Pantry Tour | A Year Without a Grocery Store | Food Storage | Food Shortages 

Molasses is excellent!!! I take it everyday in my coffee for the iron, calcium and copper. I have about 4 gallons on hand to give my kids as supplement in case we run out of vitamins. It’s a superfood. Cheap on Azure Standard.

Here's a tip until your tomatoes come in, go to Sam's and buy the 6lb can of crushed tomatoes for 3.74. It works out to. 50 cents a pound then water bath can them in smaller jars.

This is without a doubt the best prepper video I've ever seen in my several years of watching prepper videos! I love the way you're asking questions to get us thinking instead of all the suggestions of typical prepper videos. I've learned so much from this less than 10 minute video including a few pantry meals I already have that I didn't even know I had. Thank you for this video!

This is by far the best video on this topic I’ve seen. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I am praying many people are able to see this and take heed. Prayers for your family.

This was so great, thank you! Something I just learned about: Nestle makes Media Crema and WM carries it; 1 can mixed with 1 TBSP vinegar makes sour cream. We tried it last night with our tacos, and my husband says it passed the taste test!

Beautiful Pantry!!! What a blessing. I asked myself what would I do if I had 1 or 2 years of stored food and a Tornado or a Flood or a Fire destroyed my food along with my Garden Seeds and there are no Grocery Stores? I'm not living in fear but anything could happen. I've always kept a lot food in my home, especially the Fall/ Winter Season but you gave me something to think about. Thank you. If I did lose it all, I would just say to myself, "I'm glad God isn't dead." I really, truly enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing.

I just admire your pantry. It is so organized. This video really got me thinking about my own food storage as well at what my grandmother did on her farm in NC. She mostly lived off the land. She had chickens, pigs, beef & dairy cows, fruit trees, 3 gardens, grape vines, bees for honey. She made her own butter, bread, ketchup, pickles, jams & cheese. She canned applesauce, peaches, & vegetables. The only things she would buy at grocery store were mustard , sugar, PB, & oatmeal. I just realized the meals she didn’t have. She never cooked spaghetti, stroganoff, macaroni salad I guess because she didn’t buy pasta. She must have purchased molasses from someone because that is what she served with pancakes.

I LOVE this pantry! The organization, shelves’ height and depth, strength capacity of shelves to hold that much; the bright light so you can read labels. Wow! This is a dream-come-true pantry.

There is nothing like a well stocked pantry❤🙂. Thank you so much for sharing and encouraging others to ensure their family has what they NEED❤

I’ve been living the “stocked pantry” lifestyle for many years now, but I’ve begun to think more seriously on longer term food storage. What I need and want to do is take a good inventory of what is there so I have a realistic idea. I also recently heard a podcast with the author of A Year Without the Grocery Store and would like to read this book.

Luckily, I started prepping about 10 years ago so I have several #10 cans and a few buckets of things already. Plus non food prep items as well. I'm always adding to it, rotating it etc and watching videos for ideas. I keep a close inventory of what I have in a binder and update after several meals were made or after shopping. This week I added a lot of coffee and canned meats.

Thank you. I've been preparing our food storage the past months after receiving several promptings to get cracking. I've struggled to get my family onboard with the urgency. After showing them your video they seem a bit more motivated. Thank you. Stay safe.

During the beginning of the pandemic I started stoxkimg up and i would think ahead to what holidays and birthdays were coming up and prepare months ahead. Maybe buy enough cake mixes and frosting for each person for the year. I saw simple recipes for making your own tortillas they can be used in place of bread can be fried instead of oven baked if you had no use of an oven. You xan make refried beans or stock up cans ro make a bean burrito or taco. I ask myself if i didnt have electricity or fas to power a generator how to i refrigerate food i looked into solar generators or alternative methods which foods need to be refrigerated after opening like large jars or cans of certain foods, mayo or leftovers. Also when looking at your stockpile always consider how many people you are feeding and their ages do you gave small kids or teenagers whixh effects how much you need. 4 cans of spaghettios or raviolis might take 3 to 4 cans to serve 4 adults for lunch. 2 or 3 cans of soup for 4 adults. 12 cans of something looks like alot until you tell yourself that will only make 3 to 4 lunches for 4 people. The things i think about now i never thought about until 2020.

