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Creating a Homegrown Winter Pantry

by Charlotte Walker October 26, 2016
written by Charlotte Walker
Creating a Homegrown Winter Pantry

As we place the final batch of canning on our pantry shelves, I have to admit that my heart is filled with pride over what is before me.

Row after row of colourful jars have been filled with this seasons bounty of organic heirloom produce. Onions, garlic and herbs hang from rafters and there are numerous buckets and crocks bubbling away, fermenting happily.

As I take a moment to absorb the work that has gone into building this pantry, thoughts wander to my Granny Lee who would have appreciated this. She lived in an era where producing your own food was normal. Rather than seeing her family go hungry she built a garden and raised chickens. This garden kept her family and neighbors well fed.  Nearly seventy years later, we are doing the same thing. There is a growing movement of people concerned about food security, revitalizing the old ways. They are taking matters into their own hands just like my Gran did. It’s hard work.  It’s a massive lifestyle change. If you are one of these people then I hope you take the time to admire and reflect on your achievements. Not only are you making a healthy, sustainable choice for yourself, you’re the “thin edge of the wedge” of a positive social movement.

If you are just staring out with growing and preserving your own food, I am excited for you. There is so much information and support available on-line these days. Take it day by day and you will reach your goals quickly. You might want to begin with making jams and jellies and pickles which are easier and can be done without any major speciality equipment.

Here are some of the things that we like to grow, grouped by how we have preserve or stored it for the winter. We have linked to some of the recipes as well. There is plenty of other food in the pantry but this is a list of what we have produced using our own ingredients.

Pickled Pantry Items

Home Canning: All purpose Pickling Brine Recipe

Picking is really easy and if you are new to canning its the best place to start. When making a variety of products at the same time, I make a big batch of my multi purpose brine and season the jars individually.

Bread & butter pickles
Dilly Beans
Pickled beets
Pickled Carrots
Mint sauce
Pickled garlic
Pickled onions
Dill pickles
Zucchini dill pickles

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Pickled french beans
Pickled peppers
Pickled hot peppers
Horseradish sauce
Pickled beet & horseradish sauce
Pickled sunchokes

Canned vegetables

Home canning Vegetables

When canning fresh vegetables you will want to use a pressure canner. Don’t be intimidated, the process is quite simple

Carrots
Beets
Potatoes
Turnips
Sweet corn
Baked beans

Jams/Jellies

Homemade jams and jellies

Jams and jellies can be made with a water bath canner. They are very simple to make. We have an intro to making gourmet jams and jellies that you might enjoy reading.

Rose hip jam
Rose petal jelly
Wildflower jelly
Strawberry jam
Grape jelly
Raspberry Kirsch Jam
Christmas spiced crab apples
Hot pepper jelly
Wildflower Jelly
Chocolate raspberry jam
Old Fashioned Apple Fig Chutney
Strawberry Rose Jam

Sauces/Condiments

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It takes a lot of vegetables to fill a pantry for winter. We had over 200LB of tomatoes for canning and that was about half of what we really needed to feed two people.

Tomato sauce
Pasta sauce
Ketchup
Hot salsa
Green tomato salsa
mild salsa
Crispy coleslaw
Apple sauce

Juice/Alcoholic Beverage

Wildcrafted rhubarb wine

Wild crafted wines take patience but its well worth the effort. This year we focused on apples, there are a number of wild apple trees in the woods that surround our property and we managed to bring home many bushels.

Apple juice
Rhubarb wine
Apple wine
Carrot wine
Parsnip Wine
Lacto Fermented Soda

Fermented Goods

Fermented foods are filled with probiotics and enzymes for gut health. They are quite easy to make and are a welcomed addition to the homestead pantry.

Fermented foods are filled with probiotics and enzymes for gut health. Fermentation is our favourite way to preserve food!


Apple cider vinegar
Sauerkraut
Fire cider
Garlic Scapes
Dill Pickles
Grape Leaves

Freezer

Heritage Berkshire pork

The freezer is filled with heritage berkshire pork. We have written a few articles about raising pigs for meat: The BIG list of things you should know about raising pigs and Eight things to know about raising pigs

Assorted peppers
Rhubarb
Roasted tomatoes
Pork (roast/chops)
Lard (rendered)
Horseradish (grated)
Cabbage
Beet greens
Cucumber juice

Dried

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Dried goods are stored in air tight glass jars to preserve their freshness. It’s important to make sure your dry goods are completely dried before storing them.

Fruit Roll Up
Green onions
Rose Hips

Cold Storage

We have a variety of items stored for the winter. We keep them in a cool dark location.

We have a variety of vegetables stored for the winter. We keep them in a cool dark location. The  carrots, beets and turnips will stay in the garden until just before the ground freezes.

Garlic
Onion
Potato
Beet
Carrots
Parsnip
Squash
Pumpkin
Eggs
Sun chokes (Jerusalem artichokes)
Horseradish

Herbs / Apothecary

Homestead herb cabinet

Growing your own herbs and medicinal flowers can save you a lot of money and empower you with healthy healing alternatives.


