8 Habits from The Great Depression to Save Money on Groceries & Survive in Today's Economy

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8 Habits from The Great Depression to Save Money on Groceries & Survive in Today's Economy

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2 ай бұрын

Let's learn from our ancestors, and the people of rural and poor areas across the world, to help us not only survive, but thrive during times of economic and food insecurity. Beginning some of these habits today can help you be better prepared for whatever happens tomorrow.
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@anncromarty2590 2 ай бұрын

Don't overlook the "community" at work too. My boss has chickens and will bring eggs to anyone who hands him an empty egg container. One of my co-workers is friends with a merchandiser for Peets coffee and gets cases of coffee for free that he brings in. In the summer people with gardens always bring extra produce to work. And those that hunt will bring venison steaks to share. We also share old clothes we don't want anymore and kids toys. We can learn to build community wherever we want to.

@myday2704 2 ай бұрын

❤ beautiful

@krisqueen5939 2 ай бұрын

🌷You are very fortunate to have such a work community😊

@baus7 2 ай бұрын

I need to be in on this community 🥰

@katheryncompton2159 21 күн бұрын

I really like your post. It's so true, we really need each other

@karenlartigue2905 2 ай бұрын

What I find extremely useful is to make my own ready meals. Cook a large casserole or stew (which also makes a smaller amount of meat go further) add lots of veggies and freeze into individual portions. Then when you have been busy and don't want to cook you always have a healthy meal available.

@jacqui-xh2er 2 ай бұрын

Mindset plays a huge role in the way we look at our current situation. I am old enough to have inflation happen several times during my life. People forget that this isn't really new. I am thankful that my "glass is half-full." I can buy food, but I might not get exactly what I want, or I might have to cook from scratch. I can still buy gas, but I plan my trips. I live in a more rural area, so going to town takes more gas. I don't go for one or two items. I make several stops. It makes me plan better. We are having to do what we should have been doing all along. Sorry for the long speech, but I have always had to watch my pennies. You're lucky to be able to experience true survival traits from family. ❤ I wish I could tell my younger self to be even more vigilant about my choices because I have had my fair share of wasteful choices.

@joniahaworth 2 ай бұрын

Yes! Exactly. I completely agree and understand what you mean.

@rachelr9272 2 ай бұрын

Yes! Mindset and attitude is everything!!!

@malcommitchell7748 2 ай бұрын

Yes, many have depended on the stores for their food. When I tell people in the city that I have a vegetable garden, bake my own bread and preserve my meat and vegetables they think I am weird. Hard times ahead and I wonder who will do the laughing when things become even more unaffordable or run out and that applies to all the take outs from the food outlets that some rely on. They have my sympathies.

@tamaraliscia3408 2 ай бұрын

Mindset and being willing to change is everything. I, too, and old enough to remember years of inflation and shortages. Statistically, people spend their income, without planning savings. They get a bonus at work or receive a tax return and they spend it. They get used to living, and spending in certain ways. When that no longer works, instead of "getting real", they complain; they want someone else to fix their life so they can continue living as they have. That just doesn't work. And, racking up debt in order to avoid changes is counterproductive, in my opinion. It's more practical to make changes, in my opinion. Prices are high, as they have been before. We all see it and they aren't going to go down by much. Recently, I read the a few corporations are reducing costs so consumer costs are lower. Since they've been amassing high profits since 2017/2018, it's a good thing. I'm a widow and my adult son lives in an attached studio but we share the main house. We share most of the budget and have a saying, "we use what we have". We never talk about higher prices because it won't change a thing, except our attitude and we don't go there. Today I made a sort of trellis with a couple birch branches my son had trimmed off our trees and a piece of wire fencing we bought at a resale shop. I'm looking forward to the runner beans and sunflowers that will climb up. My son put the DIY frame and netting over our blueberries; the raspberries are looking good, as do the herbs. We have just enough space to put in some food plants so we can pick tomatoes or cucumber or peppers for dinner. Any other fruits and vegetables to eat fresh or can will come from u-pick farms in the area. Life is good.

