{"id":1118,"date":"2014-10-02T01:15:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T01:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wpmigration\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2015-04-29T20:02:49","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T20:02:49","slug":"shout-out-to-the-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/articles\/shout-out-to-the-farmers-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Shout Out to the Farmer’s Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Farmers’ Market<\/span><\/h1>\n

Making the most of the harvest for the winter\u2019s pantry<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\"Shout<\/span><\/p>\n

It was late August, and the temperature went from summer in the 90\u2019s to autumn– raining– in the high 40\u2019s.\u00a0 I do believe that our eggplant got a case of frostbite; at least the leaves seem to indicate so.\u00a0 We had not yet fully gone \u201call in\u201d on our summer food preservation so the untimely weather had me at the Farmer\u2019s market, since our gardening was lackluster<\/a> this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The downside is that it was very cold and wet, and only a few booths were open.\u00a0 Trying to find the upside, I took some photos of all of the colors that struck me on the cold, rainy day.\u00a0 If beautiful, brightly colored veggies cannot make you happy on a dreary day, then you may be too far gone for this blog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Vegetables<\/span><\/p>\n

As it turns out, Pantry Paratus, Inc. started out in a farmer\u2019s market years ago.\u00a0 It was prior to our website<\/a> launching, but we were passionate to get our products into the hands of people who wanted to preserve their food, too.\u00a0 All through the cold wet spring in Northwest Montana, Chaya set up the booth, passing out free samples of Tattler lids.\u00a0 All throughout the desert-dry summer, Chaya offered breadbaking troubleshooting to anyone who asked while Bugaloo (still in her two\u2019s) fought against taking a nap in the sloping backseat of the truck.\u00a0 In the dead heat of summer when there was no respite from the sun, we built our brand.\u00a0 So shopping a farmer\u2019s market now brings about a bit of nostalgia, perhaps even moreso on a day like that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Root<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0We had been strategizing all summer long with whom we would make the big end-of-summer bulk food push.\u00a0 Chaya has a very tender spot for businesses that support people with disabilities, so the booth selling tomatoes will likely be selling us at least <\/em>four cases of tomatoes to dehydrate and to make into sauce for the winter (we like pasta)–it is work program for people with disabilities.\u00a0 I\u00a0 found a farmer who pasture-raises his pigs, so we reserved a whole hog with him.\u00a0 We have enjoyed produce from some very industrious youth, and some cases of apples (of which some are in the dehydrator as I type this) from the couple who drives them all the way in from a no-spray farm in Washington State.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Carrots<\/span><\/p>\n

But this day I was just there for the basics; I needed to pick up some produce for a dehydrating demo class that Chaya is holding at the Zone 4 Live! event in Pray, MT<\/a> next week.\u00a0 $18 was the arbitrary amount that I had in mind to get, and also happened to be the amount of money in my pocket.\u00a0 So I shopped around and here is what I took home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Summer<\/span><\/p>\n

This picture does not do justice to the scale; that is over 1\/2 of our dining room table.\u00a0 Not bad all told, and all of it went to use.\u00a0 <\/span>This is actually the secret multiplier to making summer last\u2014do not waste anything!\u00a0 Any bruised spots, stems, cores, or dried ends go into the jar in order to later go out to the compost pile.\u00a0 Some other tougher bits and peels go into a bag in the freezer for Chaya’s totally free homemade broth<\/a>.\u00a0 Sharon Peterson from Simply Canning has a blog on how to make stock<\/a>, too. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Compost<\/span><\/a>Compost Keeper available at Pantry Paratus<\/em><\/p>\n

Nothing goes to waste.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because we are taking the best exports of from a farm into our home as our inputs, and what a shame it is to not use all of it.\u00a0 And, in the next two blogs I can show you how to make use of those left over bits that may not seem all that tastey . . . come back and see us for Preserving Summer\u2019s End Part 1 and 2.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Zucchini<\/span><\/p>\n


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Pro Deo et Patria,<\/span><\/p>\n

Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Proviso:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing in this blog constitutes medical or legal advice.\u00a0 You should consult your own physician before making any dietary changes.\u00a0 Statements in this blog may or may not be congruent with current USDA or FDA guidance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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