I am TOTALLY enjoying Preserving our fresh garden fruits and vegetables. This has been a new adventure for me. So far this year i've learned to make strawberry preserves, tomato soup, and yummy salsa. I'm so proud of myself. Someday i will get real mason jars, but for now i just use recycled jars (from jelly, applesauce, salsa etc) they seem to work just fine, and so far none have come unsealed. We are trying to keep this as cost effective as possible, since that is the main reason we have a garden in the first place. We are already planning our garden for next year which includes a green house that we are planning for this fall. YAY! 
