The staff of Penn State Extension in Lancaster wants to make sure you have the information you need to can and dry food during the summer season, so its offering a variety of classes teaching safe ...

I crunched through the dried leaves on our sidewalk as I looked up to admire the glorious orange, red and yellow leaves on trees in our colorful autumn season. When I walked into our house, I picked ...

Gardens grow flush in Oregon’s warmer harvest months; meanwhile, preserved food can be enjoyed anytime. Volunteers in an Oregon State University program offer helpful tips for those looking to ...

“I need you to stay out of the kitchen for a while. I am pressure canning green beans,” my mom would say. I’d be stationed at the picnic table on the patio, trimming and slicing green beans. After the ...

If you're going to get into canning and other forms of food preservation, you'll need to understand the equipment. Here's what you need to know, courtesy of research put out by the National Center for ...

Penn State Extension is offering a variety of home food-preservation classes this summer and fall at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road. “Pressure Canning,” 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 14 ...

The end of summer in North America is approaching fast, but gardeners, farmers, eaters, and cooks can preserve summer’s bounty all year long. Fermentation, freezing, canning, and drying can all help ...

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Most of us enjoy the convenience of using the refrigerator each time we go to prepare a meal – the art of preserving food from the garden is not as popular as it once was. While most frozen foods from ...

As the popularity of at-home freeze drying continues to grow, so do questions about its safety. Once primarily a commercial food preservation technique, freeze drying has made its way into homes, with ...