Preserving the harvest

Things here at Kelso Acres continue to move forward at a rapid pace. This week we have seen an abundance of produce, so I thought it might be time to give out some information on preserving the harvest. One of the things I loved about having such a large garden before we started this business was having fresh (well preserved) vegetables all year without purchasing them from a store. Our freezers would be full of peas, beans, broccoli, corn and the pantry full of tomato sauce, homemade pizza sauce, dehydrated carrots, salsa, dehydrated eggplants and more! One of our favorite resources for finding ways to keep all the wonderful goodies fresh from the garden is a book called Preserving the Harvest. Another great resource is a book on dehydration techniques called Mary Bell's Complete Dehydrator Cookbook. Hopefully you can find some interesting and new ways to stretch the summer harvest throughout our blustery winter here in Minnesota.

Links to both books:
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Bells-Complete-Dehydrator-Cookbook/dp/0688130240

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=preserving+the+harvest&x=0&y=0

I (Des) have been and will continue to be out of commission for a while so updates on the blog will be fewer and less frequent, but we will continue to try and update everyone with stories from the farm as often as possible.