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How to preserve the harvest with canning, freezing, dehydrating and fermenting

Fresh carrots stored properly in the refrigerator to stay crunchy

How to store carrots in the fridge

I used to struggle to keep my fresh carrots crunchy in the fridge. They looked so beautiful going in fresh from the …

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Storing apples long term for winter without refrigeration

How to store apples for winter without refrigeration

We eat apples almost every day so figuring out how to store apples for winter was my mission a few years ago. We don't …

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Jars of homemade canned rose hip jelly and fresh wild rose hips

How to make and can Rose Hip Jelly

We love to forage for wild rose hips throughout the fall and winter to make home herbal goodies like delicious Rose Hip …

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Oregon Grapes ripe on the wild plant and jars of homemade Oregon Grape jelly

How to make and can Oregon Grape jelly

Making wild harvested Oregon Grape jelly has become an annual tradition in our family. We love to forage for wild …

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Fermenting pickles in a crock and sliced fermented pickle to explain how to make fermented pickles

How to make fermented sour dill crock pickles

I've made plenty of homemade pickles in my life, but I will tell you right here that these fermented crock pickles are …

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How to preserve leeks picture of leeks being chopped Montana Homesteader blog

How to preserve and freeze leeks

Preserving and freezing leeks is a great way to be able to use leeks year round in delicious soups, stews and stir …

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How to make can or freeze applesauce or pear sauce with pictures of a bowl of chopped fruit a bowl of cooked fruit and a picture of it being processed through a food mill to turn it into sauce

How to make and can or freeze applesauce and pear sauce

I've been making homemade applesauce and pear sauce for as long as I can remember. It was a staple of my mom's yearly …

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How to make and can elderberry jelly includes a picture of wild elderberries on the bush in the mountains and a picture of jars of homemade canned elderberry jelly

How to make and can elderberry jelly

If you ask my kids, they'll tell you that our homemade elderberry jelly is their all time favorite jelly! Not only is …

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How to make fermented sauerkraut with a picture of shredded cabbage being pounded to make sauerkraut and the final fermented sauerkraut in a handmade crock

How to make sauerkraut

My German husband loves his 'kraut so every year we ferment big batches of homemade sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is the …

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How to preserve and freeze cauliflower with a picture of a bowl of chopped cauliflower and a picture of vacuum sealed packs of cauliflower to preserve and freeze

How to preserve and freeze cauliflower

Cauliflower is another vegetable I grew up preserving and freezing with my mom and great grandmother. We recently were …

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How to make pesto showing a glass jar full of homemade pesto with a picture of basil in a food processor and frozen cubes of pesto

How to Make and Freeze Pesto

A few years ago a friend gifted me a huge bag of fresh basil leaves from her farm so I quickly figured out how to make a …

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How to preserve and freeze peaches picture showing skin pealing on fresh peach, bowl of chopped peaches and container of peaches in light syrup topped with waxed paper to help prevent browning when freezing

How to preserve and freeze peaches

Peaches are my favorite fruit so any chance I can get to preserve and freeze some in the summer I do! Since we live in …

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