@baus7 2 ай бұрын

Mindset is everything. That's why "they" work so hard on programming us, marketing, advertising, algorithm, etc. They try to keep us fearful and depressed because then we're easier to control. Thus allowing them to essentially do whatever they want.

@bradlafferty 2 ай бұрын

When I was a kid we would pass clothing back and forth between us and our cousins. We didn’t think twice about it.

@user-hz2hp7yn4d Ай бұрын

Many families still do this. 🙂

@bonniegaither3994 2 ай бұрын

Everything changes. And when we’re in good times, people need to save and plan for the bad times.

@baus7 2 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@desertfamilyhomestead3127 16 күн бұрын

Yes we need to prepare for the times when life throws the inevitable curveballs, like home repairs, illness, auto repair, accident, job loss, etc.

@26skogen 2 ай бұрын

You are very wise for such a young woman. You are 100% right in what you are saying. My grandparents and parents lived through the Great Depression. I am so grateful I listened to what they taught me. I am 75 and still living this life style.

@patriciacorpe6228 Ай бұрын

yes believe it or not during the Great Depression farmers had better life as where city people had it bad because of living with jobs. I am 78 and I remember my grandparent say my grandpa work 3 or 4 days during the week but they grew there own veggies my grandma can food and they had chickens there live in what we can outside a big city but not a farm they share their food with their neighbors. They live that way even during World War 2.

@iriswelch3553 2 ай бұрын

I save money by baking bread and rolls. No funky additives, and there are so many easy recipes like Swedish bread and no knead breads. I like to add nuts or seeds, and sometimes I make raisin bread with just a little honey.

@marieparks5674 2 ай бұрын

My parents grew up poor and during the depression. I learned a lot about being frugal from them. Although I don’t have to be frugal so much now, I still am.

@SlowLivingWithAutism 2 ай бұрын

We (me, my adult children, and their spouses) do our best to be as self-sufficient as possible and started that about 25 years ago. Now there are lots of grandchildren to help out, and they are excellent helpers. This morning, I harvested strawberries, asparagus, the first raspberries of the season, and clary sage flowers to make clary sage essential oil and hydrosol ... both will be used in the next batch of homemade soap. We have cows for milking and for meat, goats for milking, sheep for meat, chickens for eggs and meat, and lots of gardens ... we share what we can. I think one major area we as a society need to be mindful of is electronics and all the subscriptions and other costs associated with them. These things did not exist "back then," but now most of us can't imagine life without them. It's actually a luxury, not a necessity. We could also save money by dressing for utility instead of fashion. Just a few ideas.

@RhondaTowanda 2 ай бұрын

I love this video! Anything to do with the Great Depression Era is my jam! Potato candy is so yummy! I don’t make it often, but I think I’ll make some to day with my grandkids. Pintos and cornbread is something my mom lived on when she was a kid in the Great Depression Era. My grandma had a journal, and so did my mom, they wrote in it every day. My grandma wanted her grandchildren to know about the Great Depression Era. She wrote recipes, all their meals she made. I have both journals now. Such a great treasure. My grandma and grandpa lived on a farm, so they did ok. 🌻🤎🌻🤎🌻🤎

@amydecker6207 2 ай бұрын

Pintos and cornbread is GOOD STUFF!!!

@HolyokeHomesteader 2 ай бұрын

Yes, Ma’m 😊

@krisqueen5939 2 ай бұрын

🌷I would love if you could share some of their meals and recipes. My grandma had a garden, laying hens, and a milk cow. We would eat corn bread, not sweet corn bread, pinto beans, potatoes, garden vegetables, and she would make custard (that is where she splurged and used the sugar), for dessert in cups that the handles were broken and sprinkle nutmeg on top. Good memories, good cook was grandma and a very hard worker. She also canned so she had vegetables for the YEAR...💕

@HolyokeHomesteader 2 ай бұрын

@krisqueen5939 I would love to share some recipes of my grandmas! That just gave me an I idea! I have started a KZfaq channel, and I could share the recipes there. I am a new kid on the KZfaq block, and I’m still learning how to edit. I’m not in any way fancy with my channel. 😊

@adelitacrosby1257 Ай бұрын

Can you share potato candy recipe?🎉

@Michelle_Emm 2 ай бұрын

Another reason that Americans thinks food prices have gone up so much is that they have always been artificially low. For years I watched in amazement at the crazy low prices and wondered how on earth it was possible for food to be less than a quarter the price of Australia. Now your food price's are on par with ours.

