We recently moved East so emptied & canned up 2 LARGE freezers full of food. Did ten 12-quart cases of chicken, ten 12-pint cases each of fish & pork, then 18 pints of butter, waxed 50th s of cheeses, phew! I do a lot of dehydrating also. We ended up moving 128 boxes/cases of canned food I’ve processed. Next is finding a house to put this all in. Did come across toilet paper tubes stuffed with dryer lint to start fires with quickly. YEA. The great thing about moving is I got to touch EVERYTHING we moved which brought to mind what stuff we do have. All this survival stuff…. I’m glad I saw it all so no repeating. We left the southwest corner of Colorado & guess what? Our 5yo daughter was NOT safe in a rural school! We’re now looking at red states only to buy in. Sold our home before listing it at full asking price then out in 45 days. A lot of work yet I can’t be at altitude anymore as my body hates it; a health issue. We put our next phase of life in the Lord’s hand as He’s brought us buyers on 2 diff houses, He knows what we need, and He knows where to put us to serve Him. I do love that we donated 4 truck loads of store bought cases of food to friends & food pantries. Most of the frozen food was donated other than what I canned. AMEN! Time to make another home again.
That is an incredible amount of work you put in! I know what you mean about having to put hands on everything you own. It definitely puts into perspective everything you have. We have contemplated so many times moving back to a red state. There's a lot of things we do not agree with here. I'm thankful I have always homeschooled but my concern is at some point them going after homeschoolers. My nephew goes to school here and there are so many big issues in the school. Like you, I always trust the Lord and His plans, and He will direct us and let us know where He wants us. Praying for you as you follow His plans for you 🙏 ❤️ 😊
Definitely check out Three Rivers Homestead too, she has a wealth of knowledge and shares it like Angela. I’ll have to check out Roots & Refuge, I learn so much from these generous ladies and families on RUclips willing to share their knowledge and lessons learned. 😊
I completely agree about social media. My husband challenged me at the end of 2020 to give up my accounts and I haven't looked back. The constant negativity they bring was really bringing me down and I didn't even realize it! My anxiety levels are so much better with out them. I miss seeing photos and posts from friends I've lost touch with over the years but overall I am glad to be off. I'm new to your channel and loving it already! 😊
Don't you think it's funny how once you get off fb your "friends " forget your # to text or call, your address to send a letter? And when you state you're leaving fb they don't ask for your # or Addy or email? Friends I think not.
You might look into a freeze dryer so you can freeze dry a lot of your produce. It tastes much better than dehydrated, which is great. It is an investment however, they're not cheap! Just found your channel, loving it so far!
Thank you for the suggestion, and welcome! Yes, I do plan want to buy one when we get our greenhouse built and are able to produce a lot of our own produce. Because we buy our produce in bulk for now, we just can't justify the cost of one. It's an expensive investment for sure! We would get the large one for our size family, but that large one also requires its own dedicated 20 Amp circuit. Which, with the way we built in all the outlets into the kitchen, that may not be possible. We are hoping to get one next year during the summer! 😊
@rockymountainhomesteadwith8092 Thanks for your lovely reply. Using a freeze dryer would free up so much space in your freezers, particularly with the produce you buy in bulk. You wouldn't need to use as much mylar and moisture pads, but you'll still need loads of jars though!! You could also look into making 'meals in a jar' for speedy suppers to help use up freezer foods.
I would can, can, can meats, broth with meat, meals, soups you have an amazing stash!! I canned chicken, beef and venison and absolutely love how quick and yummy it is! I use the broken tortilla shells in a Mexican lasagna...just an idea.
The popsicles can be used in smoothies. Questions- do you make freezer meals or do you cook fresh every day? What animals do you have/raise and how many chickens do you have? Do you have a garden (in ground, container or raised bed)? What are the ages of your children and do they help you around the home?
I'm completely binging your channel at this point. But I love what you said about social media. I just got off of them yesterday, I didn't plan on staying off permanently but now I'm wondering. It was taking up way too much of my time. I made an idol out of social media and the Lord convicted me of that. Thanks for sharing that little piece of your testimony! I can't wait to see more of your content!!
I live in NoCo too! Aren’t we so fortunate to live in this beautiful part of the state? 😌 I’m participating in the pantry challenge this year too after being a spectator last year. Two weeks, in I realized it’s not my pantry that I need to work through but my freezers! Also, I love that Calico cheese from Azure! It’s so versatile. My favorite way to use it is in broccoli cheese soup.
