Consumerism Commentary - Latest Comments in Preserving the Harvest

Re: Preserving the Harvest

Sarah — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:41:34 -0000

Just a safety note. If canning non-acid foods (for example, most vegetables), you need a pressure cooker to prevent developing Botulism contamination, which can be lethal. Lots of good info at National Center for Home Food Preservation (www.uga.edu/nchfp/).

Re: Preserving the Harvest

Leigh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:57:58 -0000

another vote for freezing! It's quick and inexpensive and if I can do it so can everyone else. We did invest in a small energy star deep freezer earlier this year and I've been making full use of it.

Re: Preserving the Harvest

thisisbeth — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:56:34 -0000

Just adding to the thought of canning--make spaghetti sauce to can. It makes for quick, truly homemade meals later on--just boil the pasta and heat up the sauce.

Re: Preserving the Harvest

Matt Jabs — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:57:11 -0000

Very timely & excellent post.

In fact, I am waiting for my pressure canner to arrive... I just ordered it off Amazon.com earlier this week. Mrs. Jabs & I intend to freeze and can all our produce.

Another tip... since we didn't grow EVERYTHING in our garden that we would have liked, we plan to buy large amounts of local organic produce from our farmers market, and preserve it so we do not have to buy out of season during the winter.