Tag Archives: Preserving Food

The Frugal Art of Canning

If you grow your own food in your garden then you are already saving money. What do you do with your produce? Do you usually eat it all up with a little bit to spare for family and friends? Why not take the next step to save even more money off of your food budget? This year, plant some extra produce and plan to preserve it, so you will have plenty of food the whole year through. That is where canning comes in. Sure, there are some types of produce that can be frozen, but most of the time, frozen … Continue reading →

Five Ways to Preserve Your Garden Excess

With summer coming to an end, it may be time that your home garden is wrapping up. You may have an excess of good produce that you do not want to go to waste. Here is a list of five easy ways to store and use up the food from your garden. 1) Canning is an excellent way to store items from your garden. You can bottle green beans, make pickles from your cucumbers. You can make spaghetti sauce, tomato juice, and tomato soup with your tomatoes. You can make jams, and pie filling with the fruit, as well as … Continue reading →