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Carolann Murray
local author of
Mastering the Art of Self-sufficiency in New Zealand
Presents
Growing your own
groceries
Todays topics cover
Front lawns Pasta sauce Pasta Jams & jellies Stock making Dehydrating Meat Small space growing – vertical Pallet gardening
Please feel free to
ask
questions as we go
Food not Lawns
Mow it
Dig it
Grow it
Eat it
The products used in the following photos are only used as they are easily recognisable by
New Zealanders
Preserving food in glass jars that will last as long as tins without vinegar
All American Pressure Canner $778 www.millyskitchen.co.nz
Presto Pressure Canner $286 www.fishpond.co.nz
Homemade lemon curd which can be pressure canned to preserve it.
The next few slides are for Lifestyle blocks
and Non vegetarians
Then onto a bit of
Vege gardening
To be able to preserve vegetables You will need 1. Garden 2. Pressure Canner 3. Glass Jars – Jam jars, agee, dolimo or BJ Ball type jars 4. New lids from Arthur Holmes in Newtown Or 5. Dehydrator 6. Freezer
Vertical growing increases your growing area
Slightly more than 10 green bottles hanging on a wall
Pallet Gardening is currently extremely popular as typically the wood is untreated and free
Dismantled pallets as a retaining wall
Thank you and please
feel free to ask
questions