Take the 14 Day Freezer Challenge
My freezer is exploding again.
Meet my giant 6 foot long chest freezer stacked with THREE layers of boxes and bins of mixed-up meats, breads, leftovers, carrots, blueberries and strawberries, peppers galore, dehydrated tomatoes, frozen chicken broth, nuts, and blanched greens.
PS: It’s kind of embarrassing sharing my freezer contents with the rest of the foodie world.
Here’s the problem: I never want to go through the trouble of unstacking the layers to get to the bottom stuff… so I just never use the food.
Can you blame me that I want to do a 14 Day Freezer Challenge?
The Freezer Challenge is something I started last year that unexpectedly took my CSA community by storm.
(Hey, turns out other people hoard their food in the freezer too).
It’s a game that challenges you to use something from your freezer every day. And hopefully gets your freezer a little bit emptier.
Here’s how the Freezer Challenge works:
Beginning February 10, members who join the 14 Day Freezer challenge, commit to trying to clean out their freezers by using at least ONE frozen veggie/fruit per day for 14 days.
No, Eggo waffles do not count.
It’s my way of forcing myself to get creative with the food I already DO have in my stores and make sure I use it before the summer comes.
Here are your next steps to join the Challenge:
- Subscribe to the challenge at www.sharedlegacyfarms.com/freezer. This will get you on a special email list so I can send you tips and ideas to make the most of the challenge. You also get a cool freebie (see step 2).
- Download your freebie “The Ultimate Guide to Freezing Vegetables.” (You’ll get this via email when you officially subscribe. This resource guide is a free gift from me that will will help you learn how you can freeze veggies for next summer!)
- Make something to eat every day starting Feb. 10 with a veggie/fruit/food from your freezer. (
- Post a picture of your meal on Instagram or Facebook and tell us what frozen items you used to make it. Hashtag it #slfarmsfreezer19
- Keep doing this every day until February 24, when the challenge ends.
- We will choose ONE winner at random on February 24 from those who entered at least 3 photos. And we’ll send them a $25 Amazon Gift Card!