Why Today's Society Needs Instructions for Basic Food Items 

We had a local Town resident that posted in our local Facebook group that he was working three jobs and still having to go to the food pantry to feed his kids but they never hand out any meat. He explained that normally he's the one helping people but he has set aside his pride and is asking for help... so a lot of us residents saw the post and reached out to him. I gave him 36 eggs from my backyard chickens. I said it's not meat but it's still protein if your kids like eggs and he did come by and pick up those two 18 packs I handed him and was very grateful. At least his kids had some protein to eat until he could get back on his feet.

Honestly, listening to the comments from Jane, makes me think that she isn’t seeing how people are able to learn. You tube gave me the confidence to pressure can, and I’m 62! I absolutely love doing it and am grateful for the skill. Keep teaching, keep rising others up to the level of confidence we all need. Blessings girl!

I am a new subscriber today. I am 53 grew up poor living in motels all through the 70’s and 80’s. My dad was a drinker and in construction so we traveled wherever the work was. We had several recessions back then. We cooked on a hot plate and our refrigerator was an ice chest. No one taught me the “ old” ways. Thank you for helping others. I am here to learn❤️🙏 God bless

I was raised by a mother who survived WW2 in Germany and a father who was so poor he had to shoot squirrels for food. Taught me how to plan ahead and save money, and I will be forever grateful.

I am sitting here crying listening to this because this is so me. Oh I can cook, very well but I am 63 years old and I was raised in the city. All you have to do is go to the store and buy it. I never knew about canning until about 10 years ago but again, I lived in the city so hello the store. But then my husband moved us to the country and we grew a garden but he just sold the extra to a restaurant or we gave it to neighbors. After he passed away I found your channel and I have learned so much from you and now I have a canner, steam canner, dehydrator, juicer and I have a 3 year supply of food put up for myself. Between my pantry and 5 freezers. So thank you Leisa for what you do. I have never met you but I consider you a good friend and mentor. You just be you, there will always be haters, I just ignore them they are not worth my time and energy. Love you and your channel.

I grew up a latchkey kid in the 80’s. The only cooking I learned was ramen noodles, opening cans and microwaving pizza rolls. If it weren’t for people and channels like yours, I’d have never started a garden, never canned or baked a single thing. We don’t all have moms/grandmas/neighbors to teach us. You’re a blessing to those of us that need someone to show us the way.

I'm 64 and a retired teacher from school for kids with social/emotional disabilities. I used to teach a food/nutrition class to my high school kids that included how to make applebutter from scratch and then waterbath can it. We also planted a salad garden. Most had no knowledge of these things and really enjoyed the projects. This morning, I told my 5-year-old granddaughter that we had to open another jar of "her" grape jam from the pantry, and replied, "well, grandma, we just need to make more." It made my heart smile. Thanks for teaching to the community, Leisa!

This lady is absolutely right. I'm so grateful to my mother for the way she run our family household. I'm a single mom immigrant , worked for 13 Canadian$/hour for several years then for 18. My house is paid off, my son is a University student without any debt just because I know how to cook from scratch. No cane food in my house. I bake my own bread, make my own yogurt, cheese,..... Thanks to my mother!

Leisa, I was one who panicked in 2020 because of the lock downs. My family ate out a lot prior to that. So needless to say, my family and I were not prepared. I started watching your canning videos and learned how to put up food and build a pantry. You have been an absolute blessing to me and mine. Please know that you have made a positive impact on so many lives. Thank you from my heart.

I was raised by parents who went through the depression. I raised All my children myself after my husband passed away he was only 31. All of my children are hard workers and the help of the canning, gardening and filling the woodshed. Now as for the grand kids we'll they don't have a clue. I'm 73 and I'm doing really well.

Everyone has said it all. You rock, Lady!! And your dedication to assisting others is awe inspiring. Jane told us about who she is, not about who you are. Keep being you!

I am 38 years old, and your videos and a few others on the tube have helped me learn and have made it so I don't have to be like we were when I was a kid. And my kids don't have to go through the things I did. I work my butt off to pay my bills and then come home and teach my kids how to garden and can. I have had to go without eating for days just so my kids could eat. Till I learned from you, there is a better way, and I thank God for you and the time you're willing to take to help people like me.

