Do you ever wonder how people who lived thousands of years ago preserved food, before the advent of refrigeration? One of the ways was through lacto-fermentation.  Fermentation is a form of pres … read more

Here are a couple of ideas for you to try out in 2019 to help you manage those large fruit crops. Often our customers have grown or been given excess fruit and the question is what to do wit … read more

Canning is rewarding and economical, it saves freezer space and cost, preserves food for longer and uses far less sugar and makes sharing produce easy.  Read on to learn more. Canning … read more

During the winter months you may decide to make your jam from fruits that you have frozen last year or you may be planning ahead for the fruit picking season in 2019. So, here are a few tips that … read more

Mouth-watering and not as popular as they should be.  Fruit butters and fruit cheese are old-fashioned names for preserves made with fruit purée and sugar.   Fruit leathers are a p … read more