The Paper of Miami County - August 26, 2020

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Gardens, canning more popular in 2020

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Lt. Governor to announce grant recipients today Two Miami County organizations hope to be on the short list of recipients

By Michelle Boswell mboswell@thepaperofmiami.com Whether it is because of COVID-19 or a newly found interest in growing one’s own produce, gardening and canning have become quite popular in 2020. In fact, it’s so popular, it is difficult to find supplies whenever one needs them. Canning has been around a long time. Much longer than most would imagine. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, canning began in 1809. In 1795, Napoleon offered a reward of 12 thousand francs for someone to develop a new method for food preservation. 14 years later, Nicolas Appert won the reward. In 1810, Peter Durand created the tin canister. In 1812, Robert Ayars opened the first American cannery. In 1858, John L. Mason patented the Mason jar and in 1884, the Ball Corporation started manufacturing glass jars for home canning. It wasn’t until 1915 when Alexander H. Kerr was granted a patent for his two-piece disposable metal canning lids. Those lids are among the items that locals have had a hard time finding for canning. “I’ve been canning for 30 years! Took me forever to find seals this year. I ended up buying through Amazon and spent a fortune but now I’m set. I have lots of wide-mouth jars left but have about 28 quarts of tomatoes, 28 quarts of

green beans and 14 quarts of salsa,” said Miami County resident Laura Frankum Julian. Nan Fenske Orpurt echoed what others have said about a shortage of canning supplies. “I needed some jars to can salsa. The manager at the farm store told me that every time they get any in that the same people come in and buy them up. Then he sees them online for sale at a higher cost! None at Kroger either. Luckily my mom had a few we scrounged up,” Orpurt said. Tiffany Amburgey said she started her garden because of COVID in a “roundabout way.” “I put in a garden and in a roundabout way due to COVID. Not because I was worried about a food shortage but more because I love gardening and I knew we wouldn’t be vacationing or too busy to care for it this summer,” Amburgey explained. Some who usually garden are having bumper crops this year and that has led to canning. “I’ve been canning for over a month now. I’ve canned things this year that I’ve never canned before due to having such a great turnout with vegetables,” said Rhonda Birk Dale. Aside from the actual food preserved, rewards are abundant when home canning. While it is time consuming, it is something that families do together and have fun through the

Three cities in Indiana are receiving good news today. Two organizations in Miami County that have joined forces hope to be one of those recipients. Miami County Indiana Worth Remembering and Rediscover Downtown Peru worked together to apply for the Preserving Women’s Legacy Grant. Although the grant application had to be submitted by Rediscover Downtown Peru, Miami County Indiana Worth Remembering has played an intricate part in the grant application process. Rediscover Downtown Peru is a “Main Street” organization and are the only ones that may apply for this grant. Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch will announce three grantees for the PWLG for Indiana at 10 a.m. The announcement can be seen via Facebook live. The office of Lt. Governor released the following information concerning the grant announcement. “Join us as we announce the three outstanding projects selected to receive a Preserving Women’s Legacy Grant, featuring special guest Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. Preserving Women’s Legacy Grants catalyze Main Street communities to discover, preserve and activate locations that tell stories about women’s contributions in Indiana. They are a legacy project of Indiana Humanities and the Indiana Office by Community and Rural Affairs.” A video will be shown during the announcement that will highlight the projects that will be funded through the grant. Regine Brindle who is part of the Miami County Indiana Worth Remembering organization has been doing extensive research about women in Miami County who made a difference in this area and beyond. If the organization along with Rediscover Downtown Peru receive the grant, they have big plans as to how they would use the money to educate the public about the influential women of Miami County’s past.

See Canning, Page 2

Peru Tigers win over Logansport Berries. Photos on Page 5. Sports schedules for Maconaquah, North Miami and Peru, Page 6.

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