We totally are! It's such a beautiful place 😊 Yes!! My freezers are my main issue, but we are eating through them a lot right now. We were sick this whole past week, but I at least have a week's worth of dinner videos I'm editing. Mmm, broccoli cheese soup sounds good. We do a lot of Mexican dinners with it or Broccoli Au Gratin as a side dish. It's my favorite way to use all the frozen broccoli we have!
There is no harm with being prepared and making sure your family will have food. I think you are very smart and blessed Two years frozen is what I have eaten as well. I try not to leave it that long but I wasn't gonna waste it
Thank you so much for letting me know that! I did not know how long it can last (mainly because it doesn't sit on the shelf very long) 😂 Im glad you told me that! ❤️
@@rockymountainhomesteadangela I meant pressure canning. It actually can last up to 10 years if stored in a dark cool room. My basement /storage area is the perfect environment for storing canned goods
6:37 absolutely love your priorities! We are not on Facebook or any other social media either, quit around the same time you did. Thankful you will be sharing on RUclips only! You can post shorts or post on the community tab if you don’t want to do a whole video. I know the videos are time consuming. God bless!
We are remodeling our pantry next month and I am looking forward to dehydrating some of our vegetables and fruits. Thank you for sharing a part of your busy life with us. Have a blessed week.
love your vlog! Hearing you live an hour from the store, we do too! Except we live in Florida and our frozen food isn’t frozen anymore either. What we do is keep two large coolers in the back and use them for frozen food and expensive frig food. works like a charm
Looks like you may want to consider canning some meat. If you’re getting a cow, maybe can a break much of hamburger into either taco meat or just ground beef that you can throw in casseroles or spaghetti. You could also can a bunch of chicken for chicken salad sandwiches, soup or casseroles. It would definitely clean out a lot of freezer space plus give you some quick meal options
Goodness, Girl, you have a lot of eating to do to empty out that freezer!! I am at that same place in life. I'm going to inventory my beef freezer, so I can make room for one, too.
Love your videos! I live in CO as well, near Boulder. How can I find a local rancher to buy a cow from? The one I had been working with in the past for beef is retiring and I’m looking for a new local rancher to work with.😊
I've heard good things about Boulder Lamb and Meats. I think its bucknerfamilyfarm.com for their website. Also, Colorado's Best Beef Company is another one out of Boulder. I have never used either but know of them. We are in Northern Colorado as well but not in that area. Were lucky to have our local ranch very close by in our small mountain town.
We did 4-H when the kids were little. If we had a cow, we would have had to buy the cow back on market day and it would have lived in the pasture for the next 20 years. I was wondering if you do your nails yourself and if not how you budget for them. They are beautiful.
I am trying to work on a working pantry, I want to figure out how to store things. I don’t have room for a pantry. Would building a shed be a good idea? I live in Northern Michigan. Everyone is stating not to use plastic buckets to store things, like : flour, macaroni etc.
I've eaten meats at least 2 years past the use by date from the freezer. Totally fine! According to usda, anything stored at 0 degrees is safe indefinitely. The quality can change over time, but it is totally safe to eat as long as it has consistently been stored at 0 degrees or less. 😊
I get that you don't want the drama of Facebook, and although I have Facebook, I only use it to login to places like my email. I guess what I am saying is you can have it without using it.
This is first video ive watched of yours.Couldnt help but notice the black spot on your finger.Hoping you have had it checked,because my son and dad had those and turned out to be skin cancer.praying its not.
I almost knew someone would mention it. I was editing the video and was like what on earth is that. It was marker lol, just happened to be a perfect dot somehow. I was checking off peoples orders for my Azure Standard drop and must have poked myself with the marker. I've already had cancer once so trust me, I am very alert to everything with my body! Thank you for looking out and catching that. Not everyone is aware of things like that!!!
@@rockymountainhomesteadangela Iwould want someone to let me know if they thought it could be something and i could catch it before it got bad. I have eight kids also three boys five girls but also had three miscarriages pretty far along with two. love the two videos I have watched you. Helps with been on the road a year with my guy trucking making deliveries .you have an amazing weekend.
