![]() Check out this post over at Farmer’s Almanac that explains how to store your harvest without a root cellar. A damp, cool basement will still keep vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and onions for awhile. You do want a cold space, and depending on the vegetables will depend on whether you want it damp or dry. ![]() ![]() I grow a lot of tomatoes and then I make sauce, salsa, canned tomatoes – you name it! STORE ROOT VEGETABLES IN A COLD PLACE IN YOUR HOUSEĬontrary to popular belief, you don’t need a root cellar to keep root vegetables over the winter. If you are able to and enjoy it, growing extra produce to preserve is a great way to build up your pantry. The key here is to make sure you still buy pasta sauce on your next trips for a little while so you are still building up your supply. So if pasta sauce is on sale, spend the extra money on that. Ideally you want to choose whatever is on sale that week. Every time you go to the grocery store take just 10-20 extra dollars and purchase some canned items you want to stock up on. Like I said, you don’t want to use all your money in one shot. USE 10-20 DOLLARS EACH GROCERY TRIP FOR YOUR STOCKPILE. Please see our full disclosure policy HERE. You can try just an idea or two, or you can implement all of these tips. So, let’s talk about all the different ways you can stockpile. There are many ways you can stock up without ever growing or raising your own food. (On a side note, check out these t-shirts that Brooke and Belle recently created for the community here at Simple Life of a Country Wife blog – the Fearlessly Frugal one is one of my favorites.)ĭo you have to have a homestead to fill your pantry? Not at all. And I’m all about living a fearlessly frugal life. The good news is, even though it takes some money to slowly build up, over time it can actually save you money. Don’t try and fill your pantry and freezer in one big trip – that will definitely cost a lot. There are a few different ways to stockpile, and even if you are on a tight budget there are ways you can make it happen. Many products have been difficult to get since the pandemic hit, food or otherwise, and so I do have that in the back of my mind. However, given the state of the world right now I have been working harder to stockpile just because I do feel there is still a lot of uncertainty around what our grocery stores will look like in the coming year. While I definitely like to plan for a minor emergency, I’m not trying to stock a year’s worth of food. My goal is to get through the colder months with as minimal grocery trips as possible. That really isn’t my goal (though I am inspired at the way preppers have stocked their pantries!). Now, I’ve yet to hit a prepper’s level of stockpiling. If I can avoid going to the grocery store as often that will save me a lot of time. It also gets really busy around here in the fall with school and extra-curriculars starting back up. The more food I have on the shelves, the more I don’t have to worry about getting into town as frequently. Why? Mainly because it’s not a short trip to the store, and the weather can be unpredictable in the winter. Ever since we moved to the country I’ve been big on stockpiling for the colder months.
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