“Spring Into Canning” Giveaway
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Canning: 4 Reasons to Line Your Shelves with Jars
Giveaway can be found at the bottom of this post, but there’s nothing like a little motivation to get you started!
I am an artist.
My canvas is the canning jar.
I swirl the blues of berries and the purples of plums, the apricot oranges and lemon-yellows of varying citrus hues in my marmalades and jams. I line up the cucumber-soldiers, standing at attention and waiting for pickling orders. My green beans criss-cross in verticals and horizontals while pickled garlic curves like little crescent moons.
Canning is creativity.
My jars line the counter in solidarity, a visual demonstration of preparedness and nourishment. I may never stand in a picket line or attend a rally against giant food companies or governmental abuses, but the jars on my counter are my small act of defiance. They shout not the slogans of anger or hatred but peacefully proclaim, “This family is independent.” There are no pickets or boycotts, but copious cupboards that signal one more family is simply not interested in the monotonous fodder found in the dimly lit aisles (with bad music).
Canning is taking command of food choices.
I knocked on my neighbor’s door today. In one hand was a loaf of homemade bread, in the other was blueberry jam. When I was sad and struggling, they met me with a bouquet of yellow roses in hand. I felt stronger to carry on, so I did. Now it’s my turn to say thank you, my turn to bless, to help, to encourage, and to strengthen. Homemade jam speaks more than words.
Canning is communication.
Overloaded schedules, occupied minds, tired feet. Hectic itineraries or unexpected circumstances altogether; I gaze at the shelf and there they stand—jars framed in by the pantry door like a WWII era poster. Chili today, kids? No, chicken soup sounds good. There are no chemicals or labels with warnings about what causes cancer in California. These are time-tested comfort foods that are meant to nourish and heal, to fill the tummy and provide the depth of flavors only real food can provide.
Canning is cookery.
Canning is yet even more than that; it is the sense of satisfaction, of accomplishment, and of skill.
It is the passing on of tradition for some, and memories too. It is the realization of a cycle, the cycle of producing, preserving, and preparing the food that enables life.
–Chaya
Pantry Paratus is the kitchen self-sufficiency store that teaches whole foods through old-fashioned food preservation skills. Learn more about canning and find supplies to get started at Pantry Paratus.
Don’t forget–the Giveaway is Below!
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Welcome to our huge canning supply giveaway! 14 bloggers, 2 sponsors, and a complete canning set up. Pantry Paratus sells a complete line of everything you will need to can your garden bounty,or the produce from the local farmer’s market! The most exciting prize in the pack is the All American Pressure Canner model 921. The best on the market, this canner will take care of your preserving efforts for years to come. Also, the tool kit, pectin, labels,and scoop are invaluable when canning. The other sponsor is Kendra from New Life on the Homestead, who made a video that is now widely cited as a great way to learn to can. Kendra has generously donated a copy of this video to the winner of our contest. And the blogging group that is promoting this, has added in the jars so you will have everything you need to get started canning. There are so many chances to win this set of canning supplies. The widget is below. This giveaway is sponsored by the following blogs. Please visit their sites to see their latest news and articles. Many of us are writing about canning this week! Get some new canning tips, and recipes that you can try.
Melissa K Norris Food Storage and Survival
(mis)Adventures of a “Born Again” Farm Girl
The giveaway is open to anyone 18 years and older living in the United States excluding AK and HI (sorry about that. The shipping just kills us every time!)