In a previous column, I discussed how to preserve your fruit crop by freezing or dehydrating it. Since I am also a certified master food preserver, I thought I would use this column to discuss canning ...

There s nothing better than biting into a perfectly ripe peach or dicing just-picked tomatoes for a quick summer salad. Except, perhaps, enjoying that same peach or tomato during the dead of winter.

What do you do with all the vegetables from your garden? You will cook what you can but then there is always more than you can use. Why not can or freeze it? There are several free publications ...

We recently hosted a canning class at Lincoln Land Community College. It was exciting to see that people are still interested in learning the art of canning. Canning is an ages old preservation ...