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As all of us here at Focus Organic know, eating organic and local is as good as it gets. Some of us have our own organic gardens, others shop at local farmer's markets. But what should we do in the winter, if we can't get local produce? Some of you know the answer... home canning.

Ball, maker of the mason jar, is celebrating its 125th anniversary (Happy Anniversary!), and the Ball Jar is older than the ballpoint pen, the zipper and the teddy bear (just an interesting tidbit!). Ball has come out with a fresh preserving kit to help get you started on home canning, and they were kind enough to donate one to our celebration, so we can celebrate together. ($59.99 value)

Features and Benefits of the Kit:

  • 21-quart water canner includes essential tools for canning fruits, salsas, pickles, jams and jellies and more:
  • Newly designed chrome plated rack resists corrosion and prevents small jars from falling through rungs for safe use year after year
  • Four piece utensil set with jar lifter, lid lifter, funnel and bubble remover and headspace tool that help to fill jars quickly and safely
  • New design features stylish blue porcelain color, vertical sidewall, and limited edition 125th Anniversary logo fired into the enamel
  • Enamel coated steel base is non-porous for easy cleaning and will not react with foods

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Giveaway Details

  • Entrants must live in the U.S.
  • Contest will run from today, April 22nd, until 11 PM Central time (Midnight EST) on, Saturday May 9th
  • Winner will be chosen randomly, announced, and contacted on Sunday, May 10th

How to Enter

  • Leave a separate comment for each entry.
  • Visit Freshpreserving.com and tell me a recipe you would like to try (Recipes are available in the navigation in the green bar). (Required)
  • Subscribe to our feed via email or via feedreader.
  • Follow Focus Organic on Twitter. Tweet a message including a link to this giveaway (make sure to include @focusorganic in your Tweet). Include your Twitter username or a link to the Tweet in your comment here.
  • Favorite this blog on Technorati. Include your Technorati username in your comment here.
  • For an additional two entries, promote this contest on your own site, including a link to this post. Leave two separate comments if you do this.
  • So you can leave a total of 6 comments if you complete all forms of entry.
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  1. I really want to try making my own homemade applesauce and the recipe they have is really simple to make.



  2. I am already subscribed to both your email subscription and RSS feeds.



  3. I have a tree full of mangoes ripening, and I would love to try the recipe for Honey Lime Mango Berry Swirl Jam!

    nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com



  4. I am subscribing

    nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com





  5. orange rhubarb chutney mmmmmmmmmm



  6. subscriber





  7. technorati
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  8. I'd love to try the Apricot Freezer Jam (with No Sugar Needed Pectin).



  9. I would love to try the Santa Fe Salsa. I do pressure canning now but recently told my daughter we need to invest in a hot water bath canner as well. This would be a great prize to win. Thank you for the opportunity.



  10. I like all kinds of granola recipes, and I'll have to try the one listed there.



  11. email subscriber



  12. i'd love to get into canning. i'd make berry blitz freezer jam first



  13. i'm an rss subscriber



  14. Italian-style Marinara Sauce



  15. Apricot Butter and Zesty Salsa sound YUMMY....so does everything else, though. :)

    Thanks!



  16. follow in reader



  17. We eat a lot of tomatoes! I would luv to try out the Herbed Seasoned Tomatoes Recipe!



  18. I'm a New Subscriber :)



  19. I would love to try their dill pickels recipe



  20. Black Raspberry Jam sounds so yummy



  21. I would love to try the Mild Fiesta Salsa. Planning to grow some tomatoes and this would be a great way to use them :)



  22. My mother in law cans food and she said she'll teach me how. We eat a lot of salsa, so my first thing would be the Zesty Salsa recipe.



