This billet is in partnership withNewell Brands , makers of Ball ® Fresh Preserving Products . All thoughts and words are my   own .

If you follow myInstagramand Instagram Stories last workweek , you may have noticed a few posts from Indiana … Muncie , Indiana , to be accurate !

I was bid on a whirlwind “ immersion misstep ” to ascertain   more about the history of the company ,   tour the jar factory , and film a live canning demo   in the their tryout kitchen —   all to quetch off the 7th Annual Can - It Forward Day and my   second class as an embassador for   the beloved marque .

Touring the Ball Canning factory in Muncie, Indiana

You may rememberour   fun collaboration last summertime , which culminated in a series ofcanning demos on Can - It Forward Day . We ’re doing it again this year , only it ’s more like Can - It ForwardMonthand we ’re covering four popular canning categories ( salsas , jams , jam , and condiments ) in a serial of Facebook Live classes on theirFacebook page . It all start last weekend with canning expert Jessica Piper and food blogger Kathryne ( ofCookie and Kate ) making Corn and Cherry Tomato Salsa .

Their form will replay throughout the month onFacebook , and you’re able to look forward to more canning classes , covering every skill story from first - time canner to   experienced preserver , every Wednesday at 12 noon ET :

( No worries if you miss one , you