Large Family Pantry Tour | Our Largest Pantry Yet! 

Hello friends! If you are interested in seeing more of the day-to-day of Little Mountain Ranch pop over to Instagram. The link to my page is in the description box above. Wishing you all a wonderful day! ~Chelsea

Yes the root cellar, it’s cool. Great show

Would definitely love to see a roots hour and freezer video. I'm learning so much just watching your videos.

You should also add stinging nettle. It's really really good for you and works wonderfully in teas and can even be used in cooking.

Yes on the other tours! I always pick up great tips and ideas from you! looking forward to more.

Holy smokes that is a beautiful set up you have there! Brian + I are so looking forward to our own homestead one day. Currently we are converting a school bus into a tiny home, and when we get our property we will build a workshop and root cellar first. These are great tips you shared. Thank you! One thing I was thinking about when you mentioned feminine products was menstrual cups! I’ve been obsessed with mine since I hear about them! I just got a sterilizer by Pixie Cup too. Something you gals may enjoy. Big love from your newest fans. Erin + Brian

Just found your channel and subbed 😊

Hi, Can I know where you get your bulk salts in Canada? Thank you. Its a beautiful pantry you have..

I am not sure it is a good idea to keep dehydrator beside fridge. Isn't dehydrator emitting a lot of heat?

How long do tinctures keep?

I would love to see a root cellar and freezer tour. I’d also love to see some meal videos showing the meals you cook from your stored food. Also maybe a video on seed saving. Is there anything you need to do besides gathering and winnowing. Any specific storage requirements?

I've been canning on my own for 42 years now. Have pretty much canned everything through the years. I learned from my mom and gram. I have a saying when opening my jars. If when I open them, if I dont hear it suck. I chuck. Short and sweet to remember.

Very nice pantry Chelsea...

11 kids!!!! I have 7 + 1 in heaven. U look so young.

Hi Chelsea and friends! Yes, to freezer and root cellar tours, I always learn something new. My 2 cents on the gamma lids for buckets... I started out buying gamma lids for my buckets, in the Dallas Texas area the regular lids are $2 the gamma lids are $8 and the food safe (food safe is important) buckets are $3. Unless you are getting in to the buckets frequently, it isn't worth investing in the gamma lids. The bucket lid opener is less than $4 for the plastic one and $10 for the metal one that also has a hammer side for popping the lid back on and don't have to have a mallet. I found the opener tool on amazon, can't find it in stores, and the buckets and both types of lids at my local farm store. Your kids will be able to use the tool too, it's really easy. Thanks for sharing, you have inspired me to organize my pantry better and to preserve foods in different ways. You say thanks for joining you, I say thanks for the work you put in to share with us! edited to add: I use bay leaves to repel pests in my food storage and food safe diatomaceous earth in my buckets to kill pests that hitched a ride in. I started using d.e. after a whole tub of pasta and beans was infested enough that I couldn't eat it. I'm not squeamish either, I'll pick out a bug or two. Homesteading Family sprinkles a layer of d.e. directly on to the food, but I leave mine foods in the bags, sprinkle a light layer on the bottom of the bucket, fill the bucket with food in the original bags, then another sprinkled layer of d.e. over the top. Mary's Nest cautioned me to be careful with d.e. because it can irritate lungs, so that's something to think about too.

I see a lot of glass jars that are unprotected.... Any natural disaster can throw them to the floor. I think it will be wise to put some rails or wood piece to secure them

Wow you did allot of canning and nice shelving looks great! And I didn't now bachelor's button were edible. I tried luffas once but didn't make it to the finish line, maybe I'll try again next season. 💚 Thanks for sharing I alway enjoy your videos!

Soooooooooo impressive Chelsea!!!!!! Your own shop at home. You have been working so hard!!!!

Pleise i want to know how to make chase . Sorry for bad English

Love this thankyou Yes please to medical freezer and roots tour if poss. basically the more of these tours the better

I always like watching ur pantry videos

Wow, I didn't know about storing onions and potatoes together! Now I understand why my potatoes won't keep longer in the fridge!! Love the new cellar and storage! Wow that's a ton of food, but then you're feeding a small army! Smiles and blessings...

Wax beans are always softer than green beans. I have been canning for over thirty years. I plant Jade green beans and pick them on the younger side. They are high producers , taste very good and stay firm. Cherokee wax beans are heirloom and the advantage for them is that they can be left to grow and harvested as a pinto type bean. Also the Cherokee wax bean that has been allowed to grow into a bean can be saved and insures your next crop.

