Stocking Our Basement Cellar For The Year | Will We Have Enough?

Chapters Below! Chronically Overwhelmed? Go from stressed to blessed in 30 minutes with my FREE masterclass! http://singinganewsong.com/free-masterclass-5-steps-to-overcoming-overwhelm/ Today I'm tackling one of our biggest homestead projects of the season: deep cleaning, organizing, and stocking our root cellar for the upcoming winter! Between wildfire smoke stunting our summer garden and an unexpected harvest season, preparing our food storage looks a little different this year. Join me as I walk through our cellar organization tips, share grocery-store stocking tricks I learned years ago, take inventory of our home-canned jars, and do a quick garden update before our first frost hits. It’s all about practical stewardship, making the most of what we grow, and keeping our family prepared for the cold months ahead. 00:00 – Welcome to the Mountain Homestead & Fall Prep 01:14 – How Wildfire Smoke Stunted Our Garden 01:53 – What is a Root Cellar? (Starting the Deep Clean) 03:00 – Finding Random Items & Trash in the Cellar 04:14 – Root Cellar Rules: Why We Don't Store Dry Goods Here 05:28 – Making Room for Root Crops & Hanging Peppers 06:06 – 30+ Years of Frugal Living & Homemaking Lessons 06:57 – The Disadvantages of Tiny House Storage (Mushy Canned Beans!) 07:53 – Creative Storage: Under Beds, Closets, & Monthly Bulk Trips 09:40 – What We Buy vs. What We Can 10:11 – Tomato Crop Troubles & Hoping Before the Frost 11:06 – Cleaning Done: Reorganizing the Cellar Walls & Shelves 12:26 – Full Cellar Tour: Home-Canned Goods, Broths, & Jams 13:40 – Solid vs. Slotted Shelving (Best Types for Root Cellars) 14:02 – Grocery Store Stocking & Rotation Tricks 14:36 – Taking Cellar Inventory & Facing Grocery Costs 15:09 – Food Storage as Stewardship (Not Hoarding) 15:44 – Garden Update: Overgrown Corn for the Pigs 16:11 – Garden Harvest: Potatoes, Coriander, Celery, & Fall Greens 17:00 – Broccoli Harvest & Dual-Purpose Chickens 17:22 – Natural Trick for Musty Cellar Smells (Spearmint Oil) 17:34 – Question of the Day: Thrifted