Jam News

The scratches on fruit sellers arms and hands tell me all I need to know: It's berry season in Russia! A riot of color has broken out all over town: ripe reds, cool blues, deep purple-blacks, and even rare yellows pulse from half liter plastic cups and homemade birch bark baskets at vegetable kiosks.

If you are growing a vegetable garden this summer or merely enjoying the "fruits of the harvest" from someone else's garden, then consider home canning.

After a successful first year , the Johns Creek Farmers Market will return June 2 to Newtown Park with more vendors, more locally grown fruits and vegetables, and more entertainment.

Jelly jars are pretty as well as practical: The rims on the rounded ones are used to tie down parchment covers.

Saturday May 26: National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. When you peruse the original recipe sites online, be aware that you can make healthier substitutions for some of the traditional, commercial, or familiar ingredients you find online on these recipe sites.

The fruits and vegetables that seduce us early in the season make me greedy. I fall hard and completely, happy to lug home cumbersome bags from the farmers' market and create a still life on my kitchen counter of big bunches of vegetables and piles of berries.

Rose Squared Productions returned to Verona Park last weekend, marking their 26 th Annual Fine Art and Craft show, where more than 140 artists and vendors were able to showcase and sell some of their work.

A group of vendors crowd a downtown park each Saturday during the summer and this past Saturday they gathered for a preview to this year's Farmers Market at Heritage Park.

Watermelons are beloved summer treats, and spring is the time to plant them. In the Piedmont and westward, you should plant watermelon seeds between April 15 and June 1. Because it takes 90 to 100 days from germination to harvest, there's only a slim chance of picking a watermelon from your backyard for a Fourth of July picnic.

The much anticipated opening of the Bowie Farmers Market has arrived! On Sunday, May 20, residents will once again be able to enjoy fresh, local fruits, vegetables, breads and more every Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon in the Bowie High School parking lot at 15200 Annapolis Road.

You might say Rachel Saunders was in a jam when she decided to write her latest book.

The workshop will cover the basics of water bath canning to ensure safe preservation.

Whether you've got a bumper crop of summer squash from your garden or you picked up a few zucchini at the supermarket, these recipes will help you make the most of these versatile summer vegetables Packed with vitamins and nutrients, tomatoes are not only good for us, they are deliciously versatile when it comes to cooking.