🥬 Three ways to stretch that harvest


Hey friend,

Have you ever found yourself busy with summer projects like house renovations, chicken coop and animal pen chores, or even time away?

If so, you may have been surprised at what a little neglect can do to your vegetable garden.

A few days is plenty of time for cucumbers to get bigger, beans to multiply and perfectly manageable vegetables to turn into a counter full of work.

So if your garden is doing the same thing right now, today’s reads are all about putting some of that food away instead of trying to eat everything this week.

How to Ferment Vegetables

Fermentation is one more way to preserve fresh vegetables without filling another freezer shelf. Start here if you’ve been curious but haven’t tried it yet.

How to Can Food: 50 Tips for Beginners

New to home canning or need a refresher? These beginner tips cover the little details that are easy to forget once preserving season gets busy.

Pickled Vegetables for Beginners

If you’ve got a little of everything coming out of the garden, pickling gives you another way to deal with the extras without making every preserving project a huge one.

Note: I’m keeping things simple today while I get caught up after being away!

One batch at a time.

Until next time,

Sarita

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