food preservation

Home canning sits closer to science than cooking, according to a food safety specialist at North Dakota State University — and that distinction changes how you approach every jar you put up.

For decades, Margaret Viebrock has empowered the North Central Washington community through education, starting with safe microwave cooking and growing into a beacon of nutrition and youth development.

Food preservation has been around for years, but research has found ways to do it safely.

A bill before the California state legislature would help pay landowners who promise to keep their land in farming.  Amid a push by local leaders to conserve farmland and open spaces in the Bay Area from future development, state senator David Cortese has introduced a bill that would shore up funding to preserve agricultural land throughout the state despite the measure’s uncertain financial outlo

When it comes to food storage, some food can be stored for many, many years, and then there are foods than have a short shelf life.  Carolyn Washburn of Utah State University Extension said there are several advantages to storing food; from security to cost savings.  Ye...

Oregon State University has an app for people who are interested in food preservation and canning.   OSU Extension’s Jeanne Brandt said when they designed the app, they had to make some initial decisions on what to include.   “We looked at the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning and incorporated the most common fruits and vegetables, meats and seafoods that are preserved across the nation so this