The only thing more wonderful that picking gorgeous red tomatoes from your garden, is putting them up for winter! But when you’ve canned and frozen all the tomatoes you need, why not learn how to dehydrate tomatoes? This year wasn’t my best tomato crop. Everyone has years like that. Fortunately for me, I still have…
Preserving Food
How to Freeze Cantaloupe
I’ve got to be honest with you. Prior to this post, I’ve never frozen cantaloupe. Cantaloupe doesn’t last long enough around this house to make it to the freezer, or anywhere else for that matter. However, there’s a bit of a “zero-waste” story here to tell that left me with no other option but to…
How to Stock Your Pantry for $5 a Week
There are few things that define the sustainable better than a stocked pantry! Here’s “How to Stock Your Pantry for $5 a Week”! It’s just a fact, stocking and maintaining a working pantry is one of the best investments you can make. While some will stock their pantry through home canning/preservation, others will stock through purchases…
How to Can Dry Beans
I love canning. There, I admitted it. The feeling of opening jars of homemade goodness during the cold winter months is unparalleled. So today, let’s talk about how to can dry beans. You’re going to need a few things to get started: Pressure Canner (I like this one) You MUST use a pressure canner for…
4 Ways to Dehydrate Herbs
It’s that time of year, when the herbs seem to be growing faster than I can harvest them! That’s why I’m excited to share “4 Ways to Dehydrate Herbs” with you! You might remember my post a while back “How to Design an Herb Garden“. Well, that little garden is cranking out some serious amounts…