Gardening...

This has been a busy summer for our family that is finally drawing to a close. Our garden has consumed a great deal of our free time. Gardening doesn't end when you walk in the door because there is always produce that needs to be preserved. Thus far this year our garden has produced over 500 pounds of food. That might not sound like much but it is a great deal given the size of our garden. Preserving all that food means a great deal of canning and dehydrating. As is stands we have put up around 600 jars of food and have a hundred or so more to do before we are done. Once the tomatoes and beans are finished the only thing left to process will be apples. We intend to can 80 quarts of apple sauce and at least 10 gallons of apple juice. Once apple season comes to a close we will then sit back and rest for the winter before we start it all again next year.