Business Is Booming For Garlic Seasonings

Business Is Booming For Garlic Seasonings FARM HOME Food If you love garlic you might want to check out the seasonings developed by Budd and Judy Leisenring who grow garlic to sell for both seed and food products While Budd has 35 years worth of experience growing garlic he credits his wife for developing their unique seasonings “We strive to grow large garlic bulbs but we always have some smaller bulbs and some that split open Judy decided we could make seasonings out of them so she started experimenting ” he explains Leisenring a contractor built a commercial kitchen on the couple’s rural Mogadore Ohio property About 25 to 30 percent of the 7 000-lb harvest from one acre ends up in the kitchen after it has dried and cured The Leisenrings chop and dehydrate garlic to make nuggets that can be put in a jar with a grinder and ground fresh like peppercorns Garlic salt is made with pink Himalayan salt Garlic Grilling Spices is a mixture of garlic and other spices for grilling and stovetop cooking Thinly sliced and dehydrated garlic becomes garlic powder - without any anticaking additives “Once they taste our powder people are hooked on it ” Leisenring notes “Our garlic rub is catching on but our grilling spice and Italian seasoning are the most popular One young couple buys the Italian seasoning every 2 or 3 weeks They put it on their mashed potatoes and use it as seasoning ” The garlic growers say their BJ Gourmet Garlic products sell for $7 for 2-oz bottles Besides the dried seasonings they also sell balsamic vinegar and oil with garlic Having a value-added product that they can make and sell after a busy season of harvesting and shipping 20 varieties of whole garlic helps spread income throughout the year Leisenring says Though most of their products sell out before the next harvest he notes that he has tested seasonings that are still good after two years Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Budd and Judy Leisenring 1581 Swartz Rd Mogadore Ohio 44260 ph 330 673-3689; www bjgarlic com; bjgarlic@gmail com

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