@bobbiesworld2634 2 ай бұрын

We have way more bad chemicals in our food.

@dlewis895 2 ай бұрын

2017 TRUMP GAVE SEVERE LOW TAXRATES 1% TO GREEDY CORPORATIONS AN BILLIONARES BUT AMERICAN WORKERS PAY 26% +UP. TAXRATES 1950S 1960S RICH TAXRATES WERE 75% AN ECONOMIC EQUALITY PEACE

@mightymommom5888 2 ай бұрын

I live in a camper. Make a lot of casseroles, soups, stews. Cook lots of dried beans for meals too. I have a few veggie plants: a few varieties of tomato, sweet red pepper, jalapeño pepper. Tomatoes can be used in lots of recipes. I have two herb gardens in containers. I am planning on canning tomatoes for the winter, making my own Rotel, and salsa.

@MikuMarmalade 2 ай бұрын

I definitely agree with making as much from scratch. My neighbor asked me for bread earlier today and I told her I can bake a loaf in a couple of hours. I just learned how to make bread this year. I never buy store brought because it’s so easy.

@hockenberryholler3150 2 ай бұрын

I'm in rural NC but was raised in rural Appalachia, I can say YES, do all these things, we live quite well on 1000 a month as seniors here!

@barbhopell1649 2 ай бұрын

I would love to hear your story how you live on 1000.00 a month. So awesome. And also hear about your recipes and foods you buy!

@krisqueen5939 2 ай бұрын

I am interested also. 😊

@adelitacrosby1257 Ай бұрын

How???

@-homesteadbliss-6891 2 ай бұрын

We practice this every day. We should start conditioning ourselves to do with less. In our area, we have experienced some power outages and it amazed me about how many people were constantly whining about it on our neighborhood chat website. People are going to freak out if the s**t does hit the fan.

@deborahbain9915 2 ай бұрын

My Nana was the best cook I often wished she had brought me up and I'd love to have learnt all her money saving ways❤

@juliamarple3785 2 ай бұрын

7:30 am, I've just come in from walking around our big backyard gathering up wild garlic scapes and weed greens for our big meal. Also honeysuckle blooms to dry for tea.

@raisingwildflowers 2 ай бұрын

I love honeysuckle ❤️

@buckeyedav1 2 ай бұрын

I just brought in my Scapes day before yesterday, chopped them up in my food processor ( hard times a good pair of kitchen scissors would be helpful to have) added softened butter and am getting ready to now put them in my deep freezer. My first year growing garden ( planted last fall) and now waiting for the leaves to turn brown to harvest my garlic bulbs. This Fall I will plant more garlic this was a experiment. Anna In Ohio

@sallyapplegate4591 2 ай бұрын

We have a garden every year and have cut our fast food!!!😊

@alanbirkner1958 2 ай бұрын

People didn't used to go out to eat very often when I was a kid in the 1950's. In the summer we ate lots of fresh fruit. In the winter we had soups and casseroles. Tina, Al's wife

@nzmoneykarma 2 ай бұрын

Our cities library ran a session about lessons from the depression recently too!

@user-hz7kv6js6l 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing these true words of wisdom. I started my urban garden during the pandemic. The Lord spoke to me about starting a garden one day after coming home from the grocery store and the entire produce section was wiped out. I haven't looked back since. That was before grocery priced had even started to increase. But toilet paper was no where to be found. I'm blessed to live in SW Florida where I garden year-round. 😊

@bradlafferty 2 ай бұрын

You are one smart cookie. Leaving “entitled expectations “ aside allows one to practice creativity in managing a household! Thank you!

@barbhopell1649 2 ай бұрын

I would enjoy to hear how your hubbys family lives and get some of their recipes. Such a great video.

