If you want to try your hand at freezing and canning this summer, now is a great time to start accumulating some necessary materials. A freezer is obviously essential for freezing, and good used models can be found on Craigslist and other community sites. I prefer the upright models to the chest varieties (easier [...]
Archive for May, 2008
So you think you want to preserve food….
Posted in Preserving Food, Tips on May 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Seasonal Eating Map
Posted in What's in Season?, locavore on May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Not sure about what’s in season where you live? This map is a useful month-by-month resource for finding out.
Last summer’s efforts
Posted in Preserving Food, Tips, locavore on May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last year I froze and canned some things I thought we’d want to eat during the rest of the year. Turns out, it was a really great way to keep us in good, local fruits and veggies during the winter months. I loved opening the freezer, or the jars we’d canned, and giving [...]
Farmers Market Opens!
Posted in Farmers Market, locavore on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our farmers market opened in early May, and you know we were there the very first week. It actually opened the morning of my son’s birthday party, but we made a quick trip anyway. It is definitely not in the full market splendor of mid-summer, but there was enough there to keep us [...]
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