If you want to learn how to use herbs medicinally and not only medicinally but also grow them,

I can think of little else that gets me excited as knowing I can literally grow our medicine right outside our back door, then you, my friend, are going to want to make

sure that you are registered and signed up for our herbal summer series. This is completely free, though you definitely could charge for it because it is

packed with information. Once you sign up starting in August, every week you are going to get an email from me going over my top 10 favorite herbs.

Each week we are going to pick one of those herbs and do a deep dive on how to grow that herb,

but more importantly, how to use it, including safety, and if you should use it or not if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

We go through all of the cautions, the medicinal properties, and its uses.

So when you get done done you will have in your pocket and hopefully by

that point in your medicine cabinet my favorite top 10 herbs to always have at the ready. Go to Melissa K Norris.com forward slash

summer herb and make sure that you get registered. Summer school is in session and it has never been better. Hey pioneers and welcome to episode 398.

This is a fun episode where me and my guest whom some of you will remember if you have been a podcast listener for a while.

But we are going to be having a very candid conversation on partially the history of Canning as well as some of those

Taboo type canning subjects like reusing canning lids

What the USDA's role, how that plays out with our canning practices, what's considered

safe, what's not considered safe, and where do you kind of bend the rules and where are gray areas and how do you determine in those areas what you're going to do.

So this is a really fun conversation. If you are new to canning, there is going to be a lot of advice that I think you're going to find very helpful to set you up on a path of a solid foundation of understanding, canning science and safety.

But if you are someone who's been canning for a while, I think that you will also really find a lot of value

in this episode, especially when we start to talk

about reducing sugar and recipes and can you alter this

on a recipe?

And if you are going to reuse canting lids how would be the best way

to go about that all kinds of things we talk about in today's episode I'm really excited for you to join us in this one. It's a really good one.

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