How I Plan a Year's Worth of Preserving Without Getting Overwhelmed Episode 511

Every spring, I sit down and plan out our entire food preservation year so harvest season doesn't completely take over my life. After more than 25 years of preserving food, I've learned that the key isn't preserving everything… It's preserving the foods we actually eat in ways that work for our schedule and lifestyle. In this episode, I'm walking you through exactly how I plan our preserving season, how I avoid overwhelm during peak harvest months, and the practical system I use to decide what's worth preserving and what's not. If you've ever found yourself drowning in tomatoes in August, staring at jars you never use, or feeling burned out by canning season, this episode is for you. 💛 In This Episode 🍅 Why reactive preserving leads to stress and waste 🫙 How I do a pantry inventory every spring 📓 Why writing down your preserving goals matters 🥒 The foods I preserve most for our family 🌱 How our family's eating habits have changed over the years 🗓️ How I map out preserving season month-by-month ⏰ My "small pocket" method for preserving with a busy schedule 🫐 Which foods freeze beautifully before preserving 🥬 How I decide the best preservation method for each crop 👩‍🌾 Why preserving with community makes everything easier Resources Mentioned 📘 Grab the bundle from this week's podcast sponsor, Homestead Living. It includes my book, Everything Worth Preserving, Jill Winger's Old Fashioned On Purpose Planner and Carolyn Thomases book, Freeze Drying the Harvest, all for just $89.99 (including FREE shipping!): 🥒 Pickled Asparagus Recipe: 🍅 Fermented Salsa Recipe: 🥒 Garlic Dill Pickles Recipe: 🥒 Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe: 🌿 Rhubarb Strawberry Jam Recipe: 🥔 Root Cellaring in the Ground Tutorial: 🫘 Leather Britches Green Beans Tutorial: Scripture Mentioned 📖 Luke 10:5-7 (AMP) You can grab all the resources and remedies mentioned in this episode here:

You can listen to How I Plan a Year's Worth of Preserving Without Getting Overwhelmed Episode 511 online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

How I Plan a Year's Worth of Preserving Without Getting Overwhelmed Episode 511 is an episode from Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris by Melissa K. Norris 5th Generation Homesteader.

This episode is 44:31 long.

This episode was published on May 22, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.