New changes at the cannery for January, 2010. New starting time. 9:00am. Woohoo!!!
Cannery open from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Lunch 12:30 to 1:30pm. Open Saturday 8:00am to Noon for purchasing.

No more canning Pinto Beans, Quick Oats and Rice. You will buy them in the Pre-Package Area. They can be purchased at any time by the case. (6 cans)

More times on Friday for family or groups to can for themselves. Schedule by phone. You can only can the same products that are available that month.

January - Regular Oats, Milk, Macaroni, Apples, and Carrots.
February - Sugar, White Beans, Fruit Drink Mix, Black Beans and Potato Flakes.
March - Cocoa, Flour, Refried Beans, Onions, and White Wheat.

I've got the holiday & family spirit so i won't be spending time on blogging. See you in January. I'm going to start giving you recipes for using years supply food only.

I need money for the solar cookits. I want to send for them on Monday, Dec. 7th. We want them in time for Christmas gifts. $16.50 per cookit.

Solar Cookit

I need money in advance to order the Solar Cookit. I will collect next Sunday. I will call you during the week to let you know if there is shipping costs. I'm also going to check on the pots but I think they might be too heavy and costly to order. I'm looking for one in the valley.

A new rule for canning. This is for my special friend, Andrea Shelton and others that need help. I can now buy you a case of food without you going. Woohoo..... I'll buy it in my name and you will pay me. I think this is great!!! We have a new Brother and Sister who are over dry canning and they feel that whatever I do with the food I buy is none of their business. It's the "No Ask, No Tell rule" This needs another Woohoo!!!!!! Now, you probably know I won't be buying you 6 cases, But a case + is fine each month. Let me know each month what you would like to get and we will work it out. Karen

I have a new packet to hand out on Sunday for

those that need it.

Step by Step Pressure Canning Instructions

Safety and Tips

Different Things to Can

Canning Approximate Yields

Vegetables and Meats Times and LBS.

Boiling Water Bath Time Table

Pickle Time Table

Recipes Using Beef, Chicken, and Beans

See you Sunday, Karen

Solar Cookers

I am having so much fun on vacation, I decided to take another week. I'll be home late the 27th.

As soon as I sell down my current inventory, I'll start on the solar cookers. (Cookits) are priced as:

Orders 1-3 $25

Orders 4-9 $20

Orders 10-24 $17.50

Orders 25 and above $15

Square Foot Gardening

I went to a awesome Enrichment this week. It was for men and woman and I was surprised how many men were there. The evening was totally turned over to Don Dayley. He has been gardening in Gilbert for 15 years. Before that he was from Idaho where he found his love of gardening but he now is an expert in our valley gardens. He shows you how to make a 4 X 4 foot garden divided into 16 squares. It holds about 25o plants. He gives you sites that tell you exactly when to plant everything during the year and what goes in your start-up garden. That takes time and money but you start your own compose then and in a season or two you have your own compose and things get easier and cheaper. (It is also called "The Rocking Chair Garden" because all you do is sit and watch your garden grow.) That sounds good to me!

He is willing to come to any Enrichment Night or any night for just him to present his class. It is so worth it even if you are just thinking about a garden. It lasts about an hour and a half depending on how much talking is done and how many questions. My Mom grew up in the depression, but she never knew it because where ever she lived, her Mom always had a vegetable garden. And once they even lived in a chicken coop. I wouldn't have believed her but she showed me it when we were visiting friends in the area. They also had chickens. Ha!

This man knows everything and I will invite him to talk to us if we have enough interest. Let me know? You would bring your husbands if you can get them to come. I could do his talk but believe me, it wouldn't be the same.