When you dive into a new hobby or want to learn a new skill, the big question usually is, “How much will it cost to get started?” Luckily, water-bath canning won’t break the bank. When I started canning, I had a big soup pot, a little canning rack I got at the hardware store and…

The National Center for Home Food Preservation is your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation. The Center was established with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (CSREES-USDA) to address food safety concerns for those who practice and teach home food preservation and processing methods.

As we near the end of the gardening season, herbs become more precious than ever. By now, many basil plants will have been nipped by frost and what was not harvested for pesto is looking brown and, let’s be honest, gross. The great thing about pesto is that it freezes beautifully and can be stored…