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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Farm

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Farm

I knew I would love the Nitty Gritty Dirty Farm long before I saw it. How could you not? Its proprietors - a newly minted minister and a mandolin-playing music teacher - had found each other...

Last updated: August 28, 2025
Keeping Up the Family Traditions

Keeping Up the Family Traditions

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.

Last updated: August 28, 2025
Savoring Summer With Strawberries

Savoring Summer With Strawberries

A fresh strawberry is one of life’s great delights. Icons of summer, these luscious red jewels of nature inspire our senses with their perfumed and sweet

Last updated: August 28, 2025
Canning Plums

Canning Plums

I love plums. And since it’s summer, and you’re likely human, chances are that you really, really like plums, too.

Last updated: August 28, 2025 - 1 comment
Cranberry-Orange Jam (with Cinnamon)

Cranberry-Orange Jam (with Cinnamon)

It’s Christmas Eve! After a relaxed morning here in Cambridge, I got in the mood to make some jam. After trying a range of non-traditional jam fruits, I deci...

Last updated: August 28, 2025
Canning Fall

Canning Fall

The summer that I first discovered home preserving, no produce was safe. There was something so gratifying about containing brightly colored fruits and...

Last updated: August 26, 2025
The Sounds of Preserving

The Sounds of Preserving

Check out this awesome video from CAA Member Brook Hurst Stephens of Learn to Preserve. Be sure to turn the volume up on your computer.

Last updated: May 11, 2022