Root to Jar

Root to Jar Here to teach the dying art of preserving your own food from root to jar. To me, canning is a "dying art" that needs to be brought back to the modern kitchen.

Rebecca Martin | 🌿
Raised in Central Maryland and now calling Geneva, NY home, I wear many hats: Wife, Mother, and Family Nurse Practitioner. In the chaotic world of medicine and parenting, I find my peace in the garden and over a steaming canner. Some of my favorite memories are from my grandmother’s back porch—nipping green beans and listening for the weight to jiggle on her pressure canner. There is a deep, unmatched pride in looking at a pantry shelf full of food you grew and preserved yourself. My mission is to demystify the science and teach you exactly how to stock your own "home store" with confidence. Let’s get canning!

35 lbs of tomatoes! How many jars will it make?? Come back later for the video!!
08/19/2026

35 lbs of tomatoes! How many jars will it make?? Come back later for the video!!

Throwback to last year’s 50-pound potato harvest! 🥔 We had an amazing yield, but without a dedicated root cellar or the ...
08/17/2026

Throwback to last year’s 50-pound potato harvest! 🥔 We had an amazing yield, but without a dedicated root cellar or the ideal cool storage space, keeping them whole long-term is always a bit of a challenge.
This year, I’m changing up the preservation game plan so nothing goes to waste. I’m already planning to prep and freeze large batches of homemade French fries and shredded hash browns for easy family breakfasts.
I’m also tossing around a few other methods to put this year’s crop up:
Pressure Canning: Dicing them up and firing up the canner for shelf-stable potatoes that are perfectly tender and ready for winter soups and stews.
Dehydrating: Slicing them thin to store in jars for homemade scalloped potatoes, or grinding them down into instant potato flakes.
Blanching & Freezing: Freezing pre-portioned, blanched chunks to toss straight into boiling water for quick mashed potatoes on busy weeknights.
How do you preserve your potato harvest? Drop your favorite methods or recipes below! 👇

We have our work cut out for us today. Finally have all the ingredients for salsa so it’s time to get to work. Stick aro...
08/16/2026

We have our work cut out for us today. Finally have all the ingredients for salsa so it’s time to get to work. Stick around to see the video later today.

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