Tag Archive for ‘Preservation’
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.
PUT ‘EM UP! HARVEST KEEPER CHALLENGE
Across the nation, folks are down on their knees, hands dirty, seeds and trowel clench firming in hand determine to grow their own food. With hard work, effort and patience this hearty lot of homegrown soildiers will be blessed up to their eye balls in produce.
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!
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 [...]
AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD
A “getting caught up” posting with a little bit of this, that and this thrown in for good measure! Though we are a few day’s into fall the temperatures are more like summer and thanks to a mild santa anna wind it’s not only turned up the heat but as if someone’s turned on a [...]
ON THE PRESERVATION FRONT
It’s a messy, sweaty, steamy and sometimes sticky work; but the fruits of our labors are certianly worth the hours of labor. With summer winding down, canning efforts have increased so that our cupboards will be stocked for fall and winter. Here on the urban homestead we try not to purchase any canned food products [...]
PUTTING UP
Following in an age old tradition here at the urban homestead we’ve been busy in our preservation efforts – canning, drying and brewing. Canning Made a batch of jalapeno jelly (first time trying this recipe and was quite pleased with the results) After straining the liquid for the jelly, saved up the leftover chopped peppers [...]
IN A PICKLE
Pickling is one of my favorite methods of preservation. It’s easy and the results are a treat for the tastebuds. The 50 lbs of elephant garlic has cured for over 2 months (in the garage) so some of the cloves were ready for pickling. This is my first go around with picking garlic (never really had a [...]
MORE HIGHLIGHTS
This summer the season is ripe for more and more folks joining the modern urban homesteading movement. We are seeing more and more articles/books flooding the print and airwaves on the subject from growing your own food, raising backyard chickens even bees not to mention the preservation efforts that come with an abundant harvest. Certianly a [...]
OUR EARTH, WE DIG IT
One Trowel Revolution Freedom Gardens is declaration of independence. It is all about taking back responsibility and control of our own food supply and out of the hands of corporations. And Freedom Gardens are sprouting up all over! With the launch of Freedom Gardens just about 1/2 a year ago I am excited to say [...]
