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"Jam and pickled vegetables are probably the easiest. Plain tomato sauce is also quite easy. Add 1 tbsp lemon juice per quart to ensure pH is low enough. I'd like to address the fear factor: While it's wise to practice caution, follow…"

"Seems like we always put out our tomatoes Memorial Day when I lived with my folks in MD. I live in Oregon now and the weather here is lousy cold until July. I start my tomatoes indoors in February and put them out in early May, under…"

"You had a great interview in The Oregonian, though! http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/index.ssf/2010/04/radical_homemaking.html"

"I have a blog, mostly about cooking from scratch, called Lost Arts Kitchen: lostartskitchen.blogspot.com . I also write about food politics and sustainability at times, too. Usually only post a couple times a month. I'm working on a post about…"

"I recently stumbled upon some videos (actually, they must've been films) of Dolly Freed, made just after she wrote Possum Living (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvn79E40VSc). I have to say, as inspired as I was by her book when I read it a…"

"How lovely! You should be proud! Did you design it yourself or follow a plan?"

"I am so excited to try crockpot sauce this year! I just ordered a new slow cooker and can't wait for it to arrive; I'm going to set it up outside (where I also have my dehydrator)."