Many people my age (29) do not know how to cook, let alone preserve food and stock a pantry. Why do all that work when you can just door dash 🙄 many of us were not taught, I taught myself in college, I had to, I was on a tight budget! I am grateful for that and that there are resources like you on RU-vid where people can learn! Thank you.

Leisa when I discovered your channel and canning November 2020, I had just been revived 19 times. I had 30 clots in my lungs and could barely breathe. It was the height of the pandemic and not one of those major corporations would deliver their 'convenient' and over-priced food to me so I could feed my daughter. 6 weeks nobody would allow me to purchase food from them because I had 'respiratory symptoms'....But your channel had showed me how to can, I brought a canner, I brought jars, and I brought the books and I got started. I took my daughter along every step of that journey, now she is 13 and she is inviting friends home from school to can things with her! You changed our home and lifestyle forever, you guided us into food stability when we hadn't even realized we had a lack of food security * warm hugs * Thank you from our home and hearts.

Thank you for this conversation, I am 77 years old married 57 years now. I was a stay at home mom for 6 years, when we bought our first home I went back to work. All our meals were made from scratch, I planned out two week meals at a time. We struggled but we did ok. Yes society is definitely different now people get the entitled attitude from commercials on tv, they believe they deserve it. I hope young people are paying attention, you can land out on the street very quickly. Having at least 3 months of prepped food gives you security. Prepping your own food gives you pride, having handyman skills will give you pride. Many blessing

Thank you for having a true heart for people.

I am 67 years old. I think what you do is awesome! There are so many things that can go wrong in your life. Having a stocked pantry is extremely important. Hugs! And thank you!

I recently posted on our town's facebook page about who in the area does food preservation, and tried to start a conversation about it. I was inundated with people saying that they wanted to learn. One of my friends posted that she recently took on the challenge of coordinating community days at our local community center and reached out to me asking if I would want to do a canning day. My first instinct was to run. Self doubt creeped in, the thought of "I don't know enough, I'm not good enough, what if what I teach hurts someone?" all of this ran through my mind. But then I thought of you, Leisa. And I have learned so much from you, and all the wonderful links that you've provided, and the love that you've poured into this channel. I said yes to doing the canning day, and we're working on getting a representative from our local extension office to come too, to go over safety and maintenance of a pressure canner. I will do this day, I will do it scared, but the first step is always scary, huh? Much love to you, from NH. Be safe, and keep on spreading the word of preparedness. xoxoxox T.

You are a blessing to us. I am concerned about earth's future. I am learning so much and feeling empowered and proud i can start (yes start) an emergency pantry. And learning it the correct way from you. Thank you from the heart.❤❤❤❤ Im 60 and never canned or had a pantry. I am starting it and thank God for people like YOU!

This is why l love you because you are so compassionate, I told my husband of 56 years that you are my friend. I wish I could talk to you. Have a beautiful day from a lady named Linda from Broken Arrow, OK

Leisa thank you for choosing to be vulnerable and sharing with all of us, this subject is SO important. Normalcy bias and the associated reactive social backlash is very real.

There isn't enough thumbs up to click on regarding this video. You are SO right on all points. I took Home Ec in the 1970's. Your videos have become a refresher for me. I've been canning over 30 years, yet at 68, I still get great nuggets of information from you. All valuable information and you always refer back to USDA to be safe. Keep on doing as you have been doing with your videos. I guess if someone feels they are too elementary, unsubscribe. There are so many people that don't know basic anything. I wish Home Ec and Shop would be brought back to schools so future generations can learn basic skills. I appreciate every video I have watched on your channel. Thank you!!

I grew up with a parent that was raised in the country, so I learned basic skills. Those skills have carried me through the layoffs in the 70’s through the 80’s. It’s amazing how many people have asked me where to start, and I’m grateful to be able to feed others when they can’t feed themselves . You are doing Gods work by teaching others to feed themselves and rest easier at night. You are a wonderful teacher!

