Saving Seeds

Today I cleaned out the sunflower bed and replanted it with wild lettuce mix and cilantro. This is my first attempt at saving seeds, and the cilantro is my first experiment. It's so satisfying to plant seed from plants I grew, and when I cleared the sunflowers I tied them to the fence for the birds, as well as saving a few seeds to plant next year.

A few days ago I went to a friend's house and tried my hand at canning, which was wonderful! I should have snapped pictures, but I didn't think to do so. I pickled sweet banana peppers, canned heirloom tomatoes, and made spaghetti sauce. My friend gave me a hot water bath canner and I'll likely be purchasing a pressure canner sooner than later. It's wonderful to see food that I grew sitting in my pantry, waiting to nourish my family.

If anyone knows of a good canning recipe website I would appreciate it! I'll share anything I discover as well.