Preserving the Harvest
Are you working like crazy preserving the harvest from your homestead this summer? For homesteaders and gardeners, this time of year is usually filled with canning jars, freezer bags, and oodles of fruits and veggies waiting to be put up for winter. I joined a group of blogging friends earlier this year to offer a bunch of great preservation posts for our readers!
There’s no hitch, just click on each post to read up on how to preserve the produce from your garden or the market. You are welcome to peruse at your own pace. I hope you find this information helpful!
PS: The ladies behind these blogs are all wonderful people who share a wealth of homesteading, gardening, and preserving posts on their websites. I hope you will stop by and visit them! Let them know I sent you 🙂
Preserving the Harvest - Vegetables
How to Preserve Carrots by Freezing, Canning, and More from Oak Hill Homestead
4 Easy Ways to Preserve Cauliflower from Dehydrating Made Easy
Cucumber Fresh Pack Garlic Dill Pickles Recipe from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre
Make Your Own Garlic Powder and Other Ways to Preserve Garlic from Learning & Yearning
How to Freeze Your Green Bean Harvest from The Reid Homestead (One of my co-hosts for the hop!)
How to Preserve Leafy Greens from Homespun Seasonal Living
Preserving Okra by Freezing, Canning, Fermenting, and Dehydrating from Schneider Peeps
5 Ways to Preserve Onions for Storage from Rockin W Homestead
How to Dehydrate Parsnips & Make Parsnip Chips from The Purposeful Pantry
3 Ways to Preserve Peppers from Grow a Good Life
5 Ways to Store Potatoes from A Modern Homestead
Ways to Preserve Radishes from The Purposeful Pantry
How to Freeze Squash (and Other Preservation Methods) from Our Inspired Roots
Freezing Tomatoes for Preserving Later in the Year from Stone Family Farmstead
3 Easy Ways to Preserve Zucchini from Grow a Good Life
Preserving the Harvest - Fruit
Guide to Preserving Apples from Oak Hill Homestead
3 Ways To Preserve Fresh Summer Berries from Better Hens & Gardens
How to Make Cherry Jam from Scratch from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre
3 Quick Ways to Preserve Grapes from Homestead Lady
3 Best Ways To Preserve Mulberries from My Homestead Life
How To Preserve Oranges On The Homestead from 15 Acre Homestead (One of my co-hosts for the hop!)
How to Freeze Peaches from A Modern Homestead
How To Preserve Strawberries On The Homestead from 15 Acre Homestead
10 Simple Steps to a More Organized Pantry by Darcy at The Purposeful Pantry
(I had trouble choosing just one salad from Marilyn’s shared posts last week…they all looked so good!)
Lisa Lombardo
In addition to writing for her own websites, Lisa has contributed articles to The Prepper Project and Homestead.org.
The author lives outside of Chicago with her husband, son, 2 dogs, 1 cat, and a variety of poultry.
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Hey Lisa!
Thanks so much for featuring my Easy Southern Pickled Okra this week! What a nice surprise!
Thanks for hosting such a wonderful gathering,|
Melissa | Little Frugal Homestead
Hi Melissa!
Happy to share! Thanks for joining us each week. 🙂
Hi Lisa! Thank you so much for featuring my cucumber lemon infused water! What a sweet surprise! Have a great rest of your week sweet lady! 🙂
You are very welcome, DeeDee! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful posts with us each week! Thank you and you have a great week too. 🙂
Thank you for featuring my salad! Thank you for hosting. This week I served up: On Tuesday is a healthy Philadelphia Creamy Salsa Dip. Wednesday is my Cream Cheese Pepper Dip and ending up Appetizer week with another dip on Friday I am serving a Seven Layer Taco Dip.
You are very welcome, Marilyn! Those sound delicious…nom nom! Have a great day!
Thank you for hosting again this week, Lisa, and for that great list of preserving the harvest resources!
You’re welcome, Kathi! Happy to share the list. 🙂 Hope you are having a great day on your homestead!
Thanks for the party!
Thanks for joining the party, Amy!
Thanks so much for hosting!!!
Hugs,
Debbie
Always happy to host, Debbie!
Thank you for hosting AND giving such a great list of sites! This week I’ve shared #9, 19 Uses For Calendula Tea. Have a wonderful week!
Happy to host, Suzan! Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to reading your post on Calendula tea!