This is the second installment in our two-part series on preserving fresh food for year-round enjoyment. In our previous column from Sept. 10, we covered basic to intermediate food storage tips and showed how to enjoy delicious vegetables throughout winter using garden produce. This week, we’re exploring advanced techniques for gathering and preserving your favorite […]

Picture yourself in January, opening a glass jar of summer tomatoes you preserved yourself — their rich flavor bursting with August sunshine, no plastic packaging clouding the view. Or imagine reaching into your freezer for perfectly preserved berries you bought at peak season for a fraction of their February price, stored in reusable silicone containers […]

Slowing climate change by living more sustainably requires electricity generated from renewable sources. Batteries will help achieve this goal by storing the energy that powers our electric devices and ensures a consistent energy supply. Though impressive breakthroughs are occurring in China, ongoing developments in the West show that its innovators are beginning to meet the […]

If you could make one small shift in your daily routine to help safeguard the home of over 80% of Earth’s life, would you do it? Summer beach season is a perfect time to explore how our household decisions can ripple out to protect creatures we seldom encounter but that play critical roles in our […]