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Know what you put up.Know what to use next.

A shared pantry ledger for the household, from garden to shelf to plate. Batch details, what’s left, and what to open next.

Open your pantrySee how it works
Pantry shelfExample
On the shelf
14
Open next
Pickles
Best-by soon
2

Dill pickles

Oldest dated batch. Front of the shelf. Still 6 jars left.

BatchWhat’s leftDated
Dill picklesWater bath · open next
6 of 8 jars12 Aug
Tomato sauceWater bath
9 jars28 Aug
Dried apple ringsDehydrate
2 tins2 Sep
Garden peasFreeze
3 bags19 Jul

Example records. Dates and counts are not a safety check.

The jars remember nothing.

Four preserving problems. Croft keeps the note so you don’t have to.

  • Undated lids

    You remember the weekend, not the year.

    Croft holds the date.

  • Eating the front of the shelf

    Newest jars get used. Older ones wait.

    Croft holds what to open next.

  • Altitude math

    The note lives on a scrap, or it doesn’t.

    Croft holds the note.

  • Frost before batches are logged

    The garden gets the attention. The jars wait.

    Croft holds the batch.

Write it down. Use it later.

Frost and planting dates sit beside the ledger. They do not replace it.

  1. 01

    Log the batch while the lids are warm

    Name, method, date, how many. Write it once.

  2. 02

    See what’s left

    The shelf is a ledger. Counts change when you use a jar.

  3. 03

    Cook on purpose. Mark it used.

    Open the next batch because the note says so, not because it is in front.

One record for the people who cook from it.

Some jar lists live on a single phone, in one person’s pocket. Croft keeps the ledger with the household, so the note is still there when someone else opens the jar.

The shelf, then the season.

Four tools. The ledger comes first. The calendar sits beside it.

  • Pantry ledger

    What’s on the shelf, what’s left, and what to open next.

  • Batch record

    An honest reference: method, date, count. Not a safety certificate.

  • Frost and planting calendar

    Frost and planting dates for your ZIP, kept beside the jars.

  • Record

    Harvest brag

    A keep-record of what you put up. A note you can keep. Not a streak.

A sealed jar is a record.
Not a safety certificate.

A date, a guideline link, or a jar count does not say the food is safe. Follow tested USDA, Extension, or National Center for Home Food Preservation guidance before you can or use a jar.

Start with the ledger.

Monthly prices in USD for web subscriptions. Start with a free account. Subscribe later if you need more room.

Free

A full season for one household.

$0USD / month

  • Open a pantry ledger
  • Log a full season (250 batches)
  • See what’s left
Open a free ledger

Seedling

The shelf, with room for the season.

$15USD / month

  • Full pantry ledger
  • Batch records: method, date, jars left
  • Frost and planting calendar
Open your pantry

Harvester

More room to keep the record.

$30USD / month

  • Everything in Seedling
  • More room for harvest notes
  • Keep-records of what you put up
Open your pantry

Every plan starts with the pantry ledger: batches, what’s left, and what to open next. Paid plans add room as the shelf grows.

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Open the ledger.

Log the next batch while the lids are still warm.

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