So GLAD you say "pop" too. We are in Illinois and our relatives down south and west make fun of us:/

I am so very, very impressed - with both all the hard work you have done in creating and organizing these spaces, and the work that went into growing and preserving so much! I do have a question though - how did you learn how to do this all, and on such a scale? Was it just a really steep learning curve, or did your families also do this as you were growing up?

Love these videos! I don't mean to be 'that person', but just so you're aware, medicinal herbs don't retain as much of their quality in a dehydrator. It takes about two weeks for the oils in most herbs to break down properly to release those properties and they aren't able to do so in the dehydrating process. Again, I don't mean to be a hater, I love the video, but they will be significantly more potent if naturally dried. I strongly recommend Foraging Texas for more info on this, but there are other resources as well!

I miss seeing your videos

Always love your pantry tours

Excellent job preserving your harvest and preparing your extended pantry! Ok here's my latest use on the pickled coleslaw. Drain, and caramelize in sesame oil. Use as a delicious topping on asian dishes. Just served over korean beef tacos and do yummy

Yes to root cellar and freezer tours!

on CANNING your beans go to the Kneadyhomesteader channel she has videos on dry canning your pinto black an navy beans an they come amazing

I made molasses from my sugar beets! Check it out. You could grow sugar beets.

I use those big sauce bottles when I'm making pancakes, fast, easy and less messy. Just fill with wet pancake mix and go

Can you tell me where you got your zucchini relish recipe? Or is it your's and can you share?

Another interesting video tour😁👏🏼👏🏼 we sure enjoyed watching it. It helped for us to visit you now as we see how your progress has grown in developing more garden space. Wonderful content and we learn everyone we watch you. Love from the Phantom and auntie Tracy! Take care and hi to all the kids and Dan as well.

Would like to see your root cellar

Chelsea your Pantry looks amazing, Dan did a wonderful job and all the hard work you and Kate with the canning Omgoodness. I'd love to know how you canned your coleslaw please. Do you have a video, link or recipe, my husband eats it daily. I did not know you could can it. Take care and stay safe.

Your pantries are so amazing! You sure do keep busy 💜

6:46 jaw hits floor .. Droollll droooll :-D Awesome!! Sooo nice. :-)

Thanks for showing us giving me a lot of ideas for my small house floor plan large walk in pantry is a must lol thank you

Chelsea do you think that you will do a video on things you will and will not can again?

looks great Chelsea!!!! You have been busy! A lot of work, but well worth it. I take it from the storage of cabbage in the house that you are not using the root cellar as much. I saw someone else did that coleslaw and it is very intriguing....will have to find the recipe. Love the new pantry and really like Dan's idea using the chalk board paint!

I have been waiting for this one. This helps me plan for my root cellar. Thank you for these videos.

I get food grade buckets with lid from the bakeries and delis. They are usually free but sometimes charge $1

I would like to see a freezer video, medical video, and root cellar! All would be helpful in my planning :)

Please may I have your recipe for canned coleslaw?

Sooooany wonder ideas for my storage areas that I'm building...thank you!!! Do you have an off grid kitchen? If so, I'd love to see how you organize it!! 💖💖💖 Again, thank you!!

Your pantry is beautiful and I love that you're doing cheese!! I really like that you have your herbs on shallower-depth shelves-makes sense. Great working station, too! Smart canning up the leftover brine for marinade. I've had to end up throwing mine away :(.. Did you have any trouble getting more jars?

wow i am so impressed with your pantry and your canning where do you find time for all you do i love your video

You had me at cheese fridge ;) what a beautiful pantry. Thank you!

I’d love to hear what you use each tincture for! I grew her balm and catnip first time this year! 😊 Kristy in Missouri 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I just noticed my favorite tea on your shelf! Chai spice STASH brand! I don’t drink coffee..I don’t drink hot chocolate, no soda or fruit juices! I live on chai spice! It keeps me from caving in to sugar cravings! Delicious!

I loved this video. I would like to see a root cellar, freezer and medical supply video. Thank you for such a great tour.

you can ofcourse come up with an Alpha numeric code for all your foods in your pantry (i.e. Mint MIN101, Crushed/powdered mint MINPWD102, if its wet..then WETMIN103 ) ofcourse you'd have to write down the label with the explination so anyone can understand it..then simply label the jar and you'd be done. Questions: 1. do you or plan to make candles or scented candles? 2. do you keep or make any soap tissue tablets.. would be nice to have those itsybitsy that you can use to clean wash your hands n face with adding 3 tablespoons of water to the tablet and just rinse? Regards from Singapore.

Yes, would like to see more on root cellar and freezer videos. I’m learning and starting to can, freeze and bulk store items.

