific Northwest Canada and work in a hospital food services. ( not a cook, a server) . We put our food grade buckets, which we get a lot of, on a rack in the service entrance so people leaving can grab them. Otherwise they go in the compacter, which we don’t like to do. Maybe check with your local hospital that has a kitchen service and see if they have any. Just a thought. Happy days, keep on keeping on, and stay safe, Please. Love from the Wet (west) Coast. 💖🇨🇦🌊🍁🛶🧙🏼‍♀️

I would love to see how you have your pantry set up. I bet it's absolutely beautiful and organized!!!!

You are a ray of sunshine! Thank you for making all your videos so easy to follow along with and just real life. You are now my go to person for all food prep. Thank you for helping me take care of mine. ❤️

Do you ever rest? You should can some of that energy and sell it.

Good job just found your channel for some reason it popped up. I've been doing food canning and preservation for years but always like to see how others do it. Bay leafs are awesome. You can also store dry beans in half gallon canning jars with bay leafs though the 5 gallon buckets are very handy and cheaper than buying a lot of half gallon jars they can be pricey. I Can a lot of my beans for easy use when doing meal preparation. This is the first video I've seen of yours so don't know if you have shown how to can them yet. Even though I'm a house wife there are days when life is busy and it's easy to open a jar or two of beans throw them in the crockpot with fixins to make chili, bean soups, add to vegetable soups they are awesome and help with the food budget too. Blessings look forward to seeing more of your videos. Anna In Ohio.

I always have to put the gamma seal on an empty bucket, then turn it upside down and get Hubby to sit on it to snap it down.

I love that you are using bulk storage. Thanks for the tips! Dry canning in jars take up a lot of room. 🤗❤

You could add oxygen absorbers if you're not gonna be using those beans for a long time. Also, Lowes sells those food grade buckets and gamma lids as well. Great video. Thanks for posting.

I love your channel. When we do beans, whatever won't fill up a bucket we put together in a tote and then mix them all together. When we have a good variety we put them in buckets for mixed bean soup. We also toss in a few boxes of Goya ham flavoring in all our bean buckets on top so it's stored right with the beans so we never have to go looking for it, and so we don't have to eat blah beans with no flavor. Thanks for sharing all your great advise.

You can also put the bay leaf in wedding favor bags so they don’t break in the beans and to re-use.Hot pepper is also a good alternative as weevils die from the smell of the pepper

Can you give advice on how to store flour or cornmeal long-term? Thank you. Love your channel.

Binge video watching... Glad to hear there are 3 pound buckets. My back was like, "girl, you crazy!" 😭😭😭

Thank you for teaching me. I am 65 and I am just learning. You are a smart cookie. I have good friends in Brunswick Ga.

Hello my name is Maria Ellena Favata. I just today found your channel. I want you to know what a blessing you are to me. Keep up the great work.

Thank you, I didn't know where to get the food grade buckets. Tractor Supply Store had them, and the Gamma seal lids. But, they were running out of both, that might be an indicator of where things are going! o.O But I got the two that I needed. Thanks!

Hello I like to freeze my bag of beans before opening them to store them. It kills any insects and any insect eggs that might be in the beans. Just an idea for you if you choose. Kind regards

I'm glad I watch this cause I bought 25 lbs of rice & beans, back to the bakery at Walmart for the buckets!🤗

Those sacks that the beans come in Make really good grow bags for your garden

Great video. My second re-view. In my church they would teach 'get all you can and can all you get'... Stay Blessed 🙏

When I grow up, I want to be just like you! That was awesome! 🙏🏽

Thank you so much for the tips here I just did my first 2 buckets of rice with gamma lid and it feels so good to begin prepping and I can not wait to continue. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏

I cant tell how much I love your channel. You are so Informative. You explain in a way that even beginners can understand. And your personality is so sweet and fun. Listening g to you is like talking to a friend.

You are my new favorite RU-vid garden next to leadfarmer73 which is how I found you!

Thanks a bunch. Have been procrastinating but realize it’s time.

I like the "red" bucket idea for first aid...had not thought of that...great...I appreciate you guys...

Thank you I need to check my buckets to ensure they are food grade. Bless your family

I'm storing meat doing laundry and listening to you. I appreciate you.

