How to preserve an abundance of squash and zucchini
Preserving squash and zucchini can be tricky. Learn the best practices for canning, freezing and drying squash and zucchini.
How to grow potatoes from seed potatoes
Learn how to prepare, plant and grow seed potatoes to avoid common pitfalls and maximize yields at harvest.
Here’s What’s Cooking in Lynne Almasy’s Kitchen
Congratulations to our Week Three Reader's Kitchen Winner, Lynne Almasy! Learn a little about our winner and get her featured recipes!
Late blight confirmed in Pa. tomatoes
Late blight has been reported in Erie, Mercer, Indiana, Centre, and Clinton counties, and are primarily in commercial production and home garden tomatoes.
Are different kinds of salts better for your health?
There are many types of salt available now, and each one has a slightly different amount of sodium in it. Learn more about different types of salt.
Giving thanks when salad is not a salad
A humorous look at Midwest “salad” culture, where holiday salads mean Jell-O, cool whip and canned fruit, not greens. Know the assignment this Thanksgiving.
App helps consumers understand unit price to save on food
The “Spend Smart. Eat Smart.” app can help you calculate unit price in order to compare similar products to get the best value and save money.
A brief history of the s’more, America’s favorite campfire snack
Many will enjoy a s’more this summer, but do you know where this tradition comes from? Learn how the s’more came to be.
Grilled cheese and leftovers
I was talking to a friend of mine over the weekend who mentioned that she didn’t see the Ask Jen column in last week’s...
How to master the hugelkultur gardening technique
Hugelkultur gardening improves soil fertility, keeps the growing area moist and has many other benefits. Learn how to set up your own hugelkultur garden.
