From Harvest to Holidays

[Pakalana]

Going with janetnjim's thread idea.

What/Will you be giving as gifts from your harvest?

Does it go as is, or does it get spruced up a bit?

Do you have homemade gifts that go with it all?

 

[Pakalana]

What/Will you be giving as gifts from your harvest?

I'm planning on lavender jelly, lavender goat's milk soap and knitting a couple of wash clothes to go with it all for Christmas presents.
The milk came from our goat (lost her this spring).

If we go out for Thanksgiving, I take along a jar of harvest spice peaches and pickles. If not, they grace our table.

Does it go as is, or does it get spruced up a bit?

I'm picking up small baskets this year for them all. Thanksgiving, I just show up with the jars. Garden twine with labels, simple but suits what it is. I did buy a case of the fancy jars for the jelly.
In years past (the really skinny ones) they've just gone as is, didn't hear anyone complaining either.

Do you have homemade gifts that go with it all?

Wash clothes for the soap and I have terry cloth that I'll be turning into hand towels to wrap the baskets in. I usually have a couple of people that get a pair of socks as well.

 

[nccountrygirl]

Going with janetnjim's thread idea.

What/Will you be giving as gifts from your harvest?

Homemade jams and jellies

Does it go as is, or does it get spruced up a bit?

I going to start looking for baskets to put it in, a Christmas hand towel in the bottom of the basket, a loaf of homemade bread with a jelly knife.

Do you have homemade gifts that go with it all?
That's it

 

[curly_kate]

This is my first year with the BIG garden & canning. My DH & I are planning on giving as many homemade gifts as possible. We're going to give honey & candles from the bees. I'm going to give herbal tea, salsa, pickles, and probably bread or muffins with my pumpkins (if they make it ).

 

[poppycat]

I usually give a loaf of homemade bread and a jar of jam in a nice basket. I mad those for all of my kids' teachers last year and they were so appreciative. I'm hoping to get some blackberry jam made later this week.

 

[GardenGirl]

I plan on making apple butter and making scones to go with them in a basket. I'll probably put in a jar of jam as well as a bag of cookies that I make for the holidays. I love to bake and I really love to bake Christmas cookies. I usually start right after Thanksgiving. My DH knows to leave room in the freezer for the cookies and dough, or else.

 

[me&thegals]

Buckets of refrigerator pickles and homemade salsa, canned homemade salsa and applesauce, frozen berries, jams, jellies, pesto, homemade zucchini, summer squash and pumpkin breads. I use these all for family birthdays, school bake sales and gifts for my CSA customers.