Latest Home canning Stories

DALEVILLE, Ind., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball® brand fresh preserving products, is making it easier than ever for farmers' market patrons to start canning by partnering with Fresh Nation, an online resource that connects consumers with farmers' markets, giving them a platform to communicate and conduct commerce and enhance the farmers' market experience. More Americans than ever are shopping at farmers' markets as evidenced by a nearly 10%...

DALEVILLE, Ind., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball(®) Brand home canning products, will host the Second Annual National Can-It-Forward Day on Saturday, July 14, to teach consumers how to preserve the fresh foods they love. In the past year alone, the number of farmers markets has proliferated - increasing by nearly 20%, according to the USDA, as consumers across the country seek locally grown foods. For similar reasons, the number of home gardeners...

CHICAGO, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Freund Container & Supply, a division of Berlin Packaging, today debuted its new line of Legacy canning jars that combine premium quality and traditional design with a price up to 40% below that of the most popular canning jar brands. The jars, nearly identical in appearance with their turn-of-the-century cousins, feature the same, classic two-piece vacuum seal lids that have been proven over generations of home and commercial canning....

Shirley Camp, Retired University of Illinois County Extension Specialist provides five practical tips to help make canning at home simple, safe and fun for the whole family. Shirley's tips and other practical advice can be found in the upcoming edition of Mrs. Wages Canning Guide to be published later this summer. St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 Check out Mrs. Wages’ canning tips and food preservation ideas for the 2012 harvest along with safety recommendations from canning...

Cooking.com has relaunched the Fresh Preserving Store featurning products from Ball ® and Kerr ® home canning and home bottling of preserves and supplies for Jarden Home Brands Marina Del Rey, CA (PRWEB) March 06, 2012 Jarden Home Brands, known to home canning enthusiasts by its iconic brands, Ball ® and Kerr ®, has partnered with Cooking.com to relaunch its online store. The Ball ® and Kerr ® Brands have a 127-year history of producing high-quality glass...

DALEVILLE, Ind., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 13, millions of food lovers curious about canning can learn the ease and benefits of preserving fresh food. Jarden Home Brands, a subsidiary of global consumer products company Jarden Corporation and makers of the iconic Ball(®) brand home canning products, has teamed up with Canning Across America, a nationwide collective of cooks, gardeners and food lovers committed to the revival of the lost art of "putting up" locally grown...

DALEVILLE, Ind., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The resurgence of home canning continues to gain momentum with many food insiders identifying canning as a top food trend for 2011. Fueled by consumers' desire to live more healthfully and eat fresh, local foods year-round, more Americans than ever are turning to home canning. Leading the trend is the iconic Ball® home canning brand with its 127-year history of producing high-quality glass jars in America's heartland. The brand will celebrate...

Home canning, fueled by movements to eat more fruits and vegetables, save money and eat locally, is gaining favor among younger people, a Seattle Web site says.A survey of its community by Allrecipes.com, a food Web site that receives 300 million hits annually, indicates the demographic of canners is shifting from baby boomers to Generations X and Y -- and nearly half of canners are age 40 or younger.Moreover, almost half of canners live in suburban areas, signaling that canning is no longer...

SEATTLE, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Canning is not just for rural grandparents anymore. Americans of all ages and areas are returning to our roots and canning to capture fresher, more affordable flavors. Fifty-five percent of American home cooks plan to can this year, and of those, nearly 97 percent will be canning more than previous years, according to a recent survey of its community by Allrecipes.com, the world's #1 food site. With nearly half of canners aged 40 or younger, the demographic...

Two Canadian agencies have issued a food safety warning for home canning and bottling of seafood. Officials of Ottawa Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency remind home canners and consumers that home canning and bottling of seafood is popular in Canada, but food safety awareness should be the priority when home canning or when buying home canned products from vendors. Improper preparation, canning or storage, especially of low-acid foods such as clams, lobster and whelks,...