@free2roam492 Ай бұрын

Learned how to cook when I was 10. We had to prepare meals, help plant a garden and pick crops. At 62 I still plant a garden today, cook our own food and doing canning and preserves. Makes a person feel good that you are eating what you grew.

@adelitacrosby1257 Ай бұрын

I have no clue how to do that... I learn best hands on but no one I know knows either....😅...the canning and preserving.

@bessmay5353 Ай бұрын

Check out your county's extension office if you live in the United States for classes and info. @@adelitacrosby1257

@kristiecox7350 2 ай бұрын

Oh cool, wish you could do a day in the life of your hubby’s family. That would be awesome

@ClairenParkerontheRoad 2 ай бұрын

I have become intentional about eating whole foods and cutting out processed foods and I feel so much better! I no longer get hungry late at night. I'm actually eating more dense food than before and have lost weight. Great video.

@user-pv4db3yx1s 2 ай бұрын

I grew up with a lot of these principles. I had a huge garden when raising my children and learned to cook from scratch. This was so I could stay home with my children. We didn't run all the time. I learned to can and pressure can. I am so glad because now I am just picking back up those habits. My children were raised that way and I am so proud of how they manage and cook whole foods for their family. They do not have gardens, but I am happy to share. They understand buying in bulk and when it is on sale. We need to learn all of this now.

@barbarahudson4727 2 ай бұрын

My parents grew up during the great depression in the southwest part of Virginia, mom near Dublin/Pulaski and dad near Wytheville. You talked about potato candy at Christmas. My mother would always make this at Christmas time when I was growing up. She would make two logs of it, and she would use food coloring and make one log red and the other log green, then slice it. I think she used peppermint flavoring in it. This was my father's favorite candy at Christmas. I wish I had watched her make it but I'm sorry to say that I didn't. This candy is one of my favorite memories of Christmas when I was growing up.

@krisqueen5939 2 ай бұрын

I saw someone on you tube make this. I wondered how it tasted. Thanks I will have to try it. 😊

@manuelarose6866 2 ай бұрын

Had been to Golden Coral today - infinite food for 17 Dollars - steaks well done - felt bad to put food away !

@ashleybosvik3031 2 ай бұрын

This isn't really a healthy food but I make wacky cake from the Great Depression all the time and it's really good

@raisingwildflowers 2 ай бұрын

Yum!! Potato candy isn’t healthy either (it’s like 50% sugar 😂) but having treats are important too!

@tbacon2784 2 ай бұрын

Since I am diabetic, I can't eat this, but have you ever made the tomato soup cake? It's supposed to taste like chocolate!

@carolnewman4890 2 ай бұрын

@@raisingwildflowers I would LOVE your recipe for potato candy!!! It sounds delicious!!!!! I follow you because I love your message. My parents and grandparents lived through the Depression and I feel fortunate to have learned those lessons. I passed many of them down to our children. Now I am whole food plant based because I want to leave the world in a little better than when I was younger. We are doing well. When I was younger if I had a hard decision to make I would always try to think of what my 80 year old self would do. It has never lead me astray. Thank you for all you do raisingwildflowers💛💚💙❤

@That.Lady.withtheYarn 2 ай бұрын

@@tbacon2784b Dylan Hollis! He does a great vid about that cake. So many jokes for the older crowd. He has a sheer disdain for jello lol

@myday2704 2 ай бұрын

I love this content. Just curious to know where you think the economy is coming? I'm concerned about a really bad recession coming but not sure what the odds are of it not happening.

@carolined3058 2 ай бұрын

Since 15 th March I started clean eating, Lost 4.5KG and feeling much better; Started a capsule pantry and not spending more money on food but eating much more healthy.

@deannemckee5081 2 ай бұрын

What is a capsule pantry?

@Michelle_Emm 2 ай бұрын

I have hundreds of items in my pantry, a capsule pantry sounds brilliant.

