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Do you preserve your vegetable harvest?

Do you can, freeze or dry your vegetables say hello please

From the lens How to Preserve your Vegetable crops.

If you have a Vegetable based site or just want to say hi drop me a note and let me know about your lenses and websites.
I will visit them also.

  • Close2Art Sep 4, 2011 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    Great lens, fresh vegies are always a better choice even if they have been canned...:)
  • Blessedmombygrace Jun 21, 2011 @ 8:26 pm | delete
    I have been freezing my organic cherry harvest and I just bought a pressure canner today for the veggies.
  • theclickfactory Oct 31, 2010 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    The post is so great. After reading this I'm planning to have my own
  • BarbaraCasey Oct 29, 2010 @ 4:25 pm | delete
    Great detail, thanks. Will check out your recommended books list next.
  • EmmaCooper Oct 23, 2010 @ 3:40 am | delete
    Useful stuff, thanks!
  • stargazer00 Sep 15, 2010 @ 1:24 am | delete
    I have a prolific plum tree and I make plum jam every year. It keeps us in jam for the year with enough to share with friends
  • Susan52 Sep 14, 2010 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    I don't have a harvest to preserve, but I do love looking at yours - and my sister's. She's a great gardener and has learned to both can and freeze her harvest. She loves doing it, too.
  • poutine Sep 14, 2010 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    added to the following lenses:

    http://www.squidoo.com/rutabagas

    http://www.squidoo.com/thehumblepotato
  • poutine Sep 14, 2010 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    I am amazed that you can eat tomatoes until January using
    your methods.
    I will try it next year.
    This year my tomato crop was not very good.
  • marsha32 Apr 9, 2010 @ 11:40 pm | delete
    I sure need to learn how to! we wasted who knows how many pounds of tomatoes last year. We have half the plants this year, but still hoping for a nice harvest.
    I need to do some studying and this lens is a great start.
  • kevinw1 Nov 24, 2009 @ 9:16 pm | delete
    I've mostly frozen veggies in the past, but this year did a lot more regular canning (fruit) and even some pressure canning - only carrots at this point. There are also 25 winter squash under the bed, 25 pounds of potatoes in the basement, lots of dried beans and peas in the kitchen, and the parsnips are still in the ground!

    I have an Organic Vegetable Gardening lens at http://www.squidoo.com/organic_vegetable_gardening, and I'm currently building a series of gardening resource lenses.
  • jsr54 Nov 21, 2009 @ 8:38 am | delete
    We have a canner that we use some years when we get a good harvest of tomatoes or beans. Unfortunately this year we just had enough for the table, but did freeze a few tomatoes.
  • AppalachianCountry Aug 6, 2009 @ 9:56 am | delete
    Wonderful lens. We can and freeze. Thank-you for the tips, especially the root cellar.
    5 stars*****
  • Sandra Storr Feb 20, 2009 @ 6:39 am | delete
    We have extremely cold winters in Prince Edward Island, Canada, but are able to eat garden produce all year around by root cellering, canning, drying and freezing.

    A great storage crop for us is beans and we grow a number of heirloom varieties. They can be cooked in stews and soups and can also be sprouted for fresh winter salads.

    Seeds like sunflower and flax can also be stored for winter use. Collect Turkish Rocket (arugula) seeds for winter sprouting and if you have any brassicas gone to flower, collect those seeds for winter sprouting too.

    When cooking those stored squashes, the seeds can be roasted for a tasty winter snack.
    www.romanyrest.net
  • RuralRoute2 Oct 17, 2008 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    We freeze, can and store root veggies and fruit all the time. There's nothing better than corn chowder and peach cobbler in January :-).

    Blessings,

    LeAnn
  • lynn Apr 24, 2008 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    I have a garden and am very interested in learning how to perserve as much of it as possible. I also can many of the vegetables but not much luck with freezing. Can you tell me where to start and any suggestions you may have
  • estories Aug 10, 2007 @ 9:02 am | delete
    I'm sure there is much interest in this lens topic. An informative lens to promote a healthy lifestyle! When everyone has preserved their produce,I hope they will visit my lens Labels With Love for all their label needs for their canning and freezing.Holiday labels! www.squidoo.com/labelswithlove

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