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Be aware of safety when canning

While food preservation is a priority for me, my confidence in canning safely prohibits me from venturing too far into this particular method of putting up food for the winter. My caution about canning is that I might poison my family via botulism. If you aren’t familiar with botulism ...

Family canning methods might be tradition, aren't always safe

MORGANTOWN — Canning food has been a way of life for Gina Taylor since she was about nine years old. Taylor, professor and WVU Extension Service Family and Community Development agent, said her father discovered the 4-H extension office in Raleigh County when she was a child. During that ...