@carolined3058 2 ай бұрын

@@deannemckee5081 a capsule pantry is an intentional collection of non-perishable and longer-laster perishable foods that, when kept on hand, will allow you to simplify and streamline making (and eating!) healthy meals

@tessramos8828 2 ай бұрын

Hi Katie 🌻 . . . When my family craves a snack, I occasionally whip up Puppy Chow and it's so easy ( chex cereal coated in peanut butter and chocolate and then finish off with 10x sugar)

@robintaylor1084 2 ай бұрын

One thing you want to watch though in purchasing vegetables and fruits that you want to preserve from the grocery store is that these come from large sometimes extremely large industrial farms who spray industrial chemicals. It's so much better if you can find a local person in your town or a farmer's market with local produce and fruits to purchase if you're going to put them up

@tbacon2784 2 ай бұрын

I have never learned to cook the 'normal' way. I cook like what I call, 'an old fisherman's wife. Not sure where I came up with that saying, but when I cook from scratch, depending on what is on my shelves and how much I need to cook that day, I take a look at my canned goods and what ever looks like it would go with what I am cooking, I add it to the soup or casserole I am making. One time, I had left over mashed potatoes, a little ground beef, a handful of kidney beans for some reason and lots of canned veges, so i made a casserole out of all of it. It went over so well that i started making it on purpose. Boil some water with whatever fresh veges are in season, adding hard veges like carrots first, then any raw meat, then softer veges and if I have leftover beans, I'll throw in a handful of those as well. At the end I add milk and enough instant potatoes to thicken. Add some salt, pepper and butter to taste and it is done! I rarely measure ingrediants and rarely have any waste. BTW, it used to be that instant potatoes, and frozen orange juice was cheaper than fresh and the orange juice at least was as healthy as fresh, maybe you could compare different options of healthy foods to find what is cheaper, fresh, frozen, or canned. I can't garden because our entire 10 acres are full of walnut trees, and walnut trees kill almost everything within so many feet. So i have to buy most everything, though we do have chickens for eggs. Thank you for your videos, they are intersting and informative...

@mightymommom5888 2 ай бұрын

I don’t really meal plan. I use what I have to make a casserole or stew. I make my own tortillas and am making my own bread. That’s what takes creativity and planning. I am a nurse so I make meals with planned leftovers for my meals and my boyfriend’s. It fun and like a little challenge.

@michaellawson4473 2 ай бұрын

Love your thoughts. All great points that are often overlooked. Would love to see more of how you are doing these things on your homestead.

@nicolerodriguez6416 2 ай бұрын

I’m trying to learn how to cook using basic shelf stable food from the food pantry. My biggest issue is that making things from scratch is very labor intensive. I have a disability that causes fatigue and is made worse by exertion. I would love to learn how to prepare some simple meals for my family without blowing the budget or wearing myself out. Disabled folks often face a double edged sword in the kitchen because they must balance low income and low energy.

@lorraineemmans8347 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Would love to see some more videos of what your family eats in a day. Especially now that your living in your camper with less space to cook. I have a vegetable garden and berry bushes in my yard.

@joniahaworth 2 ай бұрын

Love these types of videos and love your channel!!!

@raisingwildflowers 2 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

@followingthelight. 2 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree with this more! Looking at our current situation has made me make these changes naturally. As I began purchasing longer storage pantry staples, grinding wheat and making homemade sourdough, growing a garden etc, everything has changed. No more medications, no cravings and feeling so much more satisfied after eating a meal. The interesting part is I always ate healthy but now everything is a whole food and it’s made all the difference in many different ways. Staying ahead of inflation, having better food security and overall health. Getting back to the ways of our grandparents is a huge step in the right direction and I for one, wish I’d done it sooner! Thank you for your content, it’s so enjoyable and needed.

@Boringcountrylife 2 ай бұрын

Yes ma'am. Each year I have attempted to add another part ofnself sufficiency to my life. This year the focus is on personal health and time management. There are only so many hours in the day and I want to do more of what I'm already doing. Early to bed, early to rise! I hope you and the family are pressing on each day in your adventure.

@Ashleigh1221 Ай бұрын

Foraging is a good skill. You can eat or medicinally use sooo many of the "weeds" that grow in your yard and the woods.