I love the idea of a complete inventory divided by 12 and mentally put the meals together..... Thank you - that helps focus my efforts. I am dehydrating mixed veggies and spinach to add to my dehydrated minestrone in a jar!

This was jaw dropping! I had never thought about this in the extremely wise and gentle way you have presented us with. I thank you for this refreshing and powerful video.

It’s basic this video but it hits the nail directly on the head! Please keep posting!

Such a nice calming voice! Great info. I just watched a very anxious channel who were basically ranting at her public and calling them stupid or dumb for not listening. Very upsetting. (Still shivering) You are a blessing with the same info but a much better approach. Have to stay with you calm and informative ladies who respect thier audience. Blessings!!

Sour cream- canned crema add a splash of vinegar! Cheese- I freeze blocks and shredded. If no power, I have powder cheese and shelf stable parmigiana.

One of the most important things we did (I think), over the last two years, was build relationships with the local farming community - meat, poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, produce. Having multiple sources is so important! I also ordered from Azure Standard this month - I haven't placed an order with them in probably six months...

Great pantry. Love that your children are learning as a team. Getting back to a simpler way of living is vital for all of us. Blessings to you from Portland, Oregon.

Ok! So i‘m off… making a inventory… This was truly helpful. Thank you from Austria 🇦🇹❤️

DIY BABY FORMULA: Coconut milk & Juiced Carrots with a pinch of Nutritional Yeast dissolved in a small amount of warm filtered water. STORAGE OF GRAINS & LEGUMES: Use resealable mylar bags or mason jars to store grains & legumes to avoid bugs, as most grains contain eggs that will hatch, given the right conditions. As soon as you get home from the grocery store, transfer your grains & legumes into mylar bags or mason jars, and use an oxygen absorber before closing. Do not use oxygen absorbers when storing salt or sugar or they will become hard as a rock. WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM like a Berkey, and back-up filters. Bottled water Wheat Berries will stay fresh much longer than flour, and they are much more nutritious. You just need to freshly grind whatever you will need before baking. Canned Salmon, Sardines, and Kippers for Omega 3 and DHA (brain food) *** Teriyaki sauce works well with sardine casseroles *** Canned Corned Beef & Roast Beef Canned Coconut Milk Freeze dried veggies

I just stumbled onto this~! Wow, very thought provoking. I've been putting off taking inventory of my stash, but you've convinced me that it's time. And I am going to look up that book. Thanks for your ideas!

Awesome video. This definitely gives me more ideas to get our pantry diversified. We are currently working on getting up to a one year supply and writing down our recipes instead of relying on my Pinterest. Thank you for keeping our wheels turning. Thank you for sharing!!!

To the point, no babbling. Great video post!

What a calming video!!!! Thank you so much for this tour of your lovely pantry.

Your pantry is beautiful! Wonderful video. Encouraging and inspiring.

Excellent, the best presentation of a well thought out pantry. KUDOS TO YOU

New subscriber here. Love this video. I live in a rural remote town in Northern Canada and out food prices are very high. I spend about $300 a week for a family of 4. I’m slowly building up a pantry and the questions your posed in this video have been very helpful. Thanks so much :)

I’m sourcing local chicken eggs. Growing potatoes. Planting fruit trees. I have 1 year of food for one person and my dogs.