Yay, I've missed your videos! So excited to see your pantry, as I've started to really get into preservation this year!

First off, you've had 11 kids?!? Wow 🤯😍 second the book i started with was Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginners Guide. I also have Bushcraft First Aid by Dave Canterbury that I use as a additional source. Currently I have Dried: Yarrow, Peppermint, Oregano, Rosemary, Calendula, Chamomile, Ginger, Danddelion Roots, Tumeric, Basil, Parsley. Seeds for this coming spring i have Common Plantain, Thyme, Sage, Lavender, Marigold, Echinacea, & Basil so far. I personally use a mortar & pestle but its only enough herbs for myself & my elderly mother. I also only am able to have a standing flower bed thats roughly 4'×2'. I have to be picky on what I grow, harvest from the land and buy. We also have a small 2 bedroom duplex on the edge of a smallish town. Where I grew up my mom had a acre garden for food & flowers, we lived in a town of 94 from 1991-1998. In 98' we moved a couple miles outside of town on my grandmas homestead, she needed the help and her health was dwindling rapidly. Her "farm" was about 7 acres. There was a Christmas Tree Farm for more than half of it, a small Black Walnut Grove & a small Apple Orchard. My grandpa planted all the apple trees in 1971 when they bought the property. We had folks coming from all over the state every summer for cider, apples, & pie. Then those same folks came back every winter for a Christmas Tree, Wreath, Flower Arrangements, and homemade hot chocolate & peppernuts (hard cinnamon dough balls about the size of a dime). Grandma canned vegs, fruits and anything she could to make things last. We always had spare kerosene, toilet paper, board games, canned goods, and everything else to last us a minimal of 3 months. We had some really harsh winters here in Nebraska, the cellar & then basement would flood every spring. We had a creek that ran through the property. Grandma bought me a break action 410 when I was about 8 or 9. My dog Oreo (1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/4 black lab & 1/4 Dalmatian) & I would be out huntin for rabbits & squirrels when id get off the bus. Sorry for going so far into detail... lookin back on those few memories I have (was in a car accident and have memory loss) of my grandma raising us while my mom worked is one of the reasons I "prep" now. If you & the husband are every in central nebraska, yall are welcome here :)

This was so interesting. I am thinking bout making teas this year and dehydrating some things. It just sounds so nice. And I saved some seeds this year or rather last year. We'll see if I did it right. I look forward to seeing your seed saving series. Your pantry is absolutely beautiful. It is just beautiful...definitely Pinterest Perfect. I love relish. I'll have to make some of that this year. I didn't get any basil...couldn't find it to plant. I'm going to look out for it earlier this year. Nice video. Thank you.

Just been watching some of your older videos as I only just found you, but I would love your zucchini relish recipe. Can you do a video or direct me to a recipe for it. 😊 thanks, from Finland

in regards to the mushy beans: Are you cold packing those, I cold pack mine and add lightly salted water. Then pressure can for 20 min. I did not have any issues...

Wonderful work, excellent But you might want to think about this , There are earthquake prediction for future . I wrap all my jars with bubble wrap to prevent from breaking and put in toats to also prevent from falling off shelf, just in case of a earthquake. I pray it will never happen.

Hi C, I really enjoy yr videos for I learn many small but useful details and tricky things, I am going to establish a homestead in the heart of Romania with the same zone number as yours, so definitely I apply your most of the rules . thanks 🙂

Such a great pantry! Always interested in seeing the root cellar and freezers! A diversified pantry has been our focus all summer!

Nice pantry, but it would be to bad if all the jars placewere on the floor after a minor earthquake. Place boards on every shelf about 3"s above the shelf. How do I Know? Been there, done that! Minimal cost for a lot of protection.

I don’t like canned green beans but I found this recipe in a John Wayne cook book and I love it. Broil onions and 3tbs butter until they get nice and caramelized. While those are cooking, put your quart of drained green beans in a pot with chicken broth. Let it simmer so that the chicken broth reduces to be fairly concentrated. Add a quarter cup of sugar and about a quarter cup of vinegar. Mix in your onions and butter and enjoy. All those measurements are estimates by the way, I don’t measure.

I love the new pantry space. It's so beautiful. And so many jars! Amazing work, my friend. And I would also love to see freezer, medical supplies, and root cellar tours. Stay excellent friends.