Coriander
Rosemary
Mint
Tarragon
Thyme
Orange thyme
Oregano
Basil
Parsley
Dill
Chamomile
Lavender
Rose hips
Rose petals
Mint extract
Aloe vera
Sage
Mustard seed

For next year we plan on growing less varieties, more volume and will be more particular about the varieties we select. We want heavy producers. This year we had  nine types of tomatoes and four of them were cherry types. It was a real pain (although delicious) to process those. I also grew frivolous things like peanuts and gourds that took up valuable space in the garden. We ended up with a mere SIX peanuts out of that arrangement (lol).

The mad season of preserving and storing food for the winter has wrapped up and just in time. The wood stove has slowly started its winter duties and it’s cold enough for flannel and toques. The root veggies are still in the ground for a few more weeks but otherwise the growing season has come to an end.  The stocked pantry is comforting with the onset of what is expected to be a particularly harsh winter.

If you found this interesting you might also enjoy reading: How to Stock a Pantry like a Pro with practical tips on saving money while stocking up and A Homesteader Well Stocked Pantry with even more practical tips and details on how we keep a well stocked pantry.

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Charlotte Walker

A dreamer at heart, Charlotte has an emotional affinity with nature and spends much of her time outdoors. You will most often find her in the garden, tending to the animals or picking wild plants for her concoctions. In the kitchen, she always has projects on the go; brewing, fermenting, baking, cooking and remedy making. Prior to living the homesteading dream, she was the Director of Marketing for an innovative communications company, SSi Micro. With fourteen years with this company, she grew departments, managed large projects, organized people, and ran the purchasing and logistics department. Charlotte is happiest when she has her fingers in all kinds of pots, creating a little bit of disorder while making beautiful things.

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11 comments

Ron October 28, 2016 - 3:42 pm

Your pantry is absolutely beautiful and inspiring. Hope you both are doing well. Your blog is going to be invaluable in helping us transition to a more self sufficient lifestyle. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

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Charlotte Walker October 28, 2016 - 9:21 pm

Thanks so much for the thoughtful feedback, we really appreciate it.

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Fay James Ferguson February 18, 2017 - 10:34 pm

I’m betting, your pantry is the envy of everyone who sees it. I know I would love to have it in my home. Congratulations to a job well done.

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Charlotte Walker February 18, 2017 - 10:40 pm

Thank you so much for the kind feedback. The pantry is something we are quite proud of. It is a bit daunting at times, being responsible for the food your family eats but over time we are becoming more confident in our skills. It can seem like a lot of food at first glance but it does have to last us many months. I will share an update on what it looks like by spring.

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Kat August 23, 2017 - 3:23 pm

Only a year late to the party, but: this is the single most inspirational blog entry I’ve ever seen. I love how it makes me feel like I’m in the pantry, browsing the shelves! You’re my hero!

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Charlotte Walker August 24, 2017 - 10:20 am

Thanks Kat, your comment is very kind. I am starting to realize that I really do have a pretty tight relationship with food 🙂

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vicky August 28, 2017 - 1:08 am

As a gardener and canner myself I can appreciate all of your hard work and it has been such a pleasure to see! I would love to show you part of mine! LOL

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Charlotte Walker September 5, 2017 - 12:15 pm

I would love to see your work! I love peeking into other canners pantries. It’s such a neat experience.

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Rachel Baklinski March 4, 2018 - 11:04 am

Thank you for sharing all your wisdom! You guys are so inspiring! We’re planning to move from our little homestead where we are now to a bit bigger piece of land this year and build a tiny house instead of working for other people to make money to pay the bank to live in a house that is way bigger than we need. Our goal is to grow/raise 95% of our food. We’ve been raising all our own meat for 2 years now and a lot of produce, but I aspire to have a pantry like yours.

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Brenda March 21, 2018 - 11:05 pm

I hope you didn’t throw out the dandelion wine gone wrong.
We made rose petal wine one year long ago and it was horrible. But twelve years later we opened a bottle to share our horror story and it was awesome. It was gone very quickly after that 🙂

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Donna M Powers December 9, 2018 - 2:02 pm

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I always wanted to stock my shelves with home grown food for the winter. I will continue to accomplish this. You are an inspiration. I do not have any animals on my homestead. Do you can meat? I have seen some recipes for it. I know canning what you have is a lot. Also, I have taken my overabundance of garlic and onions. Dehydrated them and made powder for my seasoning group. It helps to preserve them. You might like to try it. Also have you canned water or milk. I have learned to make evaporated milk with powdered milk. Also you may want to add canned Sweeted condessed milk to you pantry. I also make my own vanilla and it is great. I work at making my own butter, seasonings like Taco seasoning, Poultry seasoning, etc.. Try canning some mushrooms or make your own cream of mushroom soup and can that for sauces over a roast. or to make beef stroganofe. Oh I also dehydrate celery and make a celery powder. Love reading your post.

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