Annette Johnson and Abbigail Sampson blanch tomatoes at a recent Purdue Extension workshop on food preservation. Submitted photo Editor’s note: The Daily Reporter regularly features agricultural and ...

Canning is making a comeback – at least Marylee Schirg thinks so. An eco-friendly, cost-effective and self-sufficient way to store food for long periods of time, canning is becoming increasingly ...

Along with sourdough, home gardening and other pandemic cooking projects, another time honored tradition has recently gained new excitement: food preservation. Last summer stores quickly ran out of ...

There is nothing like the taste of fresh vegetables that come straight to the table from the garden, and often when there is a produce surplus folks turn to processing options such as freezing or ...

Home canning is a popular way to preserve the freshness of homegrown food. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee says that when done correctly, home food preservation also can save ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - With all the fresh produce available in the farmers markets now, some of you may be thinking ahead about ways to store them. Diane Devereaux, also known as The Canning Diva®, ...

There are so many resources out there for home canners, it can be pretty overwhelming. It's important to follow reliable information, and you can count on your local extension service for that.

It’s my pleasure to introduce a guest columnist this week to pass along the latest and safest recommendations for home tomato canning. Tomatoes are America’s favorite homegrown vegetable, and canning ...