Learn more about preserving your harvest with Bloomingdale Garden Club March 17
The Bloomingdale Garden Club will welcome food blogger and cookbook author Emily Paster on Tuesday, March 17, at Cornerstone Faith Community Church, 118 First St. in Bloomingdale. Visitors are welcome. Social time and announcement begin at 6:15 p.m. Program starts at 7 p.m.
Learn about "Five Ways to Preserve the Harvest."
In this interactive presentation, Paster will cover five ways to preserve your garden harvest from canning to freezing to drying and root cellaring. She will offer an in-depth description of water-bath canning, a versatile and accessible method of home food preservation suitable for many common fruits and vegetables grown in home and community gardens.
You will also walk away with Paster's "Freezer Cheat Sheet" which demystifies the process and benefits of freezing local and homegrown fruits and vegetables as well as an overview of safe water-bath canning procedures and helpful resources.
Paster is the author of two cookbooks, 2016's "Food Swap: Specialty Recipes for Bartering, Sharing & Giving" and "The Joys of Jewish Preserving," published in 2017. She is the writer and photographer behind the website "West of the Loop," which has been called "a family food blog to savor."
As the founder of the Chicago Food Swap, a community event where handmade foods are bartered and exchanged, Paster is a leader in the national food swap movement.
For more information, contact bloomingdalegardenclub@gmail.com or visit www.bloomingdalegardenclub.org.