  23. I'm a subscriber.



  24. I would love to make the green beans from my garden.



  25. I'm subscribed via RSS



  26. I'd love to try the Berry Blitz Freezer Jam.



  27. I'm a subscriber.



  28. I follow on twitter and tweeted. http://twitter.com/susanlanai/status/1589405820



  29. I want to try the Blueberry Syrup recipe.



  30. I'm subscribing in google reader.



  31. The creamy apple dip sounds amazing.



  32. I subscribe by email.



  33. I follow on twitter and tweeted. 1amypugmire is my username.



  34. I blogged about your giveaway on my giveaway blog.

    http://msgiveaway.blogspot.com/2009/04/ball-fresh-preserving-giveaway.html



  35. I blogged about your giveaway on my giveaway blog with a link to this post.

    http://msgiveaway.blogspot.com/2009/04/ball-fresh-preserving-giveaway.html



  36. I would like to make applesauce



  37. subscriber



  38. follow on twitter and tweeted http://twitter.com/SaraMama/status/1589516650



  39. I would love to win this Ball package. I would first start by making the Applesauce and canning it. I have a home daycare and we go thru Applesauce like crazy. This would save me a fortune.
    I would also love to get my aunts Zucchini Relish recipe and can some of that it is so yummy!
    Thanks
    itsjustmerene2003 at yahoo dot com



  40. I would love to try the Hot Chipotle Salsa



  41. The Pineapple Upside Down Cake Freezer Jam sounds so yummy!!!





  42. Added FO to my technorati faves - ktkatherine







  43. Subscribing via email!



  44. I would love to can my own Italian Style Marinara Sauce this year.



  45. I subscribed to the RSS feed thru My Yahoo.



  46. It is not a canning recipe but Peach Pie caught my eye!

    Yum.

    Sharon



  47. I have several friends and neighbors with apple trees and apples that end up going to waste in the fall. I'd love to learn to preserve applesauce so that I can make use of all of those apples this fall.



  48. The Hot Chipotle Salsa looks great!



  49. I am an email subscriber



  50. I would like to try to make the Italian-style Marinara Sauce. Thanks for the chance.



  51. I am a subscriber to your blog.



  52. Italian-style Marinara Sauce thank you



  53. Hehe, it looks like when you're mentioning about the "Giveaway" stuff, there are over dozens of people flocking into the thread instantly, Stefanie!

    I'm now using the Ball's preserving kits and honestly, I'm very satisfy with its performance.



  54. Mild Fiesta Salsa sounds good



  55. I would love to try the Tropical Breeze Freezer Jam. That just sounds delicious and different!



  56. Mango Leather... because I eat the store bought kind all the time, but never thought of making some!



  57. I would love to try the Strawberry Vinaigrette. Thanks!



  58. I'm following you on Twitter (royaldixie)



  59. I faved you (royaldixie)

    Wanna return the favor? :)



  60. I am now subscribed via Google Reader! THANKS! (royaldixie711@yahoo)



  61. mmmm, Blackberry Jam Preserve. Getting hungry just thinking about it.



  62. I'm a subscriber



  63. I'd like to try their hot chipotle salsa recipe. Thanks for the chance.



  64. I'm a subscriber.



  65. I'd have to try the mild Fiesta salsa. My mom canned when we grew up and I loved opening up a jar of canned peaches.
    bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com



  66. I would like to try the recipe for Strawberry Lemon Marmalade. yummy! And I was so glad to see a recipe for old fashioned Bread & Butter Pickles, just like my Mom used to make for me! What a wonderful giveaway. Blessings, Stefanie fhartman@frontiernet.net



  67. I am a new subscriber. I love your site. So much great Mom reading found here. thanks fhartman@frontiernet.net



  68. The Raw-Packed Tomatoes sound great & easy too!



  69. I subscribed



  70. the TOMATOES my late MOM canned veggies and made her own sauce i would like to get back to it -i used to help her



  71. I'm new to canning but i'm going to give it a try this year. We love pickles & I'm going to try the Bread & Butter Pickles recipe.



  72. Pomegranate Jelly



  73. I've been wanting to try my hand at jams and jellies - esp. marmalade.
    Michelle
    http://oneordinaryday.wordpress.com/



  74. frigerator Pickled Beets. mmmm... beets.



  75. I would love to try to make the quick apple butter!



  76. I'd like to try the Refrigerator Dilled Green Beans and Pickled Vegetables. DH loves them!
    Thanks for the chance to win!



