Some studies suggest that canning can reduce vitamin C by up to 90% in some vegetables. Studies also suggest heat can destroy at least 10% to 30%, and up to 70%, of the B vitamins in produce.

Read home canning for beginners to learn how to can food throughout the year, including tips for choosing jars, hot pack versus cold pack, pressure canning, and boiling water bath canning.

They’re interested in canning fruits, vegetables, homemade jams and even meats, which allows them to enjoy seasonal produce year-round while minimizing their reliance on store-bought goods.

Canning — once a necessity so families could have fruits and vegetables through the winter — has turned into a hobby. A look at how canning evolved from the home to factories, and why people ...

For generations, home canning has followed a basic blueprint: glass jars and their metal lids are sterilized in boiling water, filled with strawberry jam, pickled vegetables, or whatever’s ...

With the high price of food today, more and more people are looking into growing their own fresh vegetables at home — and doing more hands-on planning and harvesting as a result.