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From Farm To Jar: New Hobby Unlocked!

Posted on 07/22/24 by Adrian Ramos

Trying to make those organics from the grocery store have a longer shelf life? Have a green thumb and trying to make the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor last through the winter?


October 11 | Pickling any Vegetable-Even all that Zucchini | 1:00PM- Sign up here
-Learn how to make traditional pickled food like cucumber pickles and add new items such as squash, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower and other vegetables.

Past Presentations
Intro to Canning: Jellies & Jams
Get introduced to canning through an easy method that would allow you to use the harvest from the recent farmer's market visit or your own backyard garden and begin creating jellies and jams.

From Farm to Jar: Intro to Canning

What to do with Tomatoes: Salsa Making
-Learn the basics of canning and how to turn those tomatoes into higher shelf-life salsa!

Hot Water Bath Canning: Making Salsa

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			<header><h1 class="article-headline">From Farm To Jar: New Hobby Unlocked!</h1></header>	
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        <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><p>Trying to make those organics from the grocery store have a longer shelf life? Have a green thumb and trying to make the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor last through the winter? <br><br><br><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://events.aarp.org/GwLvxd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><u>October 11 | Pickling any Vegetable-Even all that Zucchini  | 1:00PM- Sign up here</u></b></a></span></span><br>-Learn how to make traditional pickled food like cucumber pickles and add new items such as squash, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower and other vegetables.<br><br>Past Presentations<br><b><u>Intro to Canning: Jellies &amp; Jams </u></b><br>Get introduced to canning through an easy method that would allow you to use the harvest from the recent farmer's market visit or your own backyard garden and begin creating jellies and jams.</p><div class="Enhancement"   >
            
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        </div><p><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://events.aarp.org/y5kQwN" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><u>What to do with Tomatoes: Salsa Making </u></b></a></span></span><br>-Learn the basics of canning and how to turn those tomatoes into higher shelf-life salsa! <br></p><div class="Enhancement"   >
            
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			<header><h1 class="article-headline">From Farm To Jar: New Hobby Unlocked!</h1></header>	
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        <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><p>Trying to make those organics from the grocery store have a longer shelf life? Have a green thumb and trying to make the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor last through the winter? <br><br><br><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://events.aarp.org/GwLvxd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><u>October 11 | Pickling any Vegetable-Even all that Zucchini  | 1:00PM- Sign up here</u></b></a></span></span><br>-Learn how to make traditional pickled food like cucumber pickles and add new items such as squash, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower and other vegetables.<br><br>Past Presentations<br><b><u>Intro to Canning: Jellies &amp; Jams </u></b><br>Get introduced to canning through an easy method that would allow you to use the harvest from the recent farmer's market visit or your own backyard garden and begin creating jellies and jams.</p><div class="Enhancement"   >
            
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        <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><p>Trying to make those organics from the grocery store have a longer shelf life? Have a green thumb and trying to make the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor last through the winter? <br><br><br><span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://events.aarp.org/GwLvxd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><u>October 11 | Pickling any Vegetable-Even all that Zucchini  | 1:00PM- Sign up here</u></b></a></span></span><br>-Learn how to make traditional pickled food like cucumber pickles and add new items such as squash, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower and other vegetables.<br><br>Past Presentations<br><b><u>Intro to Canning: Jellies &amp; Jams </u></b><br>Get introduced to canning through an easy method that would allow you to use the harvest from the recent farmer's market visit or your own backyard garden and begin creating jellies and jams.</p><div class="Enhancement"   >
            
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