Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Danny Catullo, of Catullo Prime Meats in Youngstown, joins us this week Around the Table as our Dinner Guest.
fruit preserves

Making jams and jellies is a science to be mastered.
okra and seeds

Let’s not get so excited about harvesting vege crops that we forget to save seed for next season!

It’s hard, but Putnam County 4-H’er understands Ohio's decision to ban county fair poultry shows to minimize the risk of bird flu spreading.

Congratulations to our Week Three Reader's Kitchen Winner, Lynne Almasy! Learn a little about our winner and get her featured recipes!
lily, plantain and dandelion

Local foods are hot right now, and it doesn’t get more local than foraging food in your backyard or at a nearby park.

From our Dinner Guests Hank and Joli Fichter: "Having sources of locally produced food has changed the way we live... The resources are most likely within miles or minutes of your home."
ugly food

Consumers are slowly becoming more willing to buy "ugly fruit," which are seconds or cull produce. And retailers are jumping on the bandwagon, says Editor Susan Crowell in her commentary.

Janet Cassidy shares her Supper Club idea — a way of entertaining and socializing with friends.

How do busy families instill table manners, and what happens when the mom herself is a food-dropping klutz? Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb confesses to always needing a napking or two.

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