"Fresh Preserving" provides a number of great benefits which are important in today's economy. While home canning has been around for generations, the reasons why people can today are different than the reasons why people canned products years ago.
Gardening and home canning can lower your food costs. Burpee Seed Company (www.burpee.com) estimates that for every $50 spent on seeds and fertilizer, a gardener can yield $1250 worth of produce. Home canning allows you to preserve that fresh, home grown and local goodness from your garden for use all year long, and saving on your food costs.
Home canning supports sustainable lifestyles. Canning locally-grown produce reduces the carbon footprint created by transporting vegetables around the world in off-seasons. You can reduce that by growing your own produce or buying it locally, and then fresh preserving the fruits and vegetables that are in-season.
Fresh preserving allows you to manage your family’s nutrition. Many chefs and "canny" cooks enjoy the control they have with fresh preserving recipes. When you fresh preserve foods, you can avoid unwanted additives and preservatives found in many commercial products.
Canning is a perfect way to use wholesome ingredients in your recipes to ensure that your family not only gets the garden fresh flavor of fresh produce, but that they also avoid any undesired ingredients.
For more information, go to www.freshpreserving.com (Ball products).
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