Oh thank you kindly! Your minestrone in a jar idea is brilliant! I received a dehydrator for Christmas and MUST get busy, your recipe has ignited an end game, I so needed. Simple vegetables jarred would provide me so much possibility. Celery, bell pepper, carrot, etc. May I inquire, I noticed you have your canned mason jar products stacked. New to food storing, but have seen others say never stack. So it is ok? In exchange for you brilliant minestrone in a jar idea I leave a few: Canned tuna can be drained dry of all fluid, seared in a pan in fat of your choice and seasoned to ANY flavor. Taco, Italian, etc. Cheap protein. Far more versatile than traditional salad. Chia Seed is a POWER house of nutrition. You can replace eggs in baking. Thicken things, and make a pudding like tapioca. 2# walmart baking isle should be under $10 Liquid smoke can be used in places meat eaters rely on bacon flavoring. Beans, stews, fried potato, scrambled egg. Indian Fry Bread is made with just flour (gluten free too) and water. BP helps add loft but trial run quick breads so you will have the confidence you can. Hot water corn bread is another. Corn meal, hot water. I add salt, sugar and Baking powder. Fry in oil shaped flat palm size patty. Also while it is processed, there are cheeses that are shelf stable until opened. Big lots currently sells 4 varieties and they are under $3 for 12ounces. Canned evaporated milk, will take less water to reconstitute than powdered. Tomato paste can be reconstituted. You can make pasta sauce and the small can takes up so little space and priced 3 for a dollar often. Simplicity pursuit is quite noble for all to strive for. Thanks for the encouragement. ~ Be well.

Your voice is so calm and great for podcasts ❤

Loooove you videos. It isn’t about your stash, it is about us thinking it through for our family. So glad I came across your videos

That’s actually a great idea to take inventory then divide things by 12 so you know how much you’d get a month to make it last a year. I actually can’t wait to start counting my items now because I have no idea how long my stockpile would last

Thank you, you are so informative, i live in Florida so we have to be careful of bugs. I have pantry wise about 6 months, but i really want to add to make it stretch

Heads up: I put in an Azure order (April drop) and ordered 200 pounds of wheat berries. I received none of them. The driver said the warehouse is CRAZY right now and they cannot keep up with the demand. So, maybe think through your plan b if you end up not receiving those grains.

This is such a great video. So many things I need to add. I live alone, but have 2 daughters w/families who aren't on board yet. So I'm stocking for 9. So many things I need yet. But your video calms me and keeps me moving in the right direction.

Just came across your channel. Great info and a calming voice. You sound a bit like Really Graceful. Thank you for sharing this.

I just came across ur channel n yeah I'm subscribing TY for ur channel because u speak the TRUTH

Good video. Your voice is so smooth it sounds like you are reading an audiobook!

Ok I really needed this! I didn’t think about having my recipes printed. I have everything on my phone. That definitely won’t help me if I can’t access the internet.

Hello! I just found your channel and am excited to look back on your other videos. Fellow prepper and beginning gardener here. I just started pressure canning and can't wait to fill up some pantry shelves with some yummy home canned goodness!

Excellent excellent video Audrey. Very informative and thought-provoking which I think was the goal. Thank you so much my only thought was… Boy I wish I had all your recipes! Maybe an upcoming book? Kind of kidding because I know you’re very busy but that would be awesome🥰🥰🥰

What an awesome video! This certainly encouraged me to organize my food preps! 😀

Great video!! Especially with that volume of product, remember to rotate your stock so nothing goes to waste! 👍👏😊

I enjoy seeing others pantry also. I always see something that I have forgotten to buy.

Excellent information and motivation and would like to add make sure you save your seeds and plant heirloom only. A water filter system would also be extremely important

WOW!!!! YOU ROCK baby girl!!! A 'visual' combination of GARDEN preservation and STORE BROUGHT goods! Of course we should do both! Would love to see your INFRASTURE (SHTF) preps. Thank you for this video! Be blessed!

Very helpful. I do need to write down some recipes for making bread. We are making home made tortillas, but should be able to make pitas and buns. It would be nice to have a video on looking at your pantry and what you can make with these items. You did that but it would be great to have another that tells us more. Its just the two of us and we get into a pattern of making the same things.