@kathyschwiesow6268 2 ай бұрын

I was brought up in the 60's and 70's and still cook, bake and garden. So I totally agree with your philosophy, learn the skills and you'll never go hungry. My Grandma raised my Dad during the Depression and taught my sibling and myself the art of pantry cooking, and we're both so grateful for this skill . 😊

@SandwichKing-lj4ej Ай бұрын

My grandfather sometimes ate lard sandwiches during the depression. Two slices of bread with lard smeared in middle

@darlenebradley6756 Ай бұрын

What a great video! Because you are a very young person, I am sharing this with my grandson, nieces and nephews, who will likely listen to you a bit more intensely than they will to my 69 year old self. LOL! I'm hoping to get them interested in canning and other forms of food preservation, too. I made a sweet potato pie for our family Thanksgiving dinner from potatoes that I grew in 16-gallon storage containers! Another benefit of the garden are the psychological benefits. I have a sign in a memorial garden I made for my late son that says, "In my garden, the answers come". The sign on the 'farm' gate (that's what I call my vegetable garden and apiary) says "garden: a place to lose yourself when you need to find yourself". I even 'eat the weeds'! I forage Lamb's Quarters, Poke Weed (both of which I have canned), dandelions, berries, and even things like plantain and mullein for medicinal uses. Two years ago, I planted a miniature orchard of dwarf apple trees and a Kieffer pear, all of which are actually producing fruit. I live in a subdivision on about a third of an acre, so it doesn't take much. I'd have chickens if the city ordinances allowed it. Thanks for posting this!

@mariasinclair9718 2 ай бұрын

The wonderful thing about Google I can find the nutritional value of foods. I'd rather eat healthy foods for the body Great video thank God for caring channels like yours. Thank you 😊

@user-gm1kl6xy4m 2 ай бұрын

Thats how i live mix and match ingredients growing celery tomatoes beans

@rachaelsupadventures 2 ай бұрын

Good morning! Is your name Katie? I love this video!!! Yes! Cooking from scratch is a lost art form! It amazes me how many people have no clue how to cook. Plus all the junk in the premade/packaged food. I do not know what bioengineered food is but I am pretty sure I do not want to eat it! All those premade pie crusts and grand biscuits in the roll have it in them. I have also noticed that the bread I got from the food pantry and still have from 2 or 3 months ago has not molded. It is so weird. I know that the breads I make mold if we don't eat it fast enough. What are they putting into the food. I was talking to my sister in law in California about it and she noticed the same thing! For me it is scary! I am glad I know how to cook and I am looking forward to learning about sour dough!

@noona514 Ай бұрын

I'm on a no spend month this month to save for a vacation in August or October. I'm here because I was looking for ways to make my vegan pantry stretch. I was happy to find your video on 7 crockpot meals. I have all those ingredients and I'm going to cook one recipe a week. That's a lot of food I didn't realize I had.

@Shobyw 2 ай бұрын

This lady is all the time worried about her family and their future! Amazing person!

@baus7 2 ай бұрын

I agree. Those that do not plan will be sorry. And I don't mean financially per se, but mentally as well. If they're already living frugally or "with less," then when things start getting worse, it will not feel like they're doing without. They'll already be used to getting by with the minimal.

@user-nw4kk1hx6c 2 ай бұрын

Yes, everything it is so expensive 😭😮😢 i hate this world sometimes.

@donnaallison7462 2 ай бұрын

Could you do some of those recipes it would probably help alot of the people that don't know them.THANK YOU for putting the information out there it will help alot of people i'm sure.I was raised by my grandparents they were born in 1921&1924 thank god they taught me what i know and i passed it down to my children.

@jennifermunn6898 2 ай бұрын

Great video!!!❤ love this content! 🎉

@barbarad.517 2 ай бұрын

Great reminders! 😊

@MM-dg9ip 2 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this video!

@donnagrifford7142 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks 4 caring 2 share! 💞

@hobocampmama4905 2 ай бұрын

All simple and doable! Now to do them! 😆 We have a garden and I try to make each child care for a section or even a specific plant. My youngest who is 8 does Sage and he checks every day on how it's coming along! I am proud of myself to look up recipes and make my own ketchup etc. I mend our clothes use a clothesline and try my best to save , but it's not easy. I appreciate your encouragement and the viewers comments are so encouraging! Thank you xo

@debbielauck3131 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video You made some excellent points!

