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Preserving the flavors and harvests of the warmer months is a great way to enjoy delicious local food throughout the year. And it’s also a great way to reduce the environmental impact of your diet, because it can eliminate much of the energy used to transport food from afar or produce it in the off-season. From canning and drying to freezing and root-cellaring, putting up food when it’s naturally cheap and abundant can make a big difference to the year-round quality and variety of your meals.

How do you preserve summer’s bounty?

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  1. ridogg00 ridogg00 completed this on December 29, 2009 1:37 PM

    Last summer I decided to go for it. I figured if other people could can their own food, that it must not be that hard. So, I looked into what I might need, and purchased the supplies, which I thi…

  2. dideybug dideybug completed this on December 31, 2009 11:42 AM

    canning and freezing are great!

  3. kaythegardener kaythegardener completed this on January 07 9:31 PM

    Even better, is that here in the Pacific NW, my garden plots in the community garden are planned for 3 season harvesting, so I don’t have to can or dry food, just harvest as needed & I put some ex…

  4. nanika nanika completed this on March 06 2:16 AM

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  5. aarongustafson aarongustafson completed this on March 13 7:35 PM

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