In the spotlight. . . Sue and Bill Edwards at Sand Creek Farm

( Editor’s Note: Second in a series spotlighting local and area farmers, who participate in the Rockmart Farmers Market.)

Sue Edwards has been canning since she was a girl helping her grandmother preserve food.

For many years Sue has supplied two farmers markets with a wide variety of canned goods on a part-time basis. Since last year, Sue has completed work on a large kitchen space and began canning full time.

When you first open the door to Sue’s kitchen the smell of fresh dill greets you along with the sight of freshly canned jars of vegetable soup and pickled peppers. Sue also preserves many unique and traditional items such as cowboy jelly and pear honey.

Outside the kitchen on the farm grow a lot of the ingredients used in the canning.

Tomatoes, several varieties of peppers, cucumbers, and plenty of herbs are grown to fill the mason jars with locally grown goodness. Chickens, quail, turkey, geese, and ducks roam the farm as well. The eggs from the birds are pickled by Sue and available at market.

Additionally, Sue’s husband Bill grows fresh produce that comes to market each week. Look for kale, watermelons, field peas, and even wild lemons.

Sand Creek Farm always has something new to pick up and a great variety of canned goods for stocking your pantry.