@Louisa705 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been wanting to try making my own bread. I love making my own tortillas, but bread is a must!

@coleenmay1551 2 ай бұрын

Amazing advice. Thank you so much.

@janvas7690 2 ай бұрын

You are truly amazing explaining how necessary it is to change our thinking and habits! Thank you!

@Magdalene777 2 ай бұрын

Also where you shop. Dollar stores have a lot of items.

@Cards36555 2 ай бұрын

Great job 👍

@sandrabryan9106 2 ай бұрын

I make homemade peanut butter bread that was created during the Great Depression. I want to see if I can make a banana peanut butter bread. I have beans cooking in the slow cooker for lunches this week. I am also a member of the share freely group and buy nothing community groups on FB because I live in an apartment that encourages us to put stuff in the laundry room that we don't need to share with others. I wait and before it goes to a charity, I will put items on the sharing community sites and people will come and pick it up or someone will volunteer to deliver it to them. people also share surplus food items from their gardens with others in the community. There is no buying/selling allowed. People can also put up in search of ( ISO) items they need and many people either donate but sometimes someone just needs to borrow an item. The odd time someone will be short on food and members will either let them know the local resources, deliver food to them, take them shopping and pay for it or even give them grocery gift cards to see them through. It works well in my community.

@user-gm1kl6xy4m 2 ай бұрын

Very important video one of your best videos❤❤

@martinedb2779 2 ай бұрын

Here in Europe, France, Italy .... we never lost this way of eating ..... this is not difficult at all and more, more tastefull

@user-gm1kl6xy4m 2 ай бұрын

We had a community foid swap and farmers market

@michelleshold4306 2 ай бұрын

Love this! All about our mindset! Can you give us a bread recipe?

@mtnlayde01 2 ай бұрын

Great tips ❤

@eloiseprays 2 ай бұрын

So I've learnt that eating rice the next day is better for the body. So on an evening I will make a large tub of rice with pea, sweetcorn, (veg I have) and spices. I feel that this will be a game changer.

@lunchhooks2253 2 ай бұрын

YUM that bread looks so good!😍

@Judi-lm2fj 2 ай бұрын

Great video

@ginnyberg9271 2 ай бұрын

I planted a small garden so hoping it grows dirt was so expensive

@kellykersten8828 2 ай бұрын

I think these more expensive food prices might have a positive point to it - Us Americans do waste waaaaay too much food. It's freaking ridiculous how much food is wasted and it's sad. Maybe people will be much more conscious of what they buy and what they use and what they eat.

@buckeyedav1 2 ай бұрын

My sister and I went out to a authenic mexican restaurant for lunch today, neither of us could finish our meal.. I had them box the leftovers up and took them home. I don't eat after other people but there were rice and beans left on my sisters plate and part of a chicken burrito which I served between my 5 dogs tonight as a topper over their kittle no spices in it. I do not waste food if I can possibly avoid it. My leftover food I had for dinner tonight. Anna In Ohio

@ericwitt4586 2 ай бұрын

I’ve got an off grid cabin in the chattahoochee national forest it’s old land before they had national forests it’s just a rock throw from south East Tennessee a wma is in my front yard too so I gotta walking meat mkt lol I’m just 58 years old gotta lot of life left I’m just loving the dream i worked hard for this place for a long time so I’m gonna make it if shit gets worse girl I hope yall will to and with your mindset yall will 😎👍

@shariburns6263 Ай бұрын

Could you do a video on making the potato candy? Or share the recipe?

@OBXDewey 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you pronounce Appalachia correctly.

@raisingwildflowers 2 ай бұрын

😂

@donnaallison7462 2 ай бұрын

I know in my local southern town to get unbleached and flour that has not been spray by glyphosates a 5lb bag of king Author unbleached all-purpose or wheat flour is $10.99 and upto 14.99.

@user-gm1kl6xy4m 2 ай бұрын

The only way i preserve food is in freezer

@manuelarose6866 2 ай бұрын

In US i learned, what is Rubbaga, but find Sellery only in super expensive organic shop.

