Garden harvest season is here and that means preserving something almost daily right now. I don’t always go into the garden every day, but there’s plenty waiting for me when I get there.

My husband got me the handiest Fiskars harvest basket to fill, that I can’t help but get excited about my trips to the garden. And with all the fresh fruit still at a good price in stores and many local vendors willing to share their produce, I try take advantage of it all and put up what I can for winter.

After last year’s garden was very much taken over by weeds, this year’s harvest is proving to be at least twice as successful, so my hands are full and my heart is happy. We didn’t get quite the fruit harvest I would have liked, but future harvests are looking more promising as we add more fruit to the

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