I planted a garden this Spring. It was the first planting after observing the Sabbatical Year. I added copper grounding to my garden, I am not sure what exactly contributed to it, but I had/have an abundance of tomatoes. I planted 5 and had 3 volunteers. This weekend I harvested 22 lbs of tomatoes and 4 lbs of peppers. Oh and my garden is probably 12'x12'.
What do I do with so many tomatoes? I taught myself how to water bath can/preserve. So far I have 6 pints of roasted poblano/nacho salsa and 9 pints of stewed tomatoes. I'm pretty proud of my accomplishment. Google, YouTube, and my wonderful husband were my partners in this endeavor. Now I've got the canning bug and am looking for what else I can can... lol can can. For sure I plan to grow lots of okra next year and will pickle okra for my granddaughter who loves that stuff.
I was pretty intimidated by the thought of canning. Seemed like a complicated thing, this preserving things in jars. There is a real danger of doing it wrong and causing illness with botulism. Yikes! Like I said, intimidating. But I did it. I overcame my fears and concerns and taught myself how to do water bath canning. I am pretty proud of myself. This old dog has a new trick.
'I can do all things through Yahusha who gives me strength', yes indeed I can. I may be using this verse out of context, yet I know it is He who enables me, He who gives me courage to step outside of my comfort zone, it is He who gives me wisdom and guidance. It's all Him.
A work in progress
Teresa
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