Being in my 50s , the introvert of the family and the old soul ....ive watched the slow creep of convenience work its way in to modern family life and the slow death of the old ways of living.....we let it happen .. and people like you are keeping the fight for life alive!!!! Thank you for all you do....❤❤❤

I thought I was going to be annoyed by this video, but Lisa is spot on. Look at a graph of corporate profits and CEO salaries compared to worker wages over the last 70 years and you'll start to see why no one can afford the American dream anymore. Thanks, Lisa, I am 70 years old and you are my canning guru. I'm preserving good whole food from my garden free of all the chemicals, baking my own bread, and learning more every day.

It wasn’t until I retired that I learned the importance of frugality. We weren’t rich or anything but I didn’t really have to worry about money. If I needed more, I worked extra hours. Now, we’re living on a fixed income, gardening, canning, dehydrating, we raise our own eggs! We cook from scratch! Thank you Mom! We are healthier now than we were in our 50’s. God is good, but we need to help ourselves. Thank you, I have run into people my age, late 60’s, that need a recipe to make basic food. It makes me realize how lucky I am to have had the life experiences that I had! Leisa, you are so needed in this crazy world! You gave me the courage to pressure can. That is priceless!❤

Your empathy and kindness towards others is an example to reflect upon. You bring a ray of hope in troubled times. Thank you and be well.

My mom was a young adult during the depression and continued to be frugal her whole life. But we lived in the city so I never learned to garden, preserve food, use herbal medicine, raise chickens, or anything like that. My mom taught me a lot, and so did living in a big city, but I didn't learn things some people raised in the country take for granted knowing. So I'm really grateful to this channel and others for sharing their skills. I've lived in the country now for 37 years and a lot of people who grew up here don't know the old ways either because their parents and grandparents wanted them to have an easier life.

I had home economics, and we were taught how to make oatmeal. And fry bacon, and make toast. You have to start somewhere, and that’s what we started with. I took shop, also, and they taught us the safe way to use power tools. My mo was afraid of pressure canners, so if it wasn’t for people like you, I wouldn’t know how to can anything. The girls in high school now don’t have home ec , and shop is considered “uncool”. They can’t figure out a drill, a power saw, a sewing machine, let alone cook anything that doesn’t involve a microwave. They need you and the other RU-vid channels, so please don’t stop what you do! And thank you for Canuary! I’m still canning things I learned from it.

Okay finally a video I agree with 100% I love more of these raw videos! There’s SO many of us just trying to make it and worried non stop but I like you was NEVER taught about nutrition and didn’t even touch it or understand it until almost 30 years into life. So boo to that lady who thinks she knows all because we can’t KNOW everything but we can learn one skill at a time. ❤ keep on keeping on

There are a lot more younger people learning cooking, canning and preserving skills now. Thank you to all the content creators that are helping them along! Blessings!

Leisa, I think the comment that children can understand your videos is a compliment (unintended as it was). It means you break the information down to a level that is clear and concise that anyone can understand it. 🙌 🎉 Jane, we agree, Leisa is a good teacher and mentor!

Great video Leisa. Thank you.... Please don't let these people get under your skin. There are so many of us that appreciate everything you teach and talk to us about. God Bless

I will be 57 in a month. I dabbled with water bath canning at times and made jam and salsa but that was the extent of it. Because of you I started to pressure can. Because of you I have food insurance. Because of you I learned to put my own mixes on the shelf. Because of you I look forward to Monday night. You are one of my blessings.

Just now watching this video. I am 62 and I have learned alot from you. I am glad I found this video and you!

Girl, I'm 56 and an accomplished cook, but before I stumbled across your channel I had never heard of peanut butter powder before. You change LIVES! Seriously, we're all hungry for knowledge and skills, and you deliver in a way that makes you feel like a long-time dear friend.

I'm 56. I'm very grateful for your clear teaching.

