Welcome to the Old Fashioned On Purpose Podcast.

My garden is right on the edge.

At this exact moment, it still feels pretty peaceful,

you know, planting is over, mulching is done, I'm in my groove with my watering systems

but I know that right around the corner harvest is going to hit me smack in the face

and so I'm starting to mentally gear up for all of the food that is about to hit my kitchen.

I know a lot of you are in this same boat and more than ever before I think that this is the year

where it's a good idea to have full cupboards, pantries and larder as we go into winter. Now naturally there's a lot of ways to preserve food.

People have been doing this for well since the beginning of time and so I wanted to dive

into a few of my favorite preservation methods today. So if you're wondering whether you should

freeze your vegetables, dry them, can them, or ferment them, we're going to walk through the pros and cons of each.

I'm your host Jill Winger and this is the podcast for the Trail Blazers.

The Mavericks, the makers, the homesteaders, the modern pioneers, and the backyard farmers.

If you're ready to boost your food security and live a more homegrown lifestyle,

well, this is the podcast for you.

I'm interrupting this episode to give a quick shout out to our sponsor this month

Union Wireless Union is a Wyoming-based small-town telephone company that's been a

business for the last 100 years.

They specialize in having more cell towers in more places,

and what started as one man's mission

to help rural Wyoming residents stay connected has blossomed into a thriving network that connects folks

via landline, cell phone, and internet service in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, and Utah.

...