Canning Across America

My 80 year old grandmother, who was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, has been putting-up for as long as I can remember.

Have you ever seen a super hot deal on produce and think "I should can that"? Me, too. I’m what many seasoned canners call a "newbie": meaning that

A watercolor sketch Marcia Milner-Brage titled Marie's Pantry. Separately, Marcia's also captured Marie’s harvest before the canning.

Quick video out about How to Pickle Veggies with Marisa McClellan by the folks at The Daily.

I first learned to can when I was about eight years old back in Texas. Four generations of women–my Great-Grandma

I came to canning late in life, spurred on by friends who seemed to be making pickles, jams and other yummy things every time I stopped into their kitchens.

I have started canning as a new tradition for our family. In the spring we started with making violet jelly. My children have had so much fun with the whole process.

Many of us have fond memories of Blueberries for Sal, the classic Robert McCloskey picture book about a mother and daughter in 1940s Maine who head out one

I am a member of a federally recognized Native American Reservation in Northwest Washington.

Canning is an important part of Amy Pennington’s book, Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable and Seasonable Kitchen.