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Top Ten Reasons to Garden

Gardening, Gardening Basics, Healthy Earth, Healthy YouBy Charlene May 30, 2017

Save money A garden starts with a modest investment of just a few dollars in seeds. But it gives you hundreds of pounds of fresh fruits and veggies. And if you preserve the surplus produce you’ll get even more. If you are willing to do a bit of canning, freezing or dehydrating, you can provide…

Is Canning Worth the Trouble?

Food storage, Preserving food, Preserving Food BasicsBy Charlene August 1, 2014

First, a short history In the 1860’s, a tinsmith named John L. Mason invented what we now call the Mason jar—a glass jar with a threaded lip and a reusable metal lid. Since then, this homemaker’s wonder has allowed people all over the world to preserve fruit, pickles, relishes and jams. Even though people of…