  77. I subscribe!



  78. Mango Tango Salsa



  79. I'd love to can the Apple Pie Filling

    garlandofroses@gmail.com



  80. Growing my 1st vegetable garden this year. Would like to try the bread and butter pickle recipe.



  81. i subscribe via email



  82. i would make Sweet Apple Cider Butter and Cinnamon Watermelon Rind Pickle



  83. i subscribe email



  84. I am planting six rhubarb plants in my garden this year, so I'm excited to try the Rhubarb Orange Chutney recipe. I wish they had some recipes for crabapple jam, jelly or chutney, because I have a very prolific crabapple tree in my front yard so I have lots of fruit to work with.



  85. I subscribe



  86. I already follow you on Twitter and I tweeted about it here: http://twitter.com/one6ylady/status/1616943609



  87. I'd love to try the Cranberry Mustard. I canned some applesauce last year with borrowed tools, so I'd love to expand my canning repertoire this year with some stuff of my own.



  88. I subscribe









  89. i want to try the salsa since it's a family fav and only grandma makes it well lol i'll show her ! lol lol



  90. i blogged about you #1



  91. i blogged about you #2



  92. I would totally make the rocky road brownies recipe!



  93. The Black Raspberry Jelly sounds divine!



  94. I added you to my Technorati favs (stormraven)



  95. I faved you on Technorati under Katydidandkid



  96. The Honey-Orange Slices recipe sounds like something I'd like to try.



  97. Subscribed via e-mail.



  98. Twitter follower & tweeted - http://twitter.com/sito50/status/1621730976



  99. I would like to try the recipe to can apple pie filling- I always can my own applesauce but have never tried the pie filling- sounds good



  100. subscribed to feed



  101. following on twitter and tweeted
    http://twitter.com/jblanton41/status/1622728082







  102. Basil garlic Tomato Sauce

    deborah150 at hotmail dot com



  103. Subscribed



  104. I'd like to try the Multigrain Pancakes with Blackberry Maple Syrup. Thanks for the giveaway!





  105. The strawberry lemonade concentrate looks wonderful!
    I had no idea Ball was so old - that is really interesting.
    Thanks for a great giveaway.



  106. I follow you on twitter & tweeted, but I don't know how to link it to here - sorry.
    Booksnboys



  107. I want to make Black Raspberry Jam. Yummy!



  108. I would love to can my own dill pickles! the recipe looks divine. I couldn't believe when I read the label of my store-bought pickles that they included HF corn syrup. Ugh! I need to just make my own.



  109. I would like to try the Italian-style marinara sauce



  110. I would love to learn a Cranberry Mustard for those Turkey Leftovers! Thanks!



  111. I subscribe in Google Reader.





  112. I would love to win this.. I would like to make the cranberry pineapple freezer jam... but, my daughter would love to try a few more... she planting her garden for the second year and is trying new canning methods... thanks



  113. I went right over and searched for a pickle reciepe. And they have one for dill pickles! Something about that reminds me of growing up at Grammi's house. So, I would love to try and make them myself.



  114. I favorited you on Technorati! My Technorati name is Janah99.



  115. The Black Forest Macaroon Conserve sounds delicious! Learning to can is one of my near-future goals- this would be great!



  116. Also, I'm an e-mail subscriber.



  117. The recipe I'd like to try is the Hot Chipotle Salsa.



  118. I'm a subscriber via feedburner.



  119. JeansandTs@hotmail.com
    Herbed Tomato Juice would be one of the first recipes I would like to try. I have sworn to preserve as many fresh vegetables as I can this year.



  120. Definitely the Multigrain Pancakes with Blackberry Maple Syrup!



  121. The applesauce sounds yum! The preserving kit looks sophisticated and it is a great giveaway.



  122. I'd like to try making the black raspberry jam. My family would it.

    rsgrandinetti@yahoo.com



  123. I'd like to try the Raspberry Swirled Brownies.



  124. The Triple Dip Hot Chocolate sounds super great.

    I have old Ball and Kerr canning books with actual recipes so it was rather disappointing to see that they used a spice packet (for sale) rather than a list of spices used in their canning recipes.



