Preserving the Season

Ah, the summer harvest! Not only does summer bring sweet, juicy delicious produce, but it brings it in abundance! Lots and lots of corn, plenty of tomatoes, millions of peaches! We simply cannot consume all of it! Fortunately, we are wise in the ways of preservation. Take advantage of ‘buying in bulk’ and preserve the harvest to enjoy throughout the remains of the year.

The great thing about making your own pickles - pickling cucumbers - is it requires far less work, than say, canning tomatoes or peaches. And, nothing tastes as good as homemade!

You'll, want to stock up on abundant spring Rhubarb—we’ve got plenty of uses for it! Don’t feel that you have to process all of your rhubarb at once. Freezing is definitely an option. Be aware...

Summer fruit is in abundance! What to do with all that excess? Easy Compote is the answer!

Has anyone else had her life changed by compound butter?  If so, call me, we can start a support group.  This stuff is amaaaaazing!  I have always seen compound butter on cooking shows and such,...

You may have recently seen "stewing hens" on our Just Arrived menu and wondered what they were. Stewing hens (unlike roasting birds) are laying hens that are no longer productive egg producers. We encourage folks...

Please enjoy our newest guest series from Coach Sarah K., wellness expert, health coach, and Hometown Harvest customer! Her recipes and hints will help you use your bag items to maximize the healthy impact of...

What do I do with Fiddlehead Ferns? You’ve probably heard of Fiddlehead Ferns—these strange looking, green quarter-sized, coiled vegetables are the unfurled new leaves of a fern that resemble the shape of a fiddle. These young,...

Asparagus is one of our favorite spring vegetables. The short season makes us appreciate it all the more. But, by employing one of our recommend preserving methods below, you can enjoy asparagus all summer long...

Remember learning about "homophones" in grade school? I was a bit of a nerd about the English language (12 years of Catholic schooling will have that effect on you!), so I clearly recall lessons about homophones. They're two words that...