Community canneries can bring people together, encourage food sovereignty and healthy local food systems, and even mitigate climate change.

I am going to write a daily diary for today, September 22. First of all, Happy 6th Birthday to grandson Curtis. I left him a voicemail wishing him a happy birthday. I can already see him when his ...

Chef Rick Bayless posing outside a food truck during a cooking demonstration - Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images One of the biggest challenges of pickling red onions is retaining their vibrant color. Just ...

1. Toss the cucumber slices and salt in a large bowl until well coated. Cover and refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours. 2. Pour the cucumbers into a large colander set in the sink and shake the colander to ...

Lovina rises early on Sept. 22, 2025, to get Joe's lunch packed. She is kept busy all day with canning and taking a little break with grandsons.

"I enjoy a coffee with a long john roll. I made two batches on Friday and took some along for family night. I told the family they are short john rolls because I made them short. Haha!" ...

As a lifelong gardener, I’m no longer surprised by annual harvest fluctuations. A few years back, my plants yielded a single bean, which I comically steamed, salted and cut four ways to split with my ...

As the farmers market season winds down and the final weeks of fresh produce arrive, many shoppers find themselves wishing they could make the flavors last just a little longer. The good news is, ...

We have been enjoying the last few weeks of beautiful weather. It cools off at nighttime making it great sleeping weather as well. I canned more V-8 last week, but ...