Freeze, Dry, Make Gourmet Oils, Make Simple Syrups

The backyard gardener is not the only one facing an abundant harvest this time of year.  Camp Stevens, an Episcopal camp and conference center in the mountains of San Diego County California grows a great deal of the food eaten at Camp.  Apparently they too have had a great year in the garden.  The camp blog offers some tips for easily managing the harvest.  Rather than repeat the information here (that could be some kind of plagiarism, I’m not sure) this Harvest Manager points you to the Camp Stevens blog where you can get all kinds of tips for freezing tomatoes, making herb infused olive oil in recipe sized portions, drying vegetables in bite-sized pieces, and creating herbed simple syrups for beverages and baking.