About this item
Food preservation is one of the most intimidating aspects of homesteading, yet one of the most important. Although there is a plethora of websites, books and blogs dedicated to learning how to preserve the harvest, people must search multiple places in order to gather the necessary information. For a beginner new to the world of preserving this leaves them frustrated and quite discouraged. The ideal tool for a newbie is a detailed reference guide, one such as The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest, that shares the basics on canning, dehydrating, freezing, fermenting, curing, and smoking, and how to use the right tools for each method.Homesteader and blogger Ann Accetta-Scott guides readers at the beginning, moderate or advanced levels of preserving. Newcomers to the world of preserving can start with a simple jam and jelly recipe using a hot water bath canner, while others may be advanced enough to have mastered the pressure canner and are ready to move onto curing and smoking meat and fish. The progression in this book will help the home preserver build confidence in the most common methods of preserving.
About the Author
Ann and her family left their lives in suburban America to live a homesteading, self-sustaining lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest. With her husband and their two youngest (of seven) children, they sought to reclaim a simpler and traditional way of living, changing their lives for the better.Through the continual journey of converting a single-family mountain home on two acres, the family incorporated small livestock consisting of chickens, ducks, turkeys, guineas, rabbits, quails, and a small herd of goats. The desire to own their food source by growing, raising, and harvesting became a necessity in order to consume a clean food source, thus seeking independence from big AG. A food source which they are responsible for, and one that they owned.As the gardens became abundant, and raising their own meat became stable--through the partnership of local farmers, and their ability to glean from the surrounding area--Ann, her husband, and children have been able to successfully preserve the harvest, allowing the family to consume homegrown foods year-round. Ann has received her certificate for completing the Home Food Preservation course, making her comfortable speaking on both the science and traditional methods for preserving foods.Learning through experience has paved the way to speaking engagements in regard to various methods of preserving the harvest, raising livestock, and utilizing a holistic healthcare regiment through the uses of herbs, Colloidal Silver, and essential oils. In addition to public speaking, Ann's book The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest was written to encourage, mentor, and educate individuals to preserve foods as our forefathers did.Ann also blogs at www.afarmgirlinthemaking.com and can be found sharing their homesteading journey on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
