Tonight I have begun, for the first time, endeavoring to store what seasonal produce I can access and fit in to my freezer as part of the next step of growing a garden: Preserving your produce.
I have a few kilos of cauliflour, broccoli, some leeks & mushrooms that I picked up cheaply from my local green grocer, and a red capsicum from our garden, and have so far blanched the cauliflour, capsicum and broccoli with the intention of freezing them and using them while cooking over the next few months. I intend to do this regularly with what I can find cheaply and seasonally without compromising quality, and eventually what i can grow myself, and stop buying prepackaged frozen veg!
I have also collected a few handfuls of mint and basil. Apparently these can be frozen, whether it be as is, chopped and mixed in butter, or frozen in ice cube trays. I've rinsed them, allowed them to dry, and placed them in rigid containers and frozen them this way. I also have an abundance of oregano and thyme I want to look into freezing if possible, and next season I will be harvesting my sage also. I would try drying herbs if it weren't for the fact that I don't seem to have anywhere very appropriate for them to hang while drying. I would however like to perfect this art and maybe Jared will let me take over the garage a bit next season for storage ;)
Then I could make my own teas once I've got my chammomile growing too!!!
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