Well Preserved Food Event – The Great Pickle Jam Draft!!!
Remember the story of the Little Red Hen? She asked for help all the way through the process of making bread and no one offered until it was time to eat. I kiddingly think this fairy tale was created by someone making pickles and preserves instead of bread – I mean how much work is really involved now that we have bread makers to do all the work for us (again, there is jest intended here). There is never a shortage of people willing to help with the eating 
This fall will be the first (perhaps annual) jam draft for well preserved – the concept is simple and easy for any who wish to participate. It’s a combination of a used clothing swap, the NHL draft and a fun excuse to meet up, share recipes, a few tastes of each others labor and perhaps a few beverages to wash down the afternoon. Exact dates will be confirmed towards the fall – the event is likely to occur in late September.
The idea is simple – we will arrange a gathering of locals who will bring a few extra jars of their wares. You will leave with as many jars as you enter with. The person who brings the most jars will get first pick (of one jar) and we will continue through the group of people until we end up at the start again. Once you have picked the same amount of like-sized jars that you brought, you will exit the draft and it will continue until complete.
Imagine that Jack Brings 6 small jars, Jill brings 3 and Hank brings 7. Hank will pick one jar, followed by Jill and Jack. This will repeat 3 times and Jill will be complete and the other two will continue until complete.
Duplicates will be allowed though exact number of each will be confirmed in advance (based on number of people coming). It is possible that you could leave with some of the jars you brought. There will be a minimum of 2 categories (750 ml and 250 ml) and we will work a system so that each comes out with a fair a share as possible.
We are hoping to do 50 batches of jams, pickles, fruit and sauce this year – so get jarring! The difference between 10 and 100 jars is your leftovers!
We`d love to hear if you are interested through a comment below or an email – wearewellpreserved(at)gmail.com. We are also considering putting on a small intro to preserving clinic for those who may be interested in learning – please also let us know if that`s something that you would be interested in and we`ll ga
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in, in, in and in! have started my tomato and pepper growing in those crazy topsy turvey things from tv (grows upside down hanging from a peg). Of course am doing backup traditional toms in a planter just in case the made for tv things don’t turn out!
yes- and i may know a couple others who would be interested; is it an open invitation?
of course Heather – open to all we know and we don’t….based on numbers we will choose location, based on harvest we will choose exact timing – it will be post-august and into september for sure for the swap…if others looking to learn we are open as well, have a few locations in our back pocket if too bug for the house
Hey kids, would love to attend a preserving clinic don’t remember too much from my grandma. If it goes well I would love to get into the preserve swap meet!!!
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What a wonderful idea. Depending on when you plan this, I’d be very interested in swapping.
Have you a date in mind?
We are working on dates now – the fall is looking incredibly busy and will likely look at November (we had been hoping for October)… Will keep all up to date as soon as things are worked out