As the harvest season hits its bountiful peak, it can be a scramble to preserve all of the vegetables. Luckily, freezing vegetables is a simple and fast option and no preserving method retains flavor better than freezing. It’s an affordable way to enjoy your favorite produce year-round that doesn’t take a lot of supplies other than a freezer and some plastic bags. And frozen vegetables retain the most nutritional value. You can freeze just about any vegetable. Here are some tips on freezing some of the ones that will be coming in your shares the next couple of weeks. Click on any of the pictures below for instructions. If you want to plan any big freezing projects, check out the add-ons available each week.
If you don’t want to use plastic bags, you can use your mason jars. Just remember not to fill them above the freeze line, cool produce before filling jars, use wide-mouthed mason jars and when going to unthaw them do not change the temperature too rapidly by heating them up straight from the freezer, pop them in the fridge the night before.
Making the Most of Your CSA 