We put date of purchase, month/yr on every item with a sharpie. The benefit is you can see how much of and item lasts. Example coffee I'm using now has date of purchase (sharpie) of 2/20 so under normal conditions I have a 26 month supply. We don't worry about expiration. Note : so far the only cans "3" that have failed us are great value cans. Cheap product gets you a cheap container.

Good video. When you said " How much meat do you have in your refrigerator", it made me think. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR THE WHOLE WEEK. 🤔 you got my wheels turning.

Lady your voice is angelic lol. Just mesmerized by the awesome video and voice

I struggle because I don't want to store a bunch of stuff we don't eat (spam, canned chicken) but the stuff we do eat is fresh and frozen and I can't keep a years worth. So I've been trying recipes using canned meats to try and find some that we like.

The thing is, we can make almost everything that is within a pantry if we have the ability to grow it. We can make and can salad dressings, but olive oil and vinegar with a bit of spices makes a wonderful dressing on its own, fresh. We can make cheese if we have access to milk from any source. We can make peanut butter if we have the peanuts, we can grow the peanuts with the space. We can even make soy sauce and tofu with some very simple techniques. We can make cornbread with just ground corn, baking powder, salt, milk, buttermilk, vegetable oil or lard, and we can make our own lard. If we can keep our own bees, we can have our own honey. Chocolate would be the difficult one, but we can substitute carob for cocoa. It isn't exactly the same, but it is tasty. We could, with enough land, even grow all of our own animal feed and grains to make our own bread. We can make our own sourdough, we can bake our own bread...there are so many things that we can do to make things that are just as good as those convenience items.

You are making some really good points that we all need to pay attention to . If shtf or just any kind of extended power outage we will all be eating many things we normally don't eat & we will miss many of the completely unnecessary snack foods . Many peoples health will probably improve greatly due to lack of those things . A good item to have on hand are the old cook books because they have the basic recipes that don't take many ingredients to make . All take care.

Your stacked Alfredo is freaking me out like it will fall and you’ll lose the precious Alfredo sauce 😂 😬

I love this series. Thanks for showing your beautiful pantry. I have a lot stored but it is not organized well. I still need to round it out. I really appreciate your ideas on this. I'd be bare bones before long so I have work to do.

It is so sad Azure Standard headquarters had a massive fire the other day. I am hoping they will still be able to operate.

For years on and off, I've had a 6 month balanced and 12 month definite food larder; it has saved me/ us more than once in times of lean and also allowed us to save for bigger purchases be they toys or need. And, most of those were purchased in sale. Then we down sized, moved a little further out, and the other half passed (within 4 blocks at most) 3 different grocery store chain locations 5 days a week. The pantry went pretty much non-existant until 2020 hit. We began this year pretty lean as we spent 4 months eating through the larder begun in 2020 and sorta replenished in 2021 for a 2022 reset. For an assortment of reasons, we've now had 4 approaches to the 2022 larder re-set including less cash flow to spend. Currently, we are in an inflation fighting and hedging mode coupled with a "stock for a year" mantra; of course coupled with the realities of cash flow and remaining availability when we hit a good to super deal. One of the approaches of pantry filling was to concentrate on ingredients or the things to make things and we've got a fair but incomplete selection on the shelf from this approach. In about May we could nolonger deny that inflation and shrinkflation were affecting us while we passed good to great prices not on our regular shopping list for that shopping trip. We also found that often enough to notice that an item on our shopping list was not on the shelf; " Its in the back and they'll be putting it out tonight." was not a suitable answer for us when a trip to the store and back cost us $5-$10 in gas either. So we began shopping mostly for good to great prices in quantities to last upto a year; for a combination of immediate use and larder stocking. At one store we can easily order then pick-up in quantity (they encourage it over people emptying the shelves they've stocked) and we have done this a few times to lock in current prices on some items; plus its easy and convient both at the store and when stocking pantry shelves. August has brought another unexpected expense and also spending money on winter preps. We're "suppose to" do this beginning in August, often slide into October, but we're putting emphasis on it for availability and inflation reasons; we can survive without them but at a higher cost, less comfort, et al.

really good vid thank you! Nice take on the old idea of just showing what you have in your pantry. Good thought piece that has me thinking!

