Freeze Drying vs. Canning vs. Freezing: Which Is Best for Your Family? You walk into the kitchen carrying a basket overflowing with vegetables. Now what? Do you pull out the canning jars, clear room in the freezer, or load the freeze dryer? Food preservation can sometimes feel like standing at a three-way intersection. Each road…
When the Garden Doesn’t Go as Planned: Making the Most of Your Harvest Gardens have a way of keeping us humble. You can plan the beds, plant the seeds, pull the weeds, water faithfully—and Mother Nature can still have completely different plans. That’s been my garden this year. Between extreme heat and lots of rain,…
Too Much Garden Produce? 7 Ways to Use the Extra It happens almost overnight. For weeks, you’ve been checking the garden, waiting impatiently for that first ripe tomato or zucchini. Then suddenly… There are six zucchini on the counter, tomatoes covering the windowsill, peppers filling a basket, and another squash hiding under a leaf that…