@SteveHartman-my9rg Ай бұрын

My Dad a 25 brer a dad alcoholic didnt put any money to maintaining jouse or car or family or ay bills or food store but just enuf to get by n all else goes yo most imortant thing in life more beer. $140000 in beer n 12 yrs. Speny all yime in bar got home 520 ate n 620 went to bar till 1030 all except wed n sun days off then all day long ay bar

@rachaelsupadventures 2 ай бұрын

I have a bread maker so I just throw the ingredients into my bread maker and it will mix it knead it and raise it! However I use my loaf pan to cook it! We have six 1 month old chickens and I am looking forward to fresh eggs everyday! We are also looking into getting rabbits to use as food as well. We don't have a huge amount of land not quite a 1/2 acre but we are trying to make the most of what we have to be self sufficient! My husband is making a she shed for me but it will have many uses. We will be able to hook it up to solar and heat it with wood plus have the gutters to catch the rain water. These are all in case of things happening that is out of our hands like a storm making the power go out etc. Especially in the winter! I find it baffling that the average American household has less than a weeks worth of food on hand. I think that is really scary!

@keithhoward6123 Ай бұрын

Foraging .

@Armychick 2 ай бұрын

I wish we were neighbors 😊

@aurorasanchez7922 2 ай бұрын

If homeless people survive with 1 meal. Or 0 with creativity we can overcome hunger. Is a temporary situation for people not prepare.

@user-oe6wq7pu8d 2 ай бұрын

Free kitchen have a really bad habit of pushing non healthy food in this country. Over feeding pasta and bread. Lack of protein and nutrients. It fills your tummy for a short time but still leave you lacking for real substance.

@joniahaworth Ай бұрын

@raisingwildflowers can you give me that bread recipe??

@mariasinclair9718 2 ай бұрын

If only I had a garden

@That.Lady.withtheYarn 2 ай бұрын

Got space for a few pots? That’s how I’m doing sweet potato. Get a few tubes and a lot of leaves. The leaves are edible from the Sweet Potato

@user-hz2hp7yn4d Ай бұрын

With respect, I agree with the principles behind this video...I don't agree with how you are defining "calorie dense" foods. Calories and carbohydrates are generally cheap and over abundant for most modern energy needs. That is not the same as wholefood and nutrition. Low glycemic index foods are good generally because they help people feel fuller, longer, and they keep a steady energy supply....unlike things high in ultraprocessed "food" , sugar etc. Avoiding ultraprocessed"food" and "drinks" means you cut out the middlemen and marketing budgets...you pay for the food itself, not the advertising or the packaging or the CEO etc Your money goes to the farmers, butchers, bakers etc. And the transport industry that helps ship those items around.

@noonespecial5517 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I live in an area where people have more money than sense. I’m out in the country but NO one immediately around me homesteads. It’s insane.Even most of our families offers no help or wants to learn much of anything. It’s just our tiny family of 3 trying to do it all and one has to work a full time job on top of it. Exhausting but it is what it is. I’ve even offered plant starts, offered to help them learn how to garden. All I hear is, no, it’s too much work. No, I’ve got a busy summer ahead. And most people use their “livestock” animals as yard ornaments instead of what they are actually for.🤯

@buckeyedav1 2 ай бұрын

I hear you.. people in my neighborhood do garden but my sister owns 9 acres and they don't plant anything not even flowers. Anna In Ohio

@user-gm1kl6xy4m 2 ай бұрын

Porridge breakfast lunch egg salad sandwich peace fruit dinner meat car twp vegied

@annjames1837 2 ай бұрын

If I ate what you suggested, my A1C would explode and I'd have t2 again. I'll stick to Keto

@WhatDadIsUpTo Ай бұрын

Grocery bill? Whats that? I raise cattle, chickens & meat rabbits, eat (usually 😂) one meal a day of meat & eggs. I eat ZERO plants. I'm 75 and enjoy robust health. I have a greenhouse and grow herbs (mostly cayenne peppers & mint) for "medicine) & have fruit trees. I barter with the fruit.