Here I am at 68 yrs old and just now learning how to pressure can. THAT is because of YOU! Thank goodness we have someone like you who gives a darn to pass your skill down to those of us on fixed incomes and the like. My son and daughter in law are interested in canning and pantry preparedness. My younger best friend as well. I've told them to watch you. It is essential these days to learn these skills that were not taught. Bless you Leisa for all you are doing. You are very much appreciated❤️

Boy oh boy...there is one (or 100) in every crowd. You and many others are a God send to millions. There is a saying that goes "when the student is ready to learn, a teacher will appear." That is YOU & others on RU-vid. Back in my day, I'd go to the library and get as many books as allowed; mostly gardening, prepping, putting food up & survival skills. Both sides of my family were poor. One side had a huge garden, raised chickens, went hunting. My grand-daddy lived off the land and believe me, we ate good!!! even when times were tough..... Keep preaching, sister, the world needs more folks like you.

I am 77 yrs old & you’re spot on! Keep on keeping on! I am also in Michigan..

We also have to remember that the educational system chose to remove programs that taught financial planning, cooking, home and vehicle maintenance. Thank you to you Liesa for teaching the skills to put up food. My grandmother did show me some of the canning skills, but I couldn't always be there when she had to do the task. Thank, I have learned so much!

I am 69 years old. I did not have home education. My mom taught me ro cook from scratch. But it was you, the kneady Homesteady and Reign Country, who taught me about canning back in 2016. I was 61 years old. I learned to prep. I am a widow on social security Thank you for helping me. I am now teaching my skills to others.

My mom is 70 and doesn't know how to cook real meals. I started a garden about 6 years ago and didn't know what to do with the food. I am very grateful for channels that have taught me basic skills, and I'm now committed to passing them on. It's never too late to learn.

I appreciate you and your channel so much! I was lucky to have had the benefit of being raised with my grandmother who kept a large family alive through the Depression. I was the child that helped her in the kitchen. My grandmother would always say keep 20 pounds of rice and 20 of beans and you will never go hungry. But not everyone was lucky enough to have that teaching. I am 51 and started canning last year. I am actually so impressed with communities like this where people are learning It gives me hope. We because of communities like this are learning and growing no matter the age we start it only matters WE have started! Thank you. Holding you in much love and appreciation.

Hi Leisa. You are a joy to the canning world. She just needs to Can her attitude.

Having seen you in ages - You look FANTASTIC - Ive lost 80lbs since jan 2023 - feeling a lot better and diabetes gone - poof

Frugality and self-sufficiency are becoming acts of rebellion. Thanks for sharing your expertise! Love your videos.

I don't post often. But Thank you! For all that you do! ❤

My mom is 84 years old. She was a working mom and never taught me to cook. I taught myself and learned from cookbooks and tv shows. When RU-vid came around it was wonderful! You have helped me learn about canning so much!

Illinois here and a new subscriber. Im 65 and raising an adult son with Autism and Psychosis. You are a blessing. Im listening and taking notes. Relate with your thoughts and knowledge, and Im grateful I have you as a teacher ")

Leisa, thank you so much for making these videos. I’m a 36 year old single mom of 2 kids (ages 16 & 11) and started learning to can, cook from scratch, and prepare for emergencies a few years ago. I know all about dysfunctional families. I came from one. That was my motivation to make sure my kids and I were self sufficient. Trying to learn and teach my kids all this stuff.

Amen, my sister! Every single one of us found our way to this channel in different ways & for different reasons. Growing up, we were barely getting by. As an adult I've gone through times when things were decent, & other times when my first husband was battling brain cancer at age 26 with a 4yr old & a 6 month old. Times were BEYOND tough! I'm eternally grateful that my mom taught me how to cook, how to grocery shop (while stretching a penny til it cried for mercy!). In turn, I'm also grateful that my kids liked to cook & were eager to learn & I involved them in grocery shopping as well. I also understand that those things may not have been available to everyone in my generation. When I was newly married in the early 90's one of my then-husband's ship mates got married & he & his wife moved into the same apartment complex. I had to teach her how to use the washer & dryer in the laundry room. For the most part there were two ends of the spectrum in my age group, either both parents worked outside of the home, so kids had to do for themselves & easy to heat or prepackaged items were simpler for those kids since you didn't necessarily need to know how to "cook". At the other end, you had kids who were perhaps more affluent & had a parent who did everything for them. Both extremes lost out on learning how to budget or cook or manage a household. I give kudos to anyone & everyone who is starting from scratch to learn those things now, regardless of age. The Suttons Daze family is a wealth of knowledge & support & we're all here to help anyone who needs it. We may even be able to help you learn from our own mistakes! I hope that one person's comment won't discourage or shame anyone out of asking questions or asking for help Every single one of us had to start with baby steps & there is absolutely NO shame in that!