Could you please share that when your husband does that when he makes the the strips that way we can see them cuz honestly I'm going to be setting up one of these a pantry soon and then also a seller so that I have somewhere to put everything honest to God it's been it's been a generation like like 30 years so I'm like really excited about this and you have an amazing Pantry thank you so much for sharing your your journey with us God bless you and God bless your family honey you have a lot of kids guess what we get to learn a lot of stuff from you because you have all those children yay I only have three and I say only because well you have 11 and I didn't even come close to that my grandmother had 12 and I was proud to say that I was from a large family everybody had a lot of kids I think the the smallest amount of children that were born in my family before my generation was seven so God bless and thank you so much for sharing your journey and you have a beautiful family

This is amazing! Where do you find your recipes? I’ve only ever canned just basic peaches, pears, green beans, etc. I would love to branch out a little

We're in the end of times. Earthquakes might happen in places where they don't normally. Be ready for anything because the last thing you want is to lose your food. Your pantry is beautiful and so well stocked that I can see all of the hours of work put into them. Great job!

Yes can you tell us how to get The book Homestead Herbs companion and Do more videos on your canning and your TEA

Do you freeze you grains before storing

So exciting! I've been looking forward to this!

Love ❤️ your pantry!very organized. Your blessed.

Where do you buy most of your bulk stuff from??

Wow!! Thank you for the tour!!

~~~ Just a wonderful pantry. I am so happy for your family. GOD'S JOY and I have your family on my daily prayer list......🙏.....❤...

I love watching your videos even though I'm too old to restart I think your show is so uplifting and it gives a lot of people a lot of ideas on what they need to be doing thank you

Great that you have the pantries and root celler, very useful! Thanks for sharing!

I would love to see a video on your medical supplies. I also plan to order the book on herbs. Melissa is Alabama

You have everythiiiiing! Impressive and beautiful pantry! ✨ ✨

Howdy folks. We're new to the channel. Really enjoying everything. Very encouraged. Nice pantry!!!

Would love to see a freezer and root cellar tour!!

$5 for a lid removal tool u can use on all your buckets vs. $10+ gamma lid for each. Enough said

Where do you buy your bulk food from? I'm from AB, Canada

Me to I want to learn more about more medicinal herbs and medicine

Awesome job and a great pantry to boot. Nice work 👍

I love your pantry. May I get it for Christmas. :)

Love the pantry !! would like to also see a freezer tour😊

Hey what kind of jacket are you wearing?

Hi Chelsea how r u hope all is good all good with me another great video xx

New to your channel, I am truly inspired ... Outstanding work. Bravo.

That should last you at least until spring, eh? That tool for your buckets can usually be found at your local hardware store, possibly in the paint section (that’s where Home Depot also keeps their gamma lids). Or you can order it online. Prices usually are below $10 Gamma lids usually cost more then a bucket and standard lid together, but it’s well worth it. ULine is a company these items can be ordered from in bulk. You may have a similar company in Canada. Coming from the restaurant industry, I’m more than willing to spend money on professional quality food storage solutions. It’s a long term investment. We never store anything directly on the ground, even cleaning products. At a minimum I’d put done 2x4 lumber on the floor to put boxes in top. Anyway, was lovely seeing you again :)

Can you post rose hip jam and syrup please?

Your pantry is amazing!!

Thank you for this tour! My husband and I are just starting to get set up for our homestead, we just bought our plot of land and homestead near Prince George, BC. It is nice to see someone growing in a similar climate... you are in a bit warmer climate than me but still relevant. Where do you buy your bulk food from?

There is a tool to open the large plastic containers

I love pantry tours, there could never be enough pantry tours 😆 I’d definitely love to see your freezer and root cellar this year. Building a cold pantry in the basement is on my to do list, love your herbal center, I need one of those! 😍

Just discovered your channel. A lot of great info. Love my gamma lids. I am from Canada but live in the usa. U have my dream pantry. We r moving from florida to South Carolina and I can’t wait to turn part of my basement into a root cellar. New to canning and hoping to start gardening next yr. thank you for all your great info

I used to can corn but not anymore. The lengthly processing time takes away the flavor. I blanch the corn on the cob, cut it off, let it dry, then seal it in bags for the freezer. Cooking it is easy. 10 minutes in boiling water with a tsp of sugar. When it is done, drain it and add butter salt and pepper. It tastes like it just came off the cob. I am a master gardener and I also love to dehydrate food. I am presently learning more about fermentation. I have been canning potatoes for a few years and I was also surprised at how good they are. I really am excited about canning pickled coleslaw!! I have raised 6 kids we live on a fam, dairy for over a hundred years but now we have beef. I love seeing what you are doing.

sick! im youngest of 11 kids! we where all homeschooled and we grew up in a farmhouse on a big property and my dad worked a mile down the road at a historical far!! we buy stuff in bulk too, we can as well! love seeing other family like ours!