From ancient civilizations storing grains in clay pots to modern vacuum-sealed packaging, food preservation stands as one of humanity’s most significant achievements. Our ancestors discovered ...

It could be argued that the world’s cuisines owe a lot to the long history of food preservation — the ingenious and unexpected ways to prolong the lifespan of food that have allowed humans not only to ...

Before the advent of chemically preserved foods, people relied on ingenious natural preserving methods to survive winters. Shephard (coauthor, United Tastes of America), the creator of several food ...

In this edition of Sound Bites, we're talking about the art of food preservation. Pickling, canning, pie fillings and jams. We ask master food preserver Christina Ward about the best ways to save the ...

Approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food, nearly a third of all food produced for human consumption, is estimated to be lost or wasted globally every year. Development of innovative and sustainable ...

These canned goods were prepared in UW Extension’s test kitchen in Natrona County. (UW Extension Photo) Just in time for canning season, University of Wyoming Extension has updated and expanded its ...

Eleanor Barnett is the author of Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation (Head of Zeus, 2024). She receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Cardiff ...