Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. Home food preservation is expected to be very popular this year as more people are turning to gardening. Media outlets are reporting up to 300% increases ...

If you’re lucky, you’ll find yourself with more homegrown food at the end of the season than you can consume before it spoils. Rather than waste your hard-earned bounty, it’s time to think about ...

All your hard work is paying off with a bountiful harvest. Fresh produce is filling your garden, countertops, and refrigerator while the garden keeps producing more. Preserve some of your harvest to ...

Summer heat is fading, the feel of fall is here. This year, we had more than 50 days of 90 degree temperatures or warmer. Hail along the Front Range ruined cars, crops and moods. Fortunate are those ...

TAYLORVILLE — The return of warm weather means garden produce will start flourishing. Easy peasy • Sweet Freezer Pickles 2 quarts cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 1 ...

Give a gift that helps your favorite gardeners enjoy the flavors of their garden well past the end of the growing season. Both new and experienced gardeners often spend their gardening budget on ...

Dennis: With the pandemic-led surge in home gardens starting to bear fruit — and lots of vegetables — people are increasingly seeking out options for their new-found bounty. There’s always consuming ...

Every year, I’m asked why the seed someone carefully saved of a favorite food crop doesn’t produce a vegetable identical to the parent. Seed saving is fun, economical and a great way to preserve ...

News Leader reader Susan recently inquired about a topic many people ask about: “We would like to know how to save non-hybrid cucumber seeds from year to year.” Seed-saving can be a delightful hobby ...