National Canning Day is here, and kitchens everywhere are pulling out jars, lids and ladles to put fall’s bounty to work. This celebration honors the practice of preserving fruits and vegetables at ...

A well-stocked homesteading kitchen is more than just a place to cook; it is the center of self-sufficiency. From preserving ...

Although it's surprisingly easy to can tomatoes, it's also a kitchen task with a few hard-and-fast safety rules. I grew up canning, learning from the women in my family, and have taught canning ...

When I snagged a bag of perfectly ripe peaches at the local farmers market, I knew just what to do: invite my fellow MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors over to try out the new Ball freshTECH electric water ...

Anyone who’s met Beth Miller recognizes her can-do spirit. The canning guru preserves a staggering amount of summer’s bounty, including jams, jellies, peaches, pickles, potatoes and her favorite, ...

The Ball’s Home Canning Kitchen: In 1948, the Ball Brothers Company, now called Ball Corporation, opened a community canning kitchen on their Macedonia Avenue property in south Muncie. The facility ...

Which canning pots are best? In the dead of winter, few things are more heartening than cracking open a jar of last year’s fresh garden tomatoes. Home canning is a preservation technique that requires ...

I am happy to announce that as the spring and summer produce becomes abundant, the Citrus County Canning-Food Preservation Kitchen will be available for all county residents to process fruits and ...

It is the end of the season, and you have just canned a dozen jars of tomatoes, several jars of peaches, or maybe tons of applesauce from a bumper apple crop. Maybe you are a jam maker with an ...