  125. email subscriber



  126. Technorati favorite
    VickieB



  127. I would like to try the Mango Tango Salsa!



  128. Triple dip hot chocolate sounds yummy!



  129. I'm subscribed via email



  130. I've made dill pickles with my mom's canning supplies. It would be nie to have a set of my own! I would try the Kicked-Up Garlic Refrigerator Dill Pickles!







  131. I have several jam, jelly, and preserves recipes I want to try. Wild blackberries grow all over our fences on our farm, and I am dying to try making something besides cobbler!



  132. I follow you on Twitter (@klcmaher)



  133. My husband has some dietary restrictions and I've been thinking more and more that we ought to start making some of our own canned goods instead of frantically reading labels in the supermarket and frequently not finding anything suitable. This would be a great start for us.

    Making our own salsa would be awesome. I'm especially interested in the Mango Tango salsa.





  134. I'd like to win this so we can go fruit picking and save the results for the winter.



  135. Cajun Spice Mix!



  136. Subscriber.



  137. Fav in Technorati (aitmama).



  138. Our whole family loves applesauce, so I'd try the homemade applesauce first!



  139. I subscribed via email :)





  140. I would love to try and make ketchup this year. I never had homemade ketchup.



  141. I follow on twitter and tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/carogonza/status/1688042291



  142. I Faved you on technorati: carogonza



  143. Subscriber



  144. We moved to the country and we are growing a lot of our own food, I'd love to preserve for the winter like my Nana used to!



  145. Last year we had a garden for the first time and canned jalapenos. I made and froze spaghetti sauce as well. This year we doubled the garden's size and added a variety of vegetables. I would love a canner to help with the harvest!



  146. I would like to make the Bread and Butter Pickle recipe. Canning is alot of fun!



  147. I'd like to try the Bruschetta in a Jar. Looks yummy. With fresh veggies planted in the garden, gotta think about canning them.



  148. I would like to try the zesty salsa.



  149. Favorite on technorati. User name Alicejane.



  150. I would love to try the lemon curd recipe. Yum!



  151. I would like to try the recipe for bread and butter pickles. My grandma always used to make them and they were the only kind of "sweet" pickles I've ever really liked.



  152. Quick Apple Butter...we love apple butter, but I have never tried to make it.





  153. Entry 2-I added your giveaway to my post.
    http://cmamafishy.blogspot.com/2009/05/giveaways-galore.html



  154. My mother-in-law has just introduced me to canning and I would love to try the Sweet Apple Cider Butter with apples from our tree. Thanks for the great site!



  155. I'd love to try the hot chipotle salsa...yummy!



  156. bread and butter pickle recipe for sure



  157. I would love the Santa Fe Salsa!



  158. I blogged about your giveaway. I just started canning (chicken) and I would love to start doinf other things!!!
    halefamilyforever@blogspot.ocm



  159. I would love to try the Almond Delight Jam as I'm a big fan of almonds! Thanks!



  160. I subscribe via email. Thanks!



  161. I would love to try the Strawberry Vinaigrette. amsbolda@hotmail.com



  162. I subscribe.





  163. I would love to try anything. I don't know how to can and have really been wanting to learn so this would be perfect.



  164. subscribed through google



  165. I blogged about this #1



  166. I blogged about this #2



  167. I subscribed through google



  168. i want to try the salsas or plain on tomatoes for soup & spaghetti sauce this winter.



  169. My mom loved to can. I would love to learn how to follow in her footsteps.

    I'm totally trying this gazpacho: http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/all_recipes/215.php?recipe=17&recipID=200



  170. Bread And Butter Pickle recipe!



  171. Neat prize



  172. I would love love love to can. My dad just moved near us and he is the Canner in the family- makes the best pickles ever so of course I would want to try the Dill Pickles recipe (and the one with garlic).
    Eeekk!!! So glad I found this site-



  173. This giveaway is so awesome.
    It is so 2008!
    Their site had a wonderful vault of recipes.
    I found a DILL PICKLE recipe that I would like to try.



