Can and Jar Your Own Food: Jams, Jellies, Preserves, Ketchup, Pickles....

The green benefits of canning and jarring your own food are numerous...

 

• It's healthier.  You know exactly what goes into what you're eating.
• Tastier!
• Cheaper.  It's particularly cheap if you can things that you grew in your own garden!
• You can keep eating locally even during off seasons.  If you make jam from raspberries you bought from the farmers market in June, you can enjoy those local raspberries as a jam in December!
• Cut down on waste.  You can reuse your jars over and over again!
  

Here are some resources for canning:

• Can your own tomato sauce
• Make your own jams, jellies, preserves, and marmalades
• Pickles!  You can make pickles out of whatever you want!
• Can your own salsa
• Forget Heinz and Hunts...make your own ketchup!
• Canning supplies

Homemade canned goods also make wonderful holiday presents!