Rachel takes a tour of our food stores discussing the four main methods we use to store our harvests - pressure canning, traditional UK preserving/bottling, freezing and drying. From our UK allotment we grow good proportion of our food. Although we are not fully self sufficient we have massively reduced our food bill, shop rarely and have cut our food miles. Our allotment is in Manchester, UK and is 500 sq.m in size which is double the size of a typical 'full plot'. Facebook UK canning group discussed in the video: / 1767047586922146 ------- Affiliate links ------ Presto 23 Quart Pressure Canner: https://amzn.to/3V53zFQ 500ml jars: https://amzn.to/3QvtGT8 Canning jar grabber: https://amzn.to/3vNsyCD Jam pan: https://amzn.to/3p8LZlq Canning funnel: https://amzn.to/3QbdN4F Canning Diva book (book where I learnt canning basics - very good read): https://amzn.to/3SynMTe All of the links above are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Welcome to all our new subscribers - visit our website: https://dontcropmenow.co.uk. Time Stamps 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - Self sufficient? 2:15 - Food storage methods 2:35 - Canning 10:00 - Bottling and Preserving 20:08 - Storing fresh produce and bulk buying 27:18 - What jars and bottles? 32:15 - The pressure canner! 33:00 - Dried supplies 36:15 - Freezing 43:43 - The chickens! #allotment #growingvegetables #selfsuffiency #canning #pressurecanning #foodpreservation