  174. Balsamic Vinegar-Strawberry Jam



  175. I subscribe



  176. follow on twitter
    zebastyandylan
    tweeted
    http://twitter.com/zebastyandylan/statuses/1723520169



  177. Would love to try Santa Fe Salsa!



  178. My oldwater bath canner is worn out! I really need a new one with a better rack to hold the jars so they won't tilt over during processing. The recipe I'd like to try is Multigrain Pancakes with Blackberry Maple Syrup. the blackberries just have blossums now so I can get prepared for summer berry picking.



  179. Bread and Butter Pickle recipe sounds good. love pickles



  180. I don't even know where to get black raspberries, but the jam sounds delectable. I LOVE raspberries. I have great memories of canning when I was a kid and I would love to teach my family that important self sufficiency skill. Thanks for the chance to enter!



  181. Balsamic Vinegar-Strawberry Jam, this is the recipe I would like to try.



  182. I would try the Black Forest Macaroon Conserve for my Dad. And then I would make my Great-Aunt Dot's bread and butter pickle recipe. It's a favorite in our family!



  183. I want to try the Pineapple Chili Salsa!



  184. Oh, I must try the salsa verde! Of course any of the salsa recipes would be great. We grow our own tomatoes, peppers, etc. so we'd be all set! I wanted to can this year.



  185. I subscribed!!!



  186. Twittered it! I'm dkmommy.



  187. i would make the Bread and Butter Pickle recipe



  188. I would love to try the tangy mango salsa.



  189. The chicken soup is the recipe I'd like to try.



  190. I subscribe to your feed by email.



  191. The Santa Fe Salsa sounds superb - I would love to try it.



  192. This sounds so good.Black Cherry Espresso Jam.
    carolynishis@gmail.com



  193. BLACK RASPBERRY JAM SOUNDS GREAT!



  194. I follow you on twitter.



  195. i am a subscribber/



  196. I'd love to try the Marinara Sauce. I currently freeze my sauce and it just doesn't last as long as canned. Thanks!



  197. I'm a subscriber.









  198. I hope to have some extra tomatoes from my garden this year so I would like to try the Mango Tango Salsa.



  199. My Grandmother always canned her foods. I never really thought about doing it myself until I had children and started making my own baby food (food allergies in my oldest). This would be a great starter set to help me move onto the next step in the process - canned goods for the whole family. My daughter and I already agreed to try our own Mild Fiesta Salsa from the FreshPreserving site. Whether it lasts more than a day is yet to be seen. Thanks for the contest.



  200. I would make the bread and butter pickle recipe....love pickles.



  201. I would make up the chicken stock I can and freeze and never ever thought about putting up the chicken stock in jars



  202. I'm a follower on Twitter



  203. I would love to try the Balsamic Vinegar-Strawberry Jam,sounds great!
    Thanks
    matternu@aol.com



  204. subscriber
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  205. Black Cherry Espresso Jam sounds yummy!



  206. Subscriber!~



  207. The Santa Fe salsa would be great to try! I have always wanted to make my own preserves! This is great! Thanks!



  208. I tweeted and follow - user name angkaye. Thanks again!



  209. I also subscribed to your email today! Thanks!



  210. I really want to try making my own homemade applesauce and the recipe they have is really simple to make.



  211. subscribe and follow



  212. I would love to try the zesty or traditional salsa, we are big salsa lovers in my house!



  213. email subscriber!



  214. I've just planted my first garden and if it actually grows, preserving is going to be my next learning experience. I want to try to make my own strawberry preserves



  215. I favorited your site on Technorati name aftercancer



  216. Now THIS is a giveaway everyone can use!! I grew up watching my mom can fruits and vegetables, but I've never done it myself. Winning this would jump start me in the right direction. :) Lemon Sage Wine Mustard sounds yummy!



  217. id love to try the Hearty Chili :)



  218. I would love to try the Mango Tango Salsa.

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