 Think canning belongs in the 1950s? Think again! So much of what I grow is selected and planned around preservation. I want food security and freedom from grocery stores. About 75% of what I grow has been researched for the ability to store. The rest is for fresh eating. When COVID started, we didn’t set foot in a grocery store for 3 months. That was for dry goods like flour—and toilet paper ;). For anyone interested, here’s my list of crops I’ve put together over time for shelf longevity, freezer quality and canning... I hope it’s helpful! Yellow Onions Bridger, Copra, Cortland, Patterson, Pontiac, Talon, Yellow Globe (includes heirloom and hybrids), Yellow Sweet Spanish White Onions Southport White Globe, Stuttgarter, White Sweet Spanish Red Onions Brunswick (heirloom), Red Bull, Red Creole (heirloom), Red Wind Potatoes Elba, Katahdin, Red Chieftain, Yukon Gold, Burbank Russet, German Butterball, Yukon Gem, Rose Finn Apple Fingerling, Russian Banana Fingerling, Red Pontiac, All Blue, Kennebec Garlic (Softneck best for storage) Inchelium Red, California Softneck, California Early, Italian Loiacono, Silver White Sweet Potato Beauregard Carrots Nantes, Chantenay, Imperator, Danvers Beets Cylindra, Flat of Egypt, Pacemaker III, Pablo, Boro Shallots Dutch varieties (chicken leg and Dutch yellow) Paste Tomatoes San Marazano, Amish Paste, Roma, Big Mama, Golden Mama Cherry (Paste and Preservation) Sungold, Super sweet 100, Yellow pear Slicing (Paste and Preservation) Black Krim, Rutgers, Mar globe, Ace 55 Peaches Free stone varieties Apples (whole storage) Granny Smith, Red delicious, Golden delicious, Gala, Empire, Winesap, Fuji Apples (canning) McIntosh, Cortland, Fuji, Braeburn, Jonagold, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Pink Lady, Jazz, Honeycrisp Canning Beans Bush varieties: Black Turtle, Goldmine, Blue lake 274, Topcrop, Tendercrop, Contender, Provider, Strike, Improved Tendergreen, Refugee and Stringless Green Pod. Pole beans: Blue Lake FM-1, Kentucky Wonder Squash (whole storage) Spaghetti, Waltham Butternut, Anna Swartz Hubbard, Golden Hubbard, Sibley, Musquee de Provence, Chioggia, Queensland Blue, Dutch Crookneck, Australian Butter  Comments are closed.
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Angela is the farmer and content creator behind Axe & Root Homestead® LLC. This historic six-acre permaculture farm is home to two Clydesdale horses, ten honeybee hives, five sheep, two guardian dogs, barn cats and a flock of 40 geese and ducks. The farm produces maple syrup, fruit from a small orchard and loads of garden produce for consumption, preservation and donation to the local food pantry.
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