Pickling & Preservation 
GONE JAMMIN’(25)
We kicked off the fruit season with a medley of jams – sweet grapefruit, strawberry rose, strawberry lemon verbena and just plain ol’ strawberry.
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JAMBOREE
There’s a jamboree of sorts going on here on the urban homestead kitchen. Whipping out preserves sweet and savory for customers at our Front Porch Farm Stand.
(8) WHAT ARE YOU JAMMIN’ TO?
On the preservation front this week: pickling beets, apple pie filling, apple butter, elderberry jam, peaches in syrup, zucchini pickles and pumpkin butter (going to use those gorgeous pumpkins!). Next round should be tomato sauce and pickled peppers.
(57) CANNING AT THE URBAN HOMESTEAD
The canning season here on the urban homestead has started with gusto! Though I have to admit I got a bit too enthusiastic and that caused the pickled garlic to turn a out of this world green/turquoise – not to mention turning me slightly red with embarrassment!
(67) EAT WHAT YOU CAN, CAN WHAT YOU CAN’T!
Learning practical food preservation has been something I’ve looked forward to every year and have come to enjoy. Looking at the colorful jars that are stocking the cabinet you get a real sense of food security …
(21) PUTTING UP ON THE URBAN FARM
Though winter is still lingering (there’s a huge storm set to pound the LA area this weekend!), it’s canning time again! What’s in season is citrus and what’s on the stove top is marmalade! Thanks to a local, organic supply of citrus from Sergio’s farm we gals are back in the kitchen – jammin. With [...]
(12) CANATHON
The Jr High School “Harvest Homesteaders” canathon finished up today. This time around we made up a batch of peach jam and spiced apple sauce. Peeling and cutting the apples. I told the girls they should get extra credit for peeling and chopping the apples with an eco-plastic knives! One piece for the pot, one [...]
(10) Harvest Homesteaders
Jordanne & I gave a hands on canning workshop at a local girls high school today. Seven enthusiast girls made a batch of delicious strawberry jam which will be donated to a local food bank for the holidays. The girls chop up the strawberries they got from the local Farmer’s Market Using the handcranked food [...]
(5) THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Come into the urban homestead’s kitchen this time of year and there’s blood splattered everywhere – pomegranate “blood” Getting to their tangy delicious fruits sometimes causes some uncontrolled spurts (got a direct hit in my eye the other day, stung for a bit) – not to mention staining one’s hands a lovely red color (wonder [...]
(5) WELL PRESERVED
Canning can become an addiction – seriously. Once you mastered the art, canned your own homegrown or local foods well it’s the end of tin cans in your life. I started canning over six years ago and I’ve been a canning addict ever since. Well you gaze on a well stock pantry of food that [...]
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