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08-20-2009, 01:15 PM | #16 |
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Re: Anyone else canning?
are you getting your fruit from a local farm? Those are great prices!
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08-20-2009, 01:31 PM | #17 |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The rainy side of Washington.
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Re: Anyone else canning?
We grow a lot of our own berries. Well, right now we are just starting our berry patch since we moved here last winter. The strawberries and blueberries we got from U-Pick farms this year, the blackberries were wild and the raspberries were from my MIL's berry patch...so I only had to pay for half my berries. Oh, and MIL gave me all her "left over" frozen berries from last year because she needed to make room for this year's crop. So I'm making stuff out of those too.
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08-20-2009, 02:48 PM | #18 | |
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08-20-2009, 03:02 PM | #19 |
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Re: Anyone else canning?
The blueberries came from a upick farm. The peaches come from the farmer's market, but the wholesale section, so I can buy 23 lbs for $18
A CSA is community supported agriculture. So a farmer sells shares of the food they hope to grow for the coming seasons in the spring. You pay the money and then you get a 'cut' of the produce grown. I LOVE it.
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08-20-2009, 03:15 PM | #20 |
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Re: Anyone else canning?
I just saw a truck off the side of the road yesterday selling peaches.. 23lbs for $13.95, I didn't have cash on me or I would've stopped..I'm going to go back & hope he's still there!
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08-20-2009, 03:20 PM | #21 |
Rose Garden
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Central Kentucky
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Re: Anyone else canning?
Me. It's my first year but so far the reviews are good. I'm still trying to find a u-pick near me, as both of the ones I've known of for years are closed for good now So I'm having to get my berries from Walmart or Kroger depending on sale ads.
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08-21-2009, 11:49 PM | #22 | |
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I calculated the costs today, and if I have to buy the jars and everything, the most it costs me to make jam is about $1.60/jar, which is definitely less than what I pay for store-brand preserves.
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