From Garden to Pantry: How to Grow a Garden for Food Preservation

Описание: What if the secret to less food waste and a fuller pantry isn’t what you do after harvest, but how you plan out your garden in the first place?

In this episode of The Joe Gardener Show, I sit down with Staci and Jeremy Hill, authors of The Preserver’s Garden: How to Grow a Garden for Fermenting, Canning, Pickling, Dehydrating, Freeze Drying and More.

I love their book and their approach because Instead of scrambling to figure out what to do with an avalanche of produce in peak season, they flip the script. Their approach starts at the seed stage: choosing the right varieties, growing for volume, timing harvests for batch processing, and planting with preservation goals already in mind.

We cover:
*How to design your garden for canning, fermenting, dehydrating, and freeze drying
*The difference between growing for fresh eating vs. growing for preserving
*Freezing basics (and why blanching matters)
*Vacuum sealing vs. Mylar bags (and when to use each)
*Dehydrating beyond fruit including herbs, tomatoes, onions, and garlic
*How to make flavored herb salts from your garden
*Fermenting pickles and sauerkraut safely and simply
*Common myths about food preservation (including safety concerns)
*Why “I don’t have time” may not be the real obstacle

Do you preserve the harvest from your garden? Or have you ever wanted to preserve your harvest but felt overwhelmed or unsure where to start? This conversation will help you see it differently. Food preservation doesn’t have to mean filling shelves for years. It can simply mean turning what you grow into something your family will actually use, enjoy, and rely on.

Listen in and let’s rethink harvest season.

What are you growing this year that you plant to can or preserve? Drop a comment below.

RESOURCES:
The Preservers Garden Book: https://amzlink.to/az0Hx1RJsJ5RL
Food Dehydrator: https://amzlink.to/az0yw288p6He1
Digital Food pH Meter: https://amzlink.to/az0vZISfQ7l0h
Oxygen Absorbers for Food Storage: https://amzlink.to/az0np2pfr45md

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
00:28 Meet Stacey and Jeremy Hill
01:23 Starting the Journey of Food Preservation
02:45 The Motivation Behind Preserving Food
03:33 Challenges and Early Experiences
05:05 Learning and Adapting
07:10 The Importance of Planning
12:24 Overcoming Misconceptions
18:31 Maximizing Garden Yields
24:37 Freezing and Vacuum Sealing Techniques
32:02 Introduction to Mylar and Canning Supplies
32:22 Dehydration: Preserving Food by Removing Moisture
33:25 Making Fruit Leathers at Home
36:29 Dehydrating Herbs, Onions, and More
38:59 Salting and Herb Salts
42:32 Fermentation: Replacing Bad Bacteria with Good
45:45 Freezing: The Basics and Blanching
46:06 Water Bath Canning for High Acid Foods
47:06 Pressure Canning: Safety and Techniques
50:59 Freeze Drying: The Ultimate Preservation Method

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