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Hands-on Pressure Canning

Posted on August 30, 2013 by megganmanlove

Our Home Food Preservation Workshop continues, in partnership with Univ. of ID Extension. Last night’s class included lectures, lots of prep time, and waiting for our pressure-canners to heat up and cool down.

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Home Canning Made Easy

Posted on August 23, 2013 by megganmanlove

Our Home Food Preservation Workshop began last night.  We have spent grant money on supplies (most of them have piled up in my study–is there anywhere else to store things in a church than in the pastor’s study) and to … Continue reading →

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Recipe Submissions Welcome

Posted on August 20, 2013 by megganmanlove

We are starting to collect recipes for our cookbook (part 2 of the After the Harvest Grant). Requirements include: 6 ingredients or less (doesn’t include salt or pepper) Produce grown in Southwest Idaho The main ingredient needs to be the … Continue reading →

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Meals at Summer Camp

Posted on August 15, 2013 by megganmanlove

Every summer I spend at least one week at the Lutheran camp with which my congregation is affiliated.  During my six summers in Iowa our camp was Lutheran Lakeside Camp on the shores of East Lake Okoboji.  Here in Idaho, … Continue reading →

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August at Trinity Community Garden

Posted on August 4, 2013 by megganmanlove

Friday afternoon our Master Food Safety Advisors and Extension Educator met.  They chose which produce they will use in the Home Food Preservation workshop.  We hope that some, if not most, of the produce will come from the Trinity Community … Continue reading →

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An extension of what?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by megganmanlove

Last Monday I was reminded why we at Trinity Lutheran are so blessed to be partners with the Univ of ID Extension.  It’s the extension of what?  That’s what I remember asking my mom long ago.  I remember my parents … Continue reading →

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Home Food Preservation Workshop

Posted on July 9, 2013 by megganmanlove

After the Harvest Home Food Preservation Workshop

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Supper at Vacation Bible School

Posted on July 8, 2013 by megganmanlove

Fed by Faith was our Vacation Bible School (VBS) theme at Trinity this summer.  I am thankful I was late, an unusual occurrence, to this year’s planning meeting.  By the time I arrived our leaders had already decided they wanted … Continue reading →

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A Campout in 5 Courses

Posted on June 27, 2013 by megganmanlove

I never went on a church campout as a kid.  I went to camp—private camp, YMCA camp, church camp.  Adding the “ing” to go camping meant hiking or paddling into the forest and sleeping in a tent or under the … Continue reading →

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Fences and Food

Posted on June 16, 2013 by megganmanlove

For 20 years,  when you walked out of Trinity Lutheran Church and looked across the parking lot you saw a tall wooden fence.  That changed this winter.   In the mid-90s, Mercy Housing approached Trinity and asked if they could lease … Continue reading →

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