America To Celebrate National Can-It-Forward Day On August 13; New and Experienced Canners To Participate

DALEVILLE, Ind., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 13, millions of food lovers curious about canning can learn the ease and benefits of preserving fresh food. Jarden Home Brands, a subsidiary of global consumer products company Jarden Corporation and makers of the iconic Ball^® brand home canning products, has teamed up with Canning Across America, a nationwide collective of cooks, gardeners and food lovers committed to the revival of the lost art of "putting up" locally grown food, to create the first annual National Can-It-Forward Day. 

"We are seeing a tremendous resurgence for the art of home canning," said Brenda Schmidt, Brand Manager for Fresh Preserving at Jarden Home Brands. "Interest in learning the craft has never been higher as consumers want to eat fresh, local foods year-round. Can-It-Forward Day is all about teaching a new generation the joys and benefits of fresh preserving."

How to Participate

• As canning is always more fun when shared with friends, Jarden Home Brands is also providing instructions for consumers to host their own in-home Canning Parties as part of National Can-It-Forward Day on August 13. Online resources will provide simple instructions for getting started, including an illustrated 'how to', a checklist of necessary items, recipes and money-saving coupons for canning supplies.

• A free, live webcast hosted at FreshPreserving.com will feature a day of instructional canning videos as well as cooking demos on August 13 from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM EST.  Viewers will be able to ask questions and post comments in real time.  

• The event will film at Seattle's Pike Place Market and those in the area are encouraged to participate in person.

"Too many people think canning is difficult but that's just not the case," said Kim O'Donnel, journalist, cookbook author and founding member of Canning Across America.  "I've fallen in love with home canning so I am thrilled National Can-It-Forward Day will let us share with America how simple, yet fun, creative and fulfilling, canning can be!"

Visit FreshPreserving.com for a full schedule of National Can-It-Forward Day demos and to register to view the webcast and host a home canning party.

About Jarden Corporation

Jarden Corporation is a leading provider of global consumer products with a portfolio of over 100 trusted, quality brands sold in more than 100 countries. Jarden operates in three primary business segments through a number of well recognized brands, including: Outdoor Solutions: Abu Garcia®, Aero®, Berkley®, Campingaz® and Coleman®, ExOfficio®, Fenwick®, Gulp!®, K2®, Marker®, Marmot®, Mitchell®, Penn®, Rawlings®, Shakespeare®, Stearns®, Stren®, Trilene®, Volkl® and Zoot®; Consumer Solutions: Bionaire®, Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Health o meter®, Holmes®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Patton®, Rival®, Seal-a-Meal®, Sunbeam®, VillaWare® and White Mountain®; and Branded Consumables: Ball®, Bee®, Bicycle®, Billy Boy®, Crawford®, Diamond®, Dicon®, Fiona®, First Alert®, First Essentials®, Forster®, Hoyle®, Kerr®, Lehigh®, Leslie-Locke®, Lillo®, Loew Cornell®, Mapa®, NUK®, Pine Mountain®, Quickie®, Spontex® and Tigex®. Headquartered in Rye, N.Y., Jarden ranks #379 on the Fortune 500 and has over 25,000 employees worldwide. For in-depth information about Jarden, please visit www.jarden.com.

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