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As many of you know, I grow food for my family on less than 1/10th of an acre in Los Angeles. But I also manage my family’s 1892 farmstead orchard The post Simple Plum Syrup appeared first ...

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Normally, people use a lot of sugar when canning fruit and they do this is for two reasons. First, sugar has the ability to help the fruit retain its color The post Canning Fruit in Grape Juic...

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Why Would You Can Simple Syrup? It may sound odd to “can” simple syrups, but let me tell you why I do it. When I have an abundance of fruit, The post Canning Rhubarb Syrup – VIDEO appea...

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The video above shows you how to freeze certain foods quickly or you can read the summary post below: Every food gardener knows that at certain times, the garden explodes The post How to Freez...

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Learn How To Peel One Pound of Garlic in Seconds! For this recipe, you need a whole pound of peeled garlic and that would normally take FOREVER to peel. You The post Pickled Garlic & A Peeling...

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Amaze Your Friends & Make Jam’n Salad Dressing …at the same time! I use this canning jar trick all the time to make smoothies, sauces and salad dressings. I have even The post Amazing Ble...

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No-Sugar Applesauce With A Slow Cooker: We have dozen’s of heirloom apple trees on our property, so I am often asked how best to preserve large amounts of apples at The post Slow Cooker Appl...

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If you have been canning this summer, you probably have several jars of half eaten jam in your refrigerator. I know I do! When that happens to me, I start The post BBQ Sauce with Homemade Jam ...

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Dill Pickles – The Simple Way There are two ways to make dill pickles – by fermentation or by vinegar brine. These quick dill pickles are made using the brine method The post Easy Dill Pi...

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What the Heck is Wine Salt? Don’t feel bad if you have never heard of wine seasoning salt. Most people haven’t. But let me be the one to tell you The post Wine Salt Recipe – VIDEO appea...

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I was interviewed the other day by the extremely talented Margaret Roach for her weekly gardening podcast on public radio. During the conversation, we chatted very briefly about the difficulties ...

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You are probably familiar with the powdered or liquid pectin sold in the canning section of the grocery store. It is used in jam and jelly recipes to create the The post Apricot Jam Without Pe...

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How to can pickles the easy way! Got a bumper crop of cucumbers? It’s time to whip up a batch of refrigerator pickles! They are not only fast and simple The post Refrigerator Pickles – VID...

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Strawberry Jamtini – A Delicious Jam Cocktail One of my favorite ways to enjoy those last bits of jam at the bottom of the jar is to create an easy The post Strawberry Jam Cocktail – VIDEO...

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For the most part, canning is a very safe and simple process. If you follow the rules, you have nothing to fear and you get some delicious food that can The post Safe Water Bath and Pressure C...

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Living in Southern California with citrus trees and a mom who canned, I grew up experimenting with all kinds of homemade citrus marmalade. In fact, it was not until I The post Kumquat Marmalad...

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Welcome to Season 4! A few years ago, we started Growing A Greener World for Public Television to tell the stories of people making a difference through gardening. Those stories The post Canni...

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Welcome to the canning season here at Growing a Greener World! Since January, we have been traveling the country (and the world) filming special people and places who are making The post Canni...

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Note: This post was originally published in 2010 and was updated on 6/4/13 to reflect the latest findings regarding BPA-free lids. See the noted update below. There has been a The post BPA in ...

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When we discuss food preservation, we are usually talking about canning, dehydrating, freezing or fermenting. But did you know that you can also preserve fruit in alcohol, such as brandy The p...

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Imagine a cold winter day. You have a warm crackling fire in the fireplace as you gaze out the window at your forlorn apple trees standing tall in the blustery The post Preserving Apple Pie Fi...

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A blueberry packs a lot into a tiny, delicious package. It is not only bursting with flavor, but has exceptional health benefits as well (including antioxidants, vitamin C and fiber). The post...

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Nothing says “autumn” like homemade apple butter. For me, it is as much a part of this season as fall leaves, crisp mornings and delectable pumpkin pie. Apple butter is The post Rustic Hom...

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I love making low-sugar jam because it allows the flavors of the fruit to shine without hiding behind gobs of refined sugar. This particular recipe is a bit decadent because The post Low Sugar...

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Every gardener knows the agony of having too many tomatoes come on at once. We can’t let those marvelous flavors go to waste! Can your extra tomatoes and later, when The post Canning Crushed...

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You may have noticed that home canning & preserving is really hot right now. Everywhere we turn there are articles and blog posts about preserving the harvest. In order to The post What is all...

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Now, don’t worry about this long list of instructions. I am covering EVERYTHING you need to know about the water bath method of canning. (aka the “boiling-water method”) This is The post...

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