A young woman who was left frightened by the empty supermarket shelves she witnessed during the pandemic has stocked up on enough food to last for five years.

Gubba, who lives just outside of Seattle, Washington, has filled her pantry with hoards of home-grown fruit and vegetables, canned items, rice and pasta.

The content creator, 23, decided to become self-sufficient after witnessing people 'fighting for food' during the coronavirus pandemic.

Gubba, who only goes by her first name, says that she is prepared for the worst should disaster strike, with some of her reserves set to last for up to 30 years.

Gubba first moved from the city in 2021 after buying a 1970's farmhouse on 38 acres of land where she has been growing her homestead ever since.

It was there that she taught herself how to grow fresh fruit and vegetables as well as how to preserve them using techniques such as freeze-drying and canning.