Will you please share your minestrone in a jar recipe? please!! That would be such a blessing!! And the two other soups you mentioned!!

Lots to think about there! I’d love to know more about the minestrone, and pre prepared (by you) things. Always need ideas! Thank you so much for sharing 😊 lots of love from the U.K. 🌱

I had the opportunity to go in on a bulk raw honey order about a year and a half ago. I thought I would get one for my daughter, so I got two 12 pound buckets. I still haven't gone through my two quarts of raw honey in the pantry...so I think I'm set where honey is concerned. I hope I can get in on another bulk honey order this summer. I go in on a bulk date order every year, as well, so I can use them to sweeten things. I generally get some date sugar with the order. I live near a Winco with a large bulk section, so I've been able to stock up on all-purpose flour, wheat berries, and both steel-cut oats and old-fashioned rolled oats, all of which are non-GMO. I plan to organize my pantry the rest of the week and update my inventory...and get my potatoes and assorted onions planted. It's kind of a lot for one person to try and keep up with, but better to have it together than have regrets.

Great ideas. Definitely gonna try the African soup. I also love 7 can soup . Can chicken, beans, broth, tomatoes, green chilies, corn, enchilada sauce. Add taco seasoning makes a great taco chicken soup.

Nice stockpile! Your voice is so calming.

I bought a book “ baking with beans” and country beans both have tons of recipes and alternative bean recipes to add them into breads etc

My brother just finish my pantry am so happy I just have to put my food away

I'd stretch my flour, potatobread is delicious, and a classic from the last grand solar minimum. Your vid is very helpful. PS. Just learned to make mustard (nothing left on the shelves here around where I live in France); and even production is suspended.

The way things is sounding it might just happened. I'm slowly working on my garden and pantry . God bless everyone

Thanks so much! It's so tuff trying figure everything out. When your plates already full with life an kids. Money short. I did find a dry bag of 15 different bean soup at Walmart that I never heard of or saw.

Thank you for this video, has me adding an entry to my book for looking ahead & how to prepare even more. I need to get that book, I have heard other stalk about but now with personal life changes it’s time to shift my way of thinking. 🙏🙏

Thanks for the video! I started building extended storage back in 2018, when God surprised us with a bonus baby 😂 and I realized our tight grocery budget needed to add diapers and another person. We had to give away a lot (I had focused heavily on frozen back ups) when we received unexpected orders to move. Luckily they shipped the canned and dry goods were at least had. We moved in the last week of November 2019. I kept us on a shoestring meal plan until I had a month’s worth of frozen meat built back up. Then I started working on canned and dry goods. When covid first hit, I didn’t panic buy and also made my grocery trip a few days into it, having no clue how hard the stores would be hit. I was STUNNED. Before then, my husband always joked that I was a hoarder. I pointed him to the stores of choice foods in the house of the wise and explained that we used it all, and always ensured rock bottom pricing. When that hit, and there was no food, he realized it was a good thing and has never given me a hard time since. 😂 We worked through a lot of what was stored, and another move, just one year later, but we’re getting there. I have 1-2 months of back up food. Would love to get to at least 3, but storing beyond that may get tricky. It’s still possible, even with inflation, but it’s definitely taking adjustments. I’ve learned to drink coffee black, which frees up an extra $20 a month for storage, and I think we’re almost out of nighttime pull-ups for my 3 year old! 🎉 The book you mention is GREAT! Really changed how I saw the way I manage and build my extended pantry. I was haphazardly working at it before then. Much more organized now. Highly agree with the suggestion. Love that you mention talking with the kids. I had a serious conversation with mine, so they won’t be worried or wasteful. I want them to see that I’m preparing not because they SHOULD be worried, but rather do that they don’t have to!

