Earning Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badges

Farm Kitchen

8. Self-sufficiency

Beginner Level

• Learn how to dry herbs and spices.
• Create the spice blends in MaryJane’s Ideabook. (The book required for this badge is available on loan from MaryJanesFarm; contact library@maryjanesfarm.org.)
• Package them as a gift set. Think weddings!

Intermediate Level

• Learn how to can apple pie filling. MaryJane has simple-to-follow instructions for this in her Ideabook.
• Try canning something like spaghetti sauce that can form the basis of many quick meals.
• Learn how to pickle/ferment veggies for home use.

Expert Level

• Learn to dry fruit or make your own jerky.
• Host a “putting up” party or class to can, freeze, and dry fresh food.

January, 2008 Edition