S2E21 Five Dehydrating Mistakes, successful canning tips, Guest author Amy Stross - The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener ...

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 7-21-18 on 860AM WNOV and W293cx 106.5 FM Milwaukee WI, listen here during show hours Saturdays 9-10 am CST https://tinyurl.com/zvh5kaz Thank you for listening and downloading the show Topics: Joey and Holly talk about Five Dehydrating Mistakes, successful canning tips, Guest author Amy Stross from https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/ Top 5 Dehydrating Mistakes Are at: Don't Over or Under Dehydrate Don't Dehydrate the Wrong Thickness of Food, Chip, or Cracker. Don't Dehydrate at the wrong temperature Don't Forget to Taste Test Your Dehydrator Recipes before Dehydrating Don't Store Dehydrated Food in Baggies or improperly sealed containers. Tips for successful canning: Do you even want to can that? Keep it clean – be safe Read the recipe – do you have all the ingredients and enough time? Right equipment on hand Use the freshest produce Don’t overwhelm yourself – start small Amy Stross is an author and blogger living in OH. She is an urban homesteader, student and home economist. She writes all about micro farming, modern homesteading and more! 1.How did you get into being a small urban farmer? 2.You grow on a very small area, tell us about your homestead…is it just vegetables or do you have animals as well? 3.What is a modern homestead? Many people think of a homestead as livestock, grain stock, and more….what makes a homestead modern? 4.You manage a CSA, what is a CSA for those who are not familiar? 5.What are some tips for starting a garden on a small budget? 6.How can people find out more about you? https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ check out highlights of past show podcast and video https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/video-series/highlights-podcast/ Email your questions to TWVGshow@gmail.com tweet us as #twvg or @twvgshow The show runs March - Oct Saturday morning’s 9-10am cst Check out the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible: IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Use coupon code SHARE10 to save 10% off your 1st order. Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Plant Success organics: https://plantsuccessorganics.com/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ Bluemel's Garden & Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220 http://bluemels.com/ Hoss Tools of www.hosstools.com Tree Diaper of www.treediaper.com Seedling Square of www.seedingsquare.com Rebel green of www.rebelgreen.com Use coupon code WIVEG15 to save 15% at www.rebelgreen.com/shop Dripping Springs OLLAS of www.drippingspringsollas.com Saz Products of www.sazproducts.com Shield n seal of www.shieldnseal.com Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Eco Garden Systems of www.ecogardensystems.com Made of recycled materials in the U.S It is a raised garden bed offers sustainable organic gardening that is environmentally sound. Use coupon code Wiveg125 to save $125 & Free Shipping (a $250 vale) on the Eco Garden Original Garden unit only in stone color must be purchased through the Eco Garden Systems website www.ecogardensystems.com/store valid thru Dec 31 2018 Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Manure tea of www.manuretea.com The Gardener's Hollow Leg of www.thegardenershollowleg.com Save 10% use veggies at checkout Handy Safety Knife of www.handysafetyknife.com Use promo code WVG to get 10% off and free shipping one time use only. Bio Safe of www.biosafe.net 10% on your next order use coupon code TWVG at check out Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com The Plant Booster of www.plantbooster.net Tall Earth of www.tallearth.com save 15% on orders placed on, TallEarth.com. use WISCONVEG at checkout Purple cow organics of https://www.purplecoworganics.com