I am so blessed to be lead to your channel. I thought I was the only one staying stocked on food items for long term needs. Thank you and Mr. H so much for great instructions coming from the heart. Peace and blessings.

Am listening in the car - You said Tractor Supply as I drove past it and did a U-Turn haha.

I'm also growing Pinto and white northern beans in pots- just stick a dry bean in soil and water

You are one busy lady ! I love your dog and your videos. Thank You for all of them :)

I have to say that I learn so much from Homestead Heart, both mr. and mrs. Are loved in my world. Be blessed and thank you. I never knew about gamma lids

I just discovered your RU-vid channel today . Thank you for helping us in food storage. God bless you . I will continue to watch your videos and educate myself

I LOVE the idea of using red buckets/lids for emergency supplies! I may borrow that idea. I get all of my food grade buckets from Tractor Supply....it's kind of like my plastic china pattern. ;) Great info for storing beans.

How am I just now finding you? You are a gem! Good Bless you and your whole family!

I wish I hadn’t watched this at bedtime. Now I have a serious craving for navy beans!

I have beans I stored for 5 yrs in air tight. Now, I will try to do it YOUR way!

I needed to see this., I have a lot of beans that I have gotten from food pantries and they are piling up. All different kinds too. I can have an 18 beans stew mix!! But I know that I can't have them laying around the house in the bags. They need to be put up in a storage properly. Thank you.

You’re so cute, I love you’re realness . Great information ❤️

So helpful! We eat A LOT of navy and red beans and I’ve been afraid to buy them in bulk because I didn’t know how to store them properly. And with the way things are going nowadays we NEED to stay prepared. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this technique! ❤️

I am so GLAD I found your videos. I've shared them with my Mom and daughter. These are unsure times and I have a large family I want to provide for. Thank you again for these priceless videos!!!

Why am I just finding you on my feed? A woman after my own heart. I’m going to go back and watch your vlogs. Hugs my sista! Keep up the great work.

Ask me how I know, been there done that. Sis you are so helpful to all the people out here in you tube land. That's how we'll survive through these hard time is Friends helping friends. You don't know me , But I can tell you're good people. May God bless you and your family.

Really happy that I found this channel, I'll surely be recommending it to all my friends and family. But for now I'm playing catch up so that I can learn more about the journey updated. Thanks for sharing your story and knowledge.

This is probably my favorite homesteading channel. Lots of love, and God bless you & yours.

Blessings i love your preservation methods I knew about the bay leaves but i didn't know about the time frame, God bless you and your insperation keep up the good works . Y'all have a blessed week in the all-powerful name of Jesus Christ.

Thank you those lidds will solve a bunch of proublims. I saw you buy your Bay you can grow your own Bay tree . They are easy to grow. Raintree supply has them. Thanks again.

Thank you so much for all the time and energy you have out into this and all your videos. You are helping us all! Bless you girl!

The Gamma lid RIM you put on first is now permanent. You can’t remove it. The wrench or tool you mentioned is made for the RED lid removal. If someone chooses to use the snap on lid, they need that tool. With the Gamma lid RIM you had trouble with, you need to use a RUBBER MALLET to secure it. Hope that helps.

I'm learning and taking notes... Thanks sis. Heart!

You give me a laugh every time I watch you…you have the best sense of humor. Love the content…never heard of gamma lids.🥰

Love your energy and your initiative. I love homesteading and sustainable living. Wishing you the very best with your endeavors . I’m going to subscribe to your channel to stay informed and to continue the networking

I like how detailed you are with your descriptions and explanations because not everyone is knowledgeable in this are. Thank you.

Thanks a Bunch Dear sister. You have helped me Greatly! I ran into your channel 1 year ago to date. I have this video stored in my end times collection. I did EXACTLY what you said a year ago. JUST rotated and went through rice beans flower etc. Everything is as fresh as when I stored it 1 year ago. THANKS for such great advice. God BLESS!!

I watched your video when you first made it and did beans and rice just like you said. I looked inside today and they are still as the day I put them in there! Thanks for the video!

Im so happy to be here. Your channel has changed my life thank you so much

I love ur advice for using the red lid for first-aid/emergency supplies!!! For those who want their own bright category-detailed colors, you can just paint it-whether spray painted or brushed on! THANK U!💐

Always learn something new from you. Never would have thought of using bay leaves as pest protection in the bucket. Thank you so much.

