In whatever way you’re connected to agriculture, ‘thank you’
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Agriculture, Russell Redding, offers heartfelt thanks during this season of thanksgiving: 'Thank you for your commitment to agriculture, in whatever way you are connected.'
The self-sufficient gardener: How to save seed
Let’s not get so excited about harvesting vege crops that we forget to save seed for next season!
Southern Ohio FFA’ers addressing local hunger needs
Zane Trace FFA members are helping address local hunger needs, putting what they are learning in the classroom to work in their school and community.
Keepin’ it fresh: How to store garden produce
Proper storage of produce keeps it fresh and ripe until you are ready to eat or preserve it. Storing produce in ideal conditions also improves its taste, texture and appearance.
Here’s What’s Cooking in Rosalie Parker’s Kitchen
Congratulations to our Week Four Reader's Kitchen Winner, Rosalie Parker! Learn a little about our winner and get her featured recipes!
Dinner Guest: My dad makes the best…
Since it's almost Father's Day, Annette Crowell credits her dad with teaching her cooking skills. Read more in Crowell's Dinner Guest post.
September is National Family Meals Month
Children who eat with their families tend to do better in school, eat more nutritiously and avoid risky behaviors.
How to pick the perfect pumpkin, gourd or squash
Most non-botanists distinguish pumpkins, squash and gourds by our purpose for the plant: we carve pumpkins, eat squash and use gourds for fall decorating.
Napkins? Give Me Two, Please
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.
Fermentation, the other preservation
Fermentation is a growing trend for producing safe, easy and healthy foods and beverages.
