CSA Member Canning Tomato Opportunity
Pahl’s Farms 2025 CSA members can purchase 1/3bu boxes (approx. 20lbs) of canning tomatoes for $20 each this season. Additional boxes are just $10! Canning tomato orders must be picked up at the market in Apple Valley.
What: 1/3bu box of Roma canning tomatoes for $20
Where: Picked up at Pahl’s Market in Apple Valley
When: Friday 8/29 through Wednesday 9/3
Canning Tomatoes
Tomatoes are the most popular home preserved food item. There are a variety of ways to preserve tomatoes, simply as a sauce, but also as tomato juice, salsa, jam & jelly, relish, pickled green tomatoes, and more. Many think that tomatoes are high in acid. But depending on the variety, growing conditions and ripeness, that can vary. An average of 3 pounds of tomatoes per quart is needed when canning. If canning pints, you need a little less than 1 1/2 pounds for each pint. Current canning recommendations require that acid be added to almost all tomatoes that are canned. This can be citric acid, lemon juice, lime juice or vinegar. If you are short on time, you can also freeze tomatoes. They may be frozen either raw or cooked.