Posts Tagged ‘canning’

Harvesting Green Beans (video)

More people are growing their own food this year, many for the first time.

Preserving and Canning Food with Friends, new DVD

March 25, 2011 Canning and preserving food had nearly become a lost art in the kitchen by the turn of the recent century. For many, time spent in the kitchen became less as work and family demanded more time. Convenience became de rigueur. If there was a food item you wanted, you went to the [...]

Food Swap! (video)

A fun way of building a local food community – getting together with others for a food swap!

What does it take to live sustainably in the US?

January 05, 2011 Author and blogger Jill Richardson recently returned from a trip to southern Mexico where she lived with the Zapatistas, by way of Schools for Chiapas, and learned about their food and agriculture. Reflecting upon the lives she saw living the in remote areas within the state of Chiapas got her to thinking, [...]

In The Can: Food Swap (video)

Bethany Rydmark shares some of her thoughts about the Food Swap event she has created for local foodies at the Branch & Birdie store in southeast Portland.

Canning Fresh Pears (video)

Various fruits and vegetable have been ripening these past few weeks. Have you had a chance to put any up? A favorite around our household is pears, especially the bartlett variety. Like most other fruit, once ripened, if you can’t eat it all, consider canning or preserving in some fashion. Marge Braker, a retired home [...]

Preserving Food And Friendship (video)

Two friends form a close bond through their mutual food preservation efforts.

Small Batch Fresh Strawberry Jam

From the episode: Preserving Food And Friendship