My Top 4 Ways | Preserving Carrot Harvest

A tip I learned from a physical therapist is to open your sink cabinet and to place one foot inside your cabinet to take the stress off your lower back 😁. That was an excellent harvest of carrots. Great job!

Here we are June 2022, and I’m revisiting your video for the third time because today is canning carrots day at our house! Thank you Rachel and Todd for these wonderfully informative videos!

Dear Rachel, This segment on processing your harvest of carrots was superb in every way. Let me count the ways. First, l agree with you that there is absolutely no need to peel these young carrots. Indeed, I would even go so far to say it would be a waste. Secondly, thank you for telling us that the Danvers variety has proven to be the best variety measured by your experience. Thirdly, the best part of this segment and the most valuable was how you divide the carrots for a) canning, b) roasting c) snacking/shredding and d) the ends and tops for chicken broth. This part of the segment is very valuable for novices who already subscribe to the ideal of making full use of what they have grown and do not want to waste what can be used. You have thought all this out beautifully and have shared it. Fourthly, you connected the number of carrots you grow for the needs of your family and you broke down the number of carrots per quart and the number of quarts to feed your family. Once again thank you for this breakdown. Finally, the word ‘economy’ derives from the Greek word ‘oikonomia’ which literally means ‘household management’. It is important for us to be brought back to the original meaning of ‘economy’. You have done this for us in your segments on carrots. Another way of understanding ‘economy’ as ‘household management’ is that production and consumption are in one place: you grew the carrots, you canned the carrots, and you will eat the carrots all in one place. This is the original and perennial economy. Insofar as possible, this isthe best and most fulfilling way to live. You not only are embodying this ‘economy’ but you are handing on to us how to do it. This is very valuable for all who are striving to achieve the same ends, whether they be small or comprehensive. Thank you for all your good work. Sincerely, Larry Clarence Lewis, Canada.

FYI, my Mother in Law(Baba Jenny if you're Canadian, you'll see her Ukrainian foods in the groceries stores), showed me how to dill carrots. Its the same recipe for dill pickles so have fun! Just make the same brine, same spices of your favorite dill pickle recipe and use carrots instead of cucumbers. It's so yummy! Wow, Rachel even after 30 years of canning and gardening, I'd never heard of using carrot tops in stock, thanks!

I agree with the beauty of carrots on the shelf, every time I look at all of my jars I smile at the bright cheery orange.

I work in a community garden as a Harris County Master Gardener. At the beginning if the pandemic, our food pantries shut down. I was sent home with 8 crates of veets and 10 crates of carrots. I spread them on my driveway for the cleaning with hose process. Thankfully my daughter came by to help but it still took us 1/2 to wash, cut tops and bag/wrap them. I wasn't canning at the time but thats when I started. I started with beets. Now have done carrots, jalepenos, wax peppers, pickles and jams, salsa, tomatillo salsa, and other hot peppers. Today I used my mandolin to slice 12 lbs of large carrors I got from farmers market.

I never peel my carrots 🥕 either. You are a Rockstar ☆ That's a ton of carrots. Don't you dare beat yourself up girl. I love carrots!!! Thanks for all you do! ♡♡♡

I love that you don't waste anything. I am old fashioned too!

Yes you can do in your washer gentle cycle cold water I also do potatoes that way too and it works fine

I have a hate/love relationship with carrots....I hate the process !!! BUT !!! I love so much the end product of what i do.... Gets to my back so much, but for a couple days out of my life to get a pantry full it is so worth it 🧡

I got an electric tea kettle and it makes pouring the hot water in your jars so much easier. They heat up supper fast as well.

I don't have the space to grow the carrots we would go through in a year. I purchase organic juicing carrots in 25 pound bags and go from there. Makes things good for my pantry! You truly had a Bugs Bunny paradise!

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Loved the tip for freezing them whole for roasting.

Dehydrating works well with all sizes of sliced dice or shredded. And greens dehydrated is great powdered & added to greens powder. I don't Peel mine either. Dehydrated pickled carrot chips are delish. M6 carrot ends are great in stock. Freeze till ready to make stock or broth.

You’re my hero! Such a great harvest & way to preserve for the winter. Kudos, lady! 👏👏👏👏👩‍🍳👩‍🌾😋

Bless you woman. I've watched this video quite a few times since you put it out and refer to it everytime i process carrots. Thank you

I am about to harvest my carrots!! Time to catch up on EXCELLENT videos for how to do this process!!! Thank you so much!!

This Was sooooo helpful! I never know what to do with carrots once im sick of roasting and juicing them. Im grateful you showed the canning process.

Onion peels, cauliflower outer leaves, and pieces from the cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, celery ends, centre pieces, & leaves all go for stock or broths.