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 ...

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 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 ...

Dehydration as a method of food preservation has been around a long time. Primitive man dried victuals by the heat of the sun or with the aid of fire, then ground the dehydrated stores into a ...

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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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 ...

From ancient civilizations storing grains in clay pots to modern vacuum-sealed packaging, food preservation stands as one of humanity’s most significant achievements. Our ancestors discovered ...

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 ...

Sixty-million tons of produce is destined for the landfill every year. The U.S. Agriculture Department says food waste accounts for up to 40% of the total food supply.