This was the first year in a few that I have put in a garden. Three tomato plants, early variety and an heirloom German of some sort. About a hundred green ones now and three that are showing red. Hurrah. Eight bell and hot pepper( jalapeno and habenero)plants that I am harvesting already. I will freeze the hot peppers whole and dice the bells and freeze, and I will make some salsa either to can or freeze, and can whole tomatoes. I have never canned, so it will be interesting.
I don't like paying pepper prices thru fall/winter/spring and no longer want to risk being poisoned by mass produced and distributed fresh off season produce. Keeping it local. Planning also to take advantage of the late summer harvest of others' gardens to lay in alot for the winter. Potatoes, onions, carrots, squashes.
If all goes as planned I will have plenty of local healthgiving food for the winter. Fish too, and game this fall to harvest and store. I will be providing recipes and ideas as I proceed.
Anybody else doing more of this kind of stuff this yr?
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