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Last summer, I sat in my basement faced with a dilemma. We were moving and I needed to pack up 500 glass canning jars. At the time, most were empty but a few dozen still had food in them. Packing the empty glass jars was a chore but not impossible. I wrapped each individual jar in paper and set them carefully in a box.The nerve wracking part came with the jars that were filled with food. They were heavier and I couldn’t pack them in a regular box for fear of the bottom falling out from the weigh …

Have some spare jars and a few too many pumpkins? A few years ago, our house was full of… pumpkins. Hundreds of pounds of pumpkins. We made pumpkin everything… bread… muffins… pies… soup. Still, more pumpkin.So, what did we do? Canned some. It isn’t that hard!The big thing to note when using your own canned pumpkin is that it contains far more water than store bought canned pumpkin. So, when you break into a jar you will need to remove excess water before making use of the pumpkin chunks inside …

You heard the news. Frost is on the way, and your pepper plants are laden with fruit still… of different shapes, sizes, and colors. Or perhaps you are just ready to be done with the garden, and it is time to pull the plants and get all the remaining produce possible.Don’t be sad. Every summer must eventually come to an end. And we have a way to enjoy part of that summer bounty all winter long. Fresh organic peppers are pricey. Frozen organic peppers? Forgot about it! But what if you could make y …