I grew up in a multi generational home. Great grandmother, great aunt, my mom, 2 sisters and myself. I learned so much from the elders in the home. Cooking, canning and baking from scratch. We grew most of what we ate and helped a great uncle with his chickens so we got a few to can or freeze. No store bought bread until I was a teen. I've done most of what you talk about but refreshers are always good. May be a new recipe or an easier way to do things. Never too late to learn new things or new ways to do old things. God bless you and others that share your knowledge.

Leesa...I'm 69 and I carry the teachings of my grandma and her daughters and sons. I'm so very grateful for learning the kitchen things, including canning, that I learned. A lot of people didn't have the luxury of that. I'm trying to teach my grandchildren some of these skills and some of it works. I do the canning, freezing, dehydrating and anything else I can do. I bake breadstuffs...and other baked good. I have a reasonable stock in my pantry but nowhere near what I could have. I so appreciate everything to do for us. Keep doing it because I know there are so many people out there that need your teachings. I just referred a friend to your channel today and am sending her the link to this video. She is going to get a canner so is a canning newbie. I know you are the best teacher. thank you

You Rock Lisa. Keep doing the good that you do. You have changed lives!

Leisa, you are helping way more than 1 person. My mom grew up in a canning household but her mother died when she was 10 so she didn't learn any of the skills. I wasn't raised with a pantry or a garden. We had home ec in 7th grade so i learned basic sewing and cooking, then went off to live on my own bought into the system. I'm 62 now and 2 years ago God prompted me to start learning some of these skills. I've taught my sister and am now teaching my daughter in law and 3 granddaughters. You tube (you in particular) have provided me with a wealth of confidence and knowledge to move forward and pass it on. God bless you for what you do and the heart you do it with.

I wad raised on a farm , gardening canning and preserving. Mom was afraid of pressure canners . By the grace of God we all survived the rebel canning. I want to say in the last 3 or 4 years I've taken what I knew and changed my thinking to the right way . I've bought 2 pressure canners . I've have learned that canning ugly chicken is amazing. I owe so much to Leisa. When I had cancer last year , underwent surgery, we lived off our pantry for 6 + weeks . Blessed that I am now cancer free . Working on restocking my pantry . Knowing how to use real whole foods has helped my health. Exchanging store purchased for home made foods . All this to Say! THANK YOU leisa for all you do!! I appreciate you

I'm 59. It's not just what you're saying, it's the encouragement you give. Keep going. You are appreciated.

Preach sister. Preach. Those who are ready to hear the message will.

Wow. This was quite a video. I didn’t cook a whole lot until my little family of 3 became the Brady Bunch of 7. I had a cookbook and learned to cook for a family of 7. Money was tight. Gardening and canning helped a lot. I’m so glad my children and grandchildren have taken up cooking and they are good cooks. One gardens and preserves. I am encouraged to see many young women producing gardening, preserving and cooking from scratch videos. It is not for everyone. Parents work. Their schedules are busy but they do their best. Cooking from scratch is always cheaper but when you’ve been gone for 10 hours, cooking something from scratch can be daunting. Just keep the videos coming. Sorry if I’m rambling.

I'm 65 lost my job because of physical health issues had to go on early retirement which isn't much. My husband at 72 and I moved to a trailer house with my 86 yr mother trying to survive. I bought a pressure canner watched your video after video on how to use it. So far with the small amount we receive from our social security the lights have stayed on and enough food to can to get by. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting these videos out.