Hello from Texas I just ran across your channel learning a lot thanks

You helped me get started to persevere dry beans thank you so much sister love your videos🙏

I’ve got tons of beans that I’ve accumulated over the years. They were left in their original one pound bags and placed in vacuum sealed bags. They look good, but it sounds like I better try cooking some just to see. Worse case scenario, I can resurface my driveway.

I am loving your channel! Thank you for making food storage easy and for passing on the knowledge. Blessings to you and your family!

You are a wealth of knowledge.. And have a wonderful personality to boot!

I just found your channel and I love it 🥰! You’re awesome!!! Keep making amazing content! I love the idea of using the pot holder to not kill your hands to pop that lid on! Love those lids too I’ve never seen those I need some 😊!

You are truly a blessing.... You definitely took me back to my youth, watching my mom can..ty

Not only do I learn from you, I get to laugh with you. That bucket wore me out just watching. 🤣

As a dog lover , so glad I get to hear Jackson in every video. Lol

Hello, I am new to your channel and I am so EXCITED 😁 to get started and go thru your videos, my husband and I just purchased land over 5 acres and we are going to be starting our garden soon any tips for beginners? Thank you bless you and your family!!!😇

This really did help me. And nice that the price isn't as much as they used to be.

How do u store sugar, flour, oats, & pancake mix long term? THANKS FOR SHARING DOLL🌸

Just found your videos. Girl you are a natural teacher and a jewel. Making a trip to tractor supply. Thanks

Walmart has them for $2.96 in St. Petersburg fl area.

I have sealed my beans in food saver bags and I am storing them in a container that no light can get into but this was very helpful for future food storage

Been watching your videos for a hot minute, just sub’d. Love your instructions and recipes. Can’t wait to do the canned pineapples! And really want to try out the pineapple jelly! Great job! Keep it up!

Thank you for doing this video. It was very helpful to me. And I am sure to others as well. I am ashamed to say, that we just started prepping. I live with my Son, Daughter in law and two teenage Granddaughters in a small apartment. I am putting food under the beds. You all stay safe and well. God Bless Y'all and thank you again for all that you do.

I love your channel! I've got a tip. When dry beans in storage become so hard they won't cook or can soft, don't throw them away like a lot of people do. Grind them into bean flour! It is soooo good!!! I was raised country, by the way. Have a good one and thank you for everything you are doing.

Girl don't get me wrong, but I'm so happy that some of you people are thinking right for your family, I'm seeing your video and I'm pleased with the information, because I have being doing in a different way, your is much easier and faster... thanks

Be a good idea to add Food grade Diatomaceous earth to dry goods for long tern storage It helps to preserve and absorb moisture and protects against bugs and or parasites.

GREAT idea to use the red bucket for medical supplies!! Thank you for this video. I've heard of so many different ways to store beans, this is by far the simplest!

Thank you so much for this series. I am new to this and am learning so much!!!

Hon, I'm always learning something new from you...thank you for teaching me how to store beans properly...God bless you..

People have used bay leaves on their pantry shelves for decades to help to keep the pests at bay, as many bugs do not like them. But if bugs cannot get into the buckets, than I don't see any purpose for putting the leaves in. It won't kill any bugs that may already be in there. I think they would keep better in mylar bags with oxygen absorber, then put into the bucket, for long term. Closing them up like that without removing the oxygen, the bugs will still breed in there if there are any eggs in them. Removing the oxygen, and using mylar, any bugs won't be able to live. I had a jar of rice years ago, in which I did not remove the oxygen, and just left it sealed. Bugs hatched and filled the jar with webs and larva because there was enough oxygen in there for them to live. Now it goes into mylar with oxygen absorbers.

Hey .. my Queen , my Sis though the Lord, Thanks again 🙏 Monica Smith

If your beans get too hard to soften by boiling due to long term storage, pressure cook them and they will be fine.

this is so helpful my mom just bought a bag of navy beans like the size bag your showing I'm gonna share this with her. Thank u for the information.

I was looking for this video. Thank you so much. You're awesome.

This is just great!! Thankyou! Canadian here.