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What's Coming Up in the Garden
June 15, 2011

 
of course I can
Preserving the Harvest - Putting Food By

Fast-forward 65 years from when the US War Office commissioned artist Dick Williams to create this poster, and we are still using some of the basic principles of putting food by. Beyond canning, there are other ways to preserve food. . . freezing, dehydrating, lacto-fermentation (think pickles) and using root cellars.

 Study the tricks of the trade for preserving the harvest in a four-part series beginning July 13 with YOU CAN DO IT! from 2-4 pm.  Learn about hot water bath and pressure cooker canning (it's not just for jams and jellies!) and the finer points of putting up your own salsa, chutneys and condiments.  Explore the many ways to use a canner to create wonderful and useful gifts as well as enhancing your own food pantry.  This class will also demystify this useful method for insuring food safety.  Meets from 2-4 pm in a professional Stockbridge kitchen.  Learn more about the four-series course by clicking here or call the Garden at 413 298-3926.  

 

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Now Showing!


yellow onion
Allium flavum
small yellow onion


ornamental rhubarb 
Rheum palmatum 'Atrosanguineum'
ornamental rhubarb

clematis
Clematis recta

 
Volunteer at the Shop!

Enjoy the Garden from a different perspective!  Do you like greeting and meeting new people and sharing your enthusiasm for gardening? Consider volunteering at The Garden Shop. Morning and afternoon shifts available.
Contact:
Sharon Shepherd
413 298-3926 
 
For more information about Berkshire Botanical Garden  
call: 413.298.3926

check out our website: www.berkshirebotanical.org

write:  
Berkshire Botanical Garden
PO Box 826, Stockbridge, MA. 01262

email: 
info@berkshirebotanical.org

visit:
intersection of Routes 102 & 183, Stockbridge, MA



Open from 9 am - 5 pm daily. Guided Public Tours Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 am. We look forward to meeting you!
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