Fruits of our Labors

This year we joined in on the family garden.  It was huge! (for what I'm use to anyway) and it had a bumper crop--of weeds.  It felt like we weeded constantly, but it was never enough.  It felt like the stupid garden would never be worth it.  But finally, it paid off.
We ended up with tons and tons of green beans! We had 4 grocery sacks full of carrots, some corn, lots of beets, chilies, bell peppers, jalapenos, and a bunch of zuchinni and squash. We're hoping we get more tomatoes but so far most of them are still green.

 I have had my first experience with blanching and freezing vegetables.
I even roasted green chilies in the oven, which was an interesting experience.. i felt very domestic.  Now, as soon as I can get into my house, I will have a freezer stocked with home grown vegetables.  Sadly I never got around to making salsa like I had hoped.  Maybe if our tomatoes ripen... until then I get to enjoy some peach canning tomorrow.

These are my lil green bean helpers.