I love everything about this video. So many questions that most have not thought of. Excellent food for thought.

What an excellent video. You really got me thing about no grocery store for a year. I think I've been grabbing things that I really don't eat, ie canned foods etc.. I need to get organized and take inventory of what I do have. Space or there lack of is an issue so I think I'll purge my clothes closet and use that along with my towel closet. It doesn't help matters living with someone who refuses to see what's going on and therefore there's no prepping on his part and it's his home! Ugh.

Great video. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.

"I need to do inventory as well thanks for the encouragement"

We do not stack glass jars 2 high in the front row to prevent accidentally knocking 1 off. Breaking.

I just found your channel . Thank you for your calm voice and a video full of helpful thoughts.and ideas .

You've raised some good questions. Thank you. Ps. Loved the rooster crowing!!

What a wonderful way to take a new look at my pantry. Thank you!

Thank you for your excellent video... You have an amazing pantry there.... It is hard to store enough food for a year and eat healthy. Right now I only eat meat, salt and one cup of black coffee per day... I don't eat any grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts or seeds.... ( this is for my health, not because I don't like them) Yet, I have enough food stored for a year for myself... If I am really faced with starvation I would eat legumes before anything else so I have a lot of those stored up. I have other foods stored but mostly to give away or barter with if I have to. I don't store any processed foods at all. I pressure canned up more than 300 jars of beef, pork, chicken, duck, turkey, lamb and other foods that will be for other people. I have another 100 jars ready to fill now. I also have every kind of seafood available in cans.

Good information and saying things that make us think about certain items that we didn’t think of.

Thank you so much for sharing this video and your kind well meaning and much needed thoughtfulness. I love the simplicity and smartness stocking, combining what you have recipes for. Where do I find your minestrone recipe?

New subscriber! I've been watching your videos and really enjoy your information it's very helpful!🙂

This video really makes you think..and act...I love 💕 it

Best video out here!!! Great questions!!!

It struck me that an English pantry would look so different to your American pantry. We would definately have far more sugar, plain flour and self-raising, dried fruit and honey. I think tinned goods would include more good quality soups and organic fruit and veggies. A good supply of condiments and herbs are a must. Rice, noodles and pasta are a must. Cartons of full cream organic long life milk would be a must, especially with young children to feed. I also think tinned salmon and tuna are excellent foods to have in abundance as the use by date is years ahead! I make all my own jam and marmalade, a year’s worth at a time. If you have babies and toddlers, you really have to plan for their future needs including having enough appropriate formula and quality baby food. A very comprehensive first aid box is also a big must.

Wow! Audrey, this really hit home. Ty.

Can you post the minestrone in a jar ingredients?:) love your thought process in preparing

What a great little video.

it's sad that so many Americans are so scared that they are hoarding food like its WW2 all over again. No judgment- I'm doing the same, but it's sad we have to do this. The technology exist to grown enough food for everyone but the political problems prevent that.

Although I haven't tried, I've seen recipes using coconut milk to make sour cream! Thanks for the ideas, here. I need to stock up on salad dressings and condiments.

You are so helpful and you hav such a kind sweet spirit. Thanks for sharing.

It's a beautiful sight to behold.😉

This is fantastic! Thanks so very much!

Good video I do not have kids but I do stock up and I buy Jim dandy grits they used to make dog food when I was a kid take care.

'Eye opening'! Thanks. Also what about personal hygiene and cleaning stock up item.

I wrap my bags of flour in a garbage bag to protect them from my damp basement.

Thank you for this video I will be replaying this one for a while

Thank you..🙏☦ God Bless us all..