I did away with Facebook in 2018 it was too much negativity for me i originally got it for my daughter who was in the army to keep up with plus I was spending too much time. I now spend too much time on utube channels but I watch many Christian channels It’s so much better
We recently moved East so emptied & canned up 2 LARGE freezers full of food. Did ten 12-quart cases of chicken, ten 12-pint cases each of fish & pork, then 18 pints of butter, waxed 50th s of cheeses, phew! I do a lot of dehydrating also. We ended up moving 128 boxes/cases of canned food I’ve processed. Next is finding a house to put this all in. Did come across toilet paper tubes stuffed with dryer lint to start fires with quickly. YEA. The great thing about moving is I got to touch EVERYTHING we moved which brought to mind what stuff we do have. All this survival stuff…. I’m glad I saw it all so no repeating. We left the southwest corner of Colorado & guess what? Our 5yo daughter was NOT safe in a rural school! We’re now looking at red states only to buy in. Sold our home before listing it at full asking price then out in 45 days. A lot of work yet I can’t be at altitude anymore as my body hates it; a health issue. We put our next phase of life in the Lord’s hand as He’s brought us buyers on 2 diff houses, He knows what we need, and He knows where to put us to serve Him. I do love that we donated 4 truck loads of store bought cases of food to friends & food pantries. Most of the frozen food was donated other than what I canned. AMEN! Time to make another home again.
That is an incredible amount of work you put in! I know what you mean about having to put hands on everything you own. It definitely puts into perspective everything you have. We have contemplated so many times moving back to a red state. There's a lot of things we do not agree with here. I'm thankful I have always homeschooled but my concern is at some point them going after homeschoolers. My nephew goes to school here and there are so many big issues in the school. Like you, I always trust the Lord and His plans, and He will direct us and let us know where He wants us. Praying for you as you follow His plans for you 🙏 ❤️ 😊
I respect you for putting God & family first. Love your channel, learning tons from you Roots & Refuge & Acre Homestead.
Thank you so much, that makes me so happy hearing that! 😊
Definitely check out Three Rivers Homestead too, she has a wealth of knowledge and shares it like Angela. I’ll have to check out Roots & Refuge, I learn so much from these generous ladies and families on RUclips willing to share their knowledge and lessons learned. 😊
I completely agree about social media. My husband challenged me at the end of 2020 to give up my accounts and I haven't looked back. The constant negativity they bring was really bringing me down and I didn't even realize it! My anxiety levels are so much better with out them. I miss seeing photos and posts from friends I've lost touch with over the years but overall I am glad to be off. I'm new to your channel and loving it already! 😊
Thank you so much, and welcome! I agree with you on everything you said. 😊
I am 4 1/2 years clean from FB and IG. I eat better, sleep better and spend less. Don't miss it at all.
Don't you think it's funny how once you get off fb your "friends " forget your # to text or call, your address to send a letter? And when you state you're leaving fb they don't ask for your # or Addy or email? Friends I think not.
@@sunshineonmapleridgeacres1376 I have started writing hand written notes. I don't get many back but that's ok.
Social media is currently stuck on the transgender nonsense & it’s everywhere! So you’re not getting infected with this. Praise God!
You might look into a freeze dryer so you can freeze dry a lot of your produce. It tastes much better than dehydrated, which is great. It is an investment however, they're not cheap! Just found your channel, loving it so far!
Thank you for the suggestion, and welcome! Yes, I do plan want to buy one when we get our greenhouse built and are able to produce a lot of our own produce. Because we buy our produce in bulk for now, we just can't justify the cost of one. It's an expensive investment for sure! We would get the large one for our size family, but that large one also requires its own dedicated 20 Amp circuit. Which, with the way we built in all the outlets into the kitchen, that may not be possible. We are hoping to get one next year during the summer! 😊
@rockymountainhomesteadwith8092 Thanks for your lovely reply. Using a freeze dryer would free up so much space in your freezers, particularly with the produce you buy in bulk. You wouldn't need to use as much mylar and moisture pads, but you'll still need loads of jars though!! You could also look into making 'meals in a jar' for speedy suppers to help use up freezer foods.
You amaze me. You must be working from dawn to midnight. God bless
I would can, can, can meats, broth with meat, meals, soups you have an amazing stash!! I canned chicken, beef and venison and absolutely love how quick and yummy it is! I use the broken tortilla shells in a Mexican lasagna...just an idea.
Mexican Lasagna sounds delicious!! I love the convenience of canned foods!!