Thank you Leisa! You're doing what needs to be done. There will always be those negative Nellies. Don't change who you are or what you do please!

This was worded so kindly and sincerely. Love this! Appreciate all your teaching!

I have been cooking from scratch for 50 years. I too have been through severe financial struggles. Fortunatly, not so much now. I learned to can in my teens, I am knocking on 70. I have made bread by hand - without a mixer of any kind, I can make pie crust, basically cook anything I want. I am very blessed to have had a mother and father who taught me these things as well as how to sew, quilt and crochet. I learned how to change an outlet or light switch safely. That said, I WATCH ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS! I learn something new nearly every time. I trust your advice. You are not a "Rebel Canner" and I am not worried that I might hurt my family - husband, kids, grandkids, great-grandkids because I did something you showed me how to do. Not so with many other channels. Thank you for all you do, for your hard work, for caring. Keep on, you are truly appreciated.

Leisa you are one of the best people on you tube for pantry preparation You make it to where everyone can learn not just a few Shame on whoever makes comments like these The rest of us thank you from the bottom of or hearts

You have hit the nail on the head !!boom!!! What our government has done to use throughout the years!!! You teach with the most compassionate, loving , wonderful way abd you are truly a Blessing !!! Thank you so much for everything you do to make this world a better place !! I love your videos! I was raised with gardening , canning , freezing , home cooked meals. I have increased my canning last two years ! I have been able to help several other ladies to start canning which has given me so much satisfaction!! As you stated Lesa if you can help one person !!!! I love canning!!! I love your videos!! Keep the Faith ! God Bless you!!💕💕

I pressure canned pulled pork last night for the very first time. I'll be 54 and my mother never taught me how to can. Thanks for stepping in as mom for many of us! 😊 next I will start making ugly chicken to clean out my freezers...

Well said Leisa! And you have helped way more than one person. Keep being genuine. It's my favorite thing about you.

Hi Leisa, Watching from South Louisiana. I am 58 years old and I am the first one in my entire family, from Aunts and Uncles to all the cousins- 50+ people to preserve food. I did not start doing this until the big C came along and You were my saving grace. I watched you and Rose Red Homestead for hours on repeat learning what to do. My notebook with the notes from you is so valuable. I still go back and watch a video or read through my notes. Bless her Heart (JD) she is lost and self righteous. I thank you so very much for everything you have taught me. I am teaching my daughter and my neices that this is the way we all need to living our lives. Preparing for what you don't know is coming. Thank you and YES - Go out and bless someone.

Thank you, Leisa. I was never taught how to cook from scratch, much less how to can food. But I'm learning from you. I'm growing a garden and teaching my grandchildren. I prepping food correctly from you.

Sounds like someone is envious of your wisdom. Your videos are gold in the real sense.

Leisa, thank you for sharing this. People need to have their "reality" checked on a regular basis.I don't know if that's a real person or a bot. If real, are they so sheltered that they don't get it? If so, reality is going to slap them hard one day. Thank you for being someone who truly cares and teaches us the proper way to do things. My mother canned, but i didn’t really learn it then, and didn't practice those ways when raising my children. Thank you for being one of my favorite teachers now! (I'm 64).

Enough folks murmuring and complaining. Bible tells us to trust the Lord and be grateful. Your willingness to help others with lifes struggles is to be highly commended. God help us if such a thing as an EMP or other really horrible national emergency were to occur. The professionals clsim 90% of the nation's population would be dead in the first year. Those willing to learn and grow will have the best chance of surviving. Amazing how folks aren't laughing at the Preppers now. The Bible tells folks how to live and be prepared for hard times in this life. Praying for Repentance and Revival in this Constitutional Republic. May God bless you mightily in the coming days and years.

