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Margaret Hochla
El Reno, Oklahoma
I have been married for 27 years to Victor and have 4 children. The two girls and two boys range in age from 25-10 years. We are pleased to still have one grandparent from each side of the family ... More about Margaret
Sareen Dunleavy-Keenan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I live in Minneapolis, in 1.5 story craftsman bungalow with beautiful woodwork, but a tiny lot. Sharing this space is my husband Brendan, 'baby' (5/07) and 'new baby' who is expected to join the fold in August. More about Sareen
Gina Keenan-Klages
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
My name is Gina, and my husband's name is Patrick. We have three children, ranging in ages from 1 to 5 years. Our household also includes my mother, who is living with us from September to May. More about Gina
Donna McClurkan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Early January may seem an inauspicious time to begin an "eat local" project in Southwest Michigan. As if to underscore that point, nearly a foot of snow fell in Kalamazoo on January 3. More about Donna
Cher Stuewe-Portnoff
St Louis, Missouri
My first father-in-law taught me to garden in the mid-1960s. Over the next few years, with a family of five to feed, I read everything I could find about nutrition ... More about Cher
Vera Schabicki
Ashland, Mississippi
Four years ago my five children, one husband, two dogs, one cat and I moved to the rural South from a large northern California city. We went from .12 acres to a rambling 57 acres. More about Vera
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- Meeting Joel Salatin ... and other posts from the cutting room floor
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< Eating Out Locally? | Main | Archie and Mattie >
Winter veggies, sort of
Posted at 9:10 AM on February 7, 2008 by Cher Stuewe-Portnoff
It's been a few years since I canned veggie and fruit products from our own garden (except the tomato butter this year, from the last round of farmers market tomatoes). But in my do-it-yourself-or-forego-them-entirely mindset about jams and pickled things, I'd skipped over the canned goods category when filling my online co-op shopping cart. Oversight!
In my pantry now -- one jar of tangy pickled beets from Granny's (Chandler), and a second from Cocina San Pasqual (Perkins). Chow-chow made from locally grown, chemical-free cabbage, onions and green tomatoes (Earth Elements Farm, Lexington); also EEF's plum jelly from Oklahoma red plums. Something new to us - garlicky, spicy Makall Stuffed Eggplant pickles from Cocina, eggplant grown in Payne county. None of this, save the plum jam, is comfort food -- it's more in the category of eye-opening, wake-up-and-pay-attention stuff. Really good!
All blue-ribbon-quality, good as anyone's grandma ever made, eye-candy in their sparkling glass canning jars. I guess there's more than one way to get locally grown fruits and veggies on the table in the winter around here.