Too many tomatoes?

It’s officially FALL (!!) and it’s that time of year when our garden production surpasses our ability to eat things while they are still fresh. Now is the time to get creative and start saving our harvest for the upcoming cooler months. We decided to stay in town over Labor Day weekend and I got into a food preservation mode- pickling, canning, freezing and drying.

Too many cucumbers? Let’s make some jars of quick pickles! Too many tomatoes? Let’s make sauce and slow-roasted cherry tomatoes.

Herbs and flowers? Harvested, tied up in bunches, and hung them up to dry! 

Phew! That was a lot of work, but we’ll definitely appreciate having these things in our back pockets once Winter comes along. Let me know in the comments if you’re interested in the recipes and I’ll be happy to send them over! What are you doing with your Summer harvest? Do you share with other families? We’re thinking of doing a harvest swap one of these days….would you be down??

In the meantime, here’s another fan-favorite Fall activity around here: Fall Wreaths!

xx, flavia