You are spot on. My Grandparents farmed, canned raised their on pork, beef and chickens. Sold their products to others. They had pears, apples, peaches, apricots, plums, cherry, hazelnuts and walnut trees. They used their property to the fullest. They had to have the kids work to help pay the property taxes so that they would not loose their land to the government. Needless to say that was during the depression. Then the convenience items came into play like bread choices with canned food, fruits, special clothing etc. The next generation saw that, that was progress and worth working to have others do for them. Now times are tough and these, canning, freezing, sewing etc. skills have not been passed down to all. It only needs to skip one generation to be lost. Listen to people who have had to provide for themselves and learn some of these survival skills. You and your children will be all the wiser for it. ❤ Thank you Leisa for sharing your post and responding.

Right On my sister. You may be preaching to the choir at times, but sometimes the choir needs to be preached to. I find your honest and simple approach build, prepare and share is a breath of fresh air. I'm a 73 year old man and I need and appreciate any teaching I can get.

What a graceful, informed response. I grew up with a family that canned, gardened, had animals, etc. and I have learned so much from you and channels like yours. You are appreciated and helpful to many of us.

I think most of us have been there & done that! We have been so hungry & have done without!! I never ever want to go back there!! I cook from scratch! Make things last! Work hard & keep striving to do the best we can! Live like our forefathers did!!🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻

Being prepared and having a pantry and knowing how to live frugally is very calming during tough times.

I have a granddaughter who watches everything I do and helps me...we pick veggies from the garden, gather eggs, make pasta and bread... when she gets old enough she will help me can. Her mother doesn't have these skills and currently does not have time. So I can for her. I am hopeful for future generations. I didn't learn how to can until a few yrs ago.

Thanks you for caring enough to show and teach about food security. I am 67, I can and freeze, and store as much as I can. But I still learn a lot from you . GOD BLESS YOU. ❤

My sister and I grew up with parents that taught us life lessons. Stuff they thought was important for our future and it has been. But! I learned about having a stocked pantry and how to can from you. There’s things that we just don’t think of. I had no idea that there were forever foods until you made the video. We are never too old to learn. Not all of us has had a privileged life like Jane apparently has. Don’t stop what you do. This world needs more teachers like you. I, and so many others, appreciate you and your lessons. Thank you ♥️

Thank you Leisa for all you do. You are appreciated.

I HERE YOU, thankful for you TRYING to help others! KEEP helping!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Leisa you are correct in your thoughts here and your intent is purely lovely! Thank you so much for giving this 64 yr old a refresher course in so many skills. I also bought your knife on Amazon and LOVE it!

Thank you for addressing this. I am 62 and started stocking right before the pandemic. We weren't completely ready, but we were way readier than we would have been. We have been turned into a society of convenience instead of self reliance these days. I wasn't taught nor did I teach my children to stock, can, garden, freeze, nor dehydrate. All skills of self reliance. I learned them from videos. I am a visual learner, who ate beans and potaoes one week and potatoes and beans the next week just for a change and sometimes we ate them in the dark. We scrounged for 5 to put gas in the car to go to work. Now my daughter and my grandchildren are sour dough starters and stocking up a little at a time. They have finally seen getting fast food every day is unhealthy and expensive. Thank you for everything I have learned from you and for teaching MY 3 generations and teaching us safely. You're a Blessing! Try lifting Up instead of running Down!

I’m very thankful for all you give to all people!

Been watching you for a while. I fell in love with your mind in this video because you are saying everything I been feeling and gone through ❤ I honestly thought I was alone and I realized I m not. We are all experiencing the same troubles as gen X’s. You are the reason I got into canning and I’m so Gung-Ho about it. ❤❤❤❤Thank you for making these videos because it’s so important to have Critical Thinking and understanding about planning for your future and family needs. Most people live paycheck to paycheck. I do. And I’m fortunate to be working ❤

Back in 2020, I was newly separated from my now ex husband with 3 kids(1 with severe autism), learning how to do it on my own, then wouldn’t you know it, the pandemic happened and that was a huge wake up call. I was always interested in canning and food preparation but never been shown how to do it, then,thankfully, I found your channel and just the way you explained everything in your way gave me the confidence to just go for it! You have no idea how much you inspired me and how grateful I am to you for that. To me, what you do is so important and so needed in this world right now! Sorry I don’t get to interact with the channel as much but just know that you are a huge inspiration to many! God Bless You and Thank you!