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! I can’t wait for the dehydrating and canning videos! I just love all your content. Keep it up. You’re awesome!!!!
Thank you so much! Lots of canning and dehydrating videos coming!
Yay! A new video! Im really looking forward to the canning and dehydrator videos! Really want to start building my long term food storage
Trust me, they are coming starting tomorrow. At least once a week, I will share a canning or dehydrator video until I run out of things to preserve 😂
@@rockymountainhomesteadangela
Thank you!
The popsicles can be used in smoothies.
Questions- do you make freezer meals or do you cook fresh every day?
What animals do you have/raise and how many chickens do you have?
Do you have a garden (in ground, container or raised bed)?
What are the ages of your children and do they help you around the home?
I'm completely binging your channel at this point. But I love what you said about social media. I just got off of them yesterday, I didn't plan on staying off permanently but now I'm wondering. It was taking up way too much of my time. I made an idol out of social media and the Lord convicted me of that. Thanks for sharing that little piece of your testimony! I can't wait to see more of your content!!
Con las tortillas que se te rompen en el freezer puedes hacer sopa de tortilla
Yes, teach about dehydration., very interested
Lmfao @ “I know about putting things in freezer doors, I’ve been doing this forever” hahah me too girly!
I live in NoCo too! Aren’t we so fortunate to live in this beautiful part of the state? 😌
I’m participating in the pantry challenge this year too after being a spectator last year. Two weeks, in I realized it’s not my pantry that I need to work through but my freezers!
Also, I love that Calico cheese from Azure! It’s so versatile. My favorite way to use it is in broccoli cheese soup.
We totally are! It's such a beautiful place 😊 Yes!! My freezers are my main issue, but we are eating through them a lot right now. We were sick this whole past week, but I at least have a week's worth of dinner videos I'm editing. Mmm, broccoli cheese soup sounds good. We do a lot of Mexican dinners with it or Broccoli Au Gratin as a side dish. It's my favorite way to use all the frozen broccoli we have!
There is no harm with being prepared and making sure your family will have food. I think you are very smart and blessed
Two years frozen is what I have eaten as well. I try not to leave it that long but I wasn't gonna waste it
Oh my goodness, Love your stock of meat. You can pressure any meat and it will be shelf stable for 5 plus years.
Thank you so much for letting me know that! I did not know how long it can last (mainly because it doesn't sit on the shelf very long) 😂 Im glad you told me that! ❤️
@@rockymountainhomesteadangela I meant pressure canning. It actually can last up to 10 years if stored in a dark cool room. My basement /storage area is the perfect environment for storing canned goods
6:37 absolutely love your priorities! We are not on Facebook or any other social media either, quit around the same time you did. Thankful you will be sharing on RUclips only! You can post shorts or post on the community tab if you don’t want to do a whole video. I know the videos are time consuming. God bless!
That's a great idea! I may switch to shorts after I finish filming this week's meals. Have a wonderful week! 😊
Love your view on social media. I haven’t been on for years and love it. I have you tube and that’s it. Looking forward to the pantry challenge.
Loved your haul and freezer tour
Thank you 😊
Enjoyed the video
In case anyone was wondering, she starts showing the freezer at around the 10:30 mark.
Thank you ❤ you are truly blessed with so much food
We are remodeling our pantry next month and I am looking forward to dehydrating some of our vegetables and fruits. Thank you for sharing a part of your busy life with us. Have a blessed week.
That is so exciting!! Blessings to you! 😊
Would love to see the process of dehydrating celery. Great video!
Thank you! Filming that today!
love your vlog! Hearing you live an hour from the store, we do too! Except we live in Florida and our frozen food isn’t frozen anymore either. What we do is keep two large coolers in the back and use them for frozen food and expensive frig food. works like a charm
Great haul!
Thank you! 😊
I’m glad I found your channel. Can’t wait to binge your videos!!🤎
Your kitchen is beautiful! So many good azure recommendations, I'll add them to my list for next time!
Great tour and haul. Looking forward to canning and dehydrating videos. ❣️
Thank you! My goal is every week to have a canning/dehydrating video put out. There will be a wide variety of other videos at least every other day 😊
Personally I would make broths, chicken, soups and can them from your freezers. Same with whatever you can dehydrate. Just a suggestion.
That is a great suggestion and I think I will follow your advice for a lot of it. Thank you! 😊
Looks like you may want to consider canning some meat. If you’re getting a cow, maybe can a break much of hamburger into either taco meat or just ground beef that you can throw in casseroles or spaghetti. You could also can a bunch of chicken for chicken salad sandwiches, soup or casseroles. It would definitely clean out a lot of freezer space plus give you some quick meal options
Love that, thank you!
I vaccum seal my corn tortillas and they are great no breakage. I'm sure flour would be the same.
Great idea!
Nice haul and freezer tour!😄
Just found your channel And subscribed. Blessings fron England.
Thank you so much and welcome!!
Goodness, Girl, you have a lot of eating to do to empty out that freezer!! I am at that same place in life. I'm going to inventory my beef freezer, so I can make room for one, too.
I just found your channel and thank you for sharing. If you put the celery in cold water for a while it should crisp back up.
Where do you get your cow? If I may ask? Elizabeth or elsewhere? Thank you. Just found your channel.
Did y’all build your home?
Love your videos! I live in CO as well, near Boulder. How can I find a local rancher to buy a cow from? The one I had been working with in the past for beef is retiring and I’m looking for a new local rancher to work with.😊
I've heard good things about Boulder Lamb and Meats. I think its bucknerfamilyfarm.com for their website. Also, Colorado's Best Beef Company is another one out of Boulder. I have never used either but know of them. We are in Northern Colorado as well but not in that area. Were lucky to have our local ranch very close by in our small mountain town.
Your kids are beautiful. Your daughter looks just like you. Y'all could be mother daughter models.
You are so kind, thank you!
I quit Facebook too! I don't miss it at all. I think it's funny that people call it Fakebook.
We did 4-H when the kids were little. If we had a cow, we would have had to buy the cow back on market day and it would have lived in the pasture for the next 20 years. I was wondering if you do your nails yourself and if not how you budget for them. They are beautiful.
I’m sure you know this but you can freeze butter.
I am trying to work on a working pantry, I want to figure out how to store things. I don’t have room for a pantry. Would building a shed be a good idea? I live in Northern Michigan. Everyone is stating not to use plastic buckets to store things, like : flour, macaroni etc.
I also live in CO! Just wondering what altitude you are at.
About 7600 ft 😊
@@rockymountainhomesteadangela Thanks. I'm at 8600 feet. Still scared to pressure can at my altitude.
Id be canning chicken and broth
Looks like you could feed a army for some months. You have a ton of food.
I just went through my normal freezer! I have vegetables and meat that is past used by date! How long will you eat past use by date?
I've eaten meats at least 2 years past the use by date from the freezer. Totally fine! According to usda, anything stored at 0 degrees is safe indefinitely. The quality can change over time, but it is totally safe to eat as long as it has consistently been stored at 0 degrees or less. 😊
2 years
@@rockymountainhomesteadangela Thank you!
I get that you don't want the drama of Facebook, and although I have Facebook, I only use it to login to places like my email. I guess what I am saying is you can have it without using it.
You can use those broken tortillas in a Mexican lasagna
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I never seen so much food
I don’t eat fish, you are the first person I know to not eat fish.
This is first video ive watched of yours.Couldnt help but notice the black spot on your finger.Hoping you have had it checked,because my son and dad had those and turned out to be skin cancer.praying its not.
I almost knew someone would mention it. I was editing the video and was like what on earth is that. It was marker lol, just happened to be a perfect dot somehow. I was checking off peoples orders for my Azure Standard drop and must have poked myself with the marker. I've already had cancer once so trust me, I am very alert to everything with my body! Thank you for looking out and catching that. Not everyone is aware of things like that!!!
@@rockymountainhomesteadangela Iwould want someone to let me know if they thought it could be something and i could catch it before it got bad. I have eight kids also three boys five girls but also had three miscarriages pretty far along with two. love the two videos I have watched you. Helps with been on the road a year with my guy trucking making deliveries .you have an amazing weekend.
@@karenselogic7742 I absolutely agree with you!!❤️
You have to make rules for your family.
Yep, we've always had rules, boundaries, and discipline. I think that's why our kids are so well-behaved!
I did away with Facebook in 2018 it was too much negativity for me i originally got it for my daughter who was in the army to keep up with plus I was spending too much time. I now spend too much time on utube channels but I watch many Christian channels It’s so much better
could you talk a little bit faster. it seems not much of a deal of killing one cow