Pressure Canning Extravaganaza

After three days I have finished my weekend of canning(only a day late!)! After much reading I have finally decided to use my new pressure canner.

I invited over my good friend who helped me through the fears that come with your first time pressure canning.


We started with two cases of beets, both red and golden and decided that canned beets would be a great trial for the pressure canner . We found out the hard way that we had to watch our head space or they will boil over.

The next day we finished the second batch of beets in the pressure canner and also did a delicious batch of peach pie filling following this recipe I found at Creative Canning
And today I did a solo mission of pickled golden beets using a recipe I found in Best of the Joy of Canning cookbook.


Also through a few of the leftover peaches from the pie filling into the dehydrator, and some.... apricots, and beets!

In between my first day at Farmer's Market and 'the canning event of a lifetime' I had a chance to harvest most of my Walla Walla onions. They turned out wonderful. There are still a few giants in the ground but I had a great harvest of med to small size onions!! Whoo Hoo!!

New kid on the Block

Today was my very first day of selling at the Okanogan Valley Farmers Market!!! I can't explain how exciting this is for me, but I'll try! For years I have wanted enough room to grow veggies to share with the public, but until our move to Washington it wasn't possible. After lots of work and time I have the garden of my dreams. I used to think that if I couldn't eat it, then I wouldn't grow it. Now that I have enough room to grow what we will eat and then some, I started adding flowers. And they are addicting!! Although I just began my love affair with flowers I have dived in head first as usual and now feel as though I am quite knowledgeable about the subject. This year I will be slowing putting my feet in the water, and plan on selling as long as I have enough bouquets. Next year I'm hoping to expand and will even be selling dried flowers and wreaths along with fresh bouquets. Wish me luck!!