I am an Australian, and I could not agree with you more Leisa.. it’s exactly the same here. I am 55 years old, and have just gained the skills, and confidence to start pressure canning. And that is entirely because of you, and RU-vid !!!!!! Please dont ever change the way you do things… the vast majority of us love everything have to share… I am now teaching my daughter how to be self sustainable (she has 6 children herself) and she has started to teach them

Lisa, let me start by saying I love your channel. We realize that many people use their keyboards as a way to say things they would never say face to face, but this community thanks you for an open and honest conversation. We also thank you for sharing such personal information about your own life. Lisa, when you take time to address such ignorance and entitlement, it helps the your community realize just how much you truly care about helping others. I am 69 and had never heard of canning anything, much less making bread! But you and other ladies like you helped not only me, but many others learn to be self sufficient, especially during COVID. Thank you again for all you do. This community truly appreciates it.😊

Thank you for all you do!! I have learned to can from you! My grandparents did it but then it was not passed on!! Thank you for being a teacher! I am now trying to pass onto my children and grandchildren! My next skill to learn is sewing! I just bought a machine and taking classes!! I'm in my mid 50s!! Amen sister!! Let's teach these kiddos!! I doing some container gardening....my grandchildren get excited when they get to pick something From my garden!!❤❤❤👩‍🍳😢

Thank you so much for your honesty. I learned to can and garden after i retired the 2nd time. I too have been dirt floor poor. I did not eat so my children could. I am 67 and finally living my best life. Please keep doing you because you make a difference.

Leisa, I’m one of those 70 year old ladies that started canning because of you. You’ve taught me so much. I do it now not because I can’t afford to buy food but because I think it’s an art worth learning. I love it. I’m slowly trying to tell people in my life how important it is . Thank you, thank you, thank you. I appreciate you so much. ❤. Keep it up my friend.

Thank you for speaking out! We have been a consumer nation for generations so the basic knowledge of cooking for one’s self that doesn’t require lifting the plastic on one corner b4 going into oven or microwave is so very real. I am so glad of the canning vids, dehydrating vids and the storing vids .. I didn’t learn how to cook till I became homeless with two little girls under the age of 6 we were taken in by a family that only the kids spoke English, the mother cooked and I stood next to her and she showed me how to make beans, rice, tortias, tamales, cooked chicken in oven and grill. They were poor yet the Lord worked on their hearts to help me, I am so grateful to them and You … we don’t come here knowing how to do the simplest things, not every home had a June Clever as a mom so what some think is simple might not be that simple because buying fast, convenient and simple heat and eat just might be all that person knows and to shame anyone for just not knowing because was never taught in the first place is very harsh and judge-mental . Sometimes people make these comments and never listen or read the reply’s why is that I wonder?

You are so right. I grew up watching the propaganda commercials telling you that you don’t need to prepare, because there is food plenty in the stores! I learned how to prepare from you and others on RU-vid as well as trial and error! I used to stock up for hurricane season but didn’t know that the food would last past the date stamped, I thought the date meant it was no longer good! I’ve learned so much in the past few years! Thank you for what you do and how you help so many to preserve and become more self sufficient.

Never too young to try and never too old to learn. We all come from different walks in life. Learn, inspire, pass it on. Change is constant.

Don't let the mean people get you down. You make great videos. I really enjoy watching them.

Powerful video! Thank you Queen of canning! You are loved & appreciated. ❤

Thank you for saying all this!! I've been saying it for years and people look at me like I'm crazy or say dumb stuff like, "lol you're just jealous of rich people."

I’m 51…self taught canning. When I moved out of the house at 18 my thought was as long as my pantry was full I was doing good. I worked 2,3 sometimes 4 jobs at a time to pay my bills and that was the 90’s and 2000’s. I refused to call my parents for help, I wanted to do it myself and because of my stubbornness….I survived! I still stock my pantry…it’s just me..:still My parents are both gone now but I know their proud of what I’ve done and what I’ve taught myself. My grandparents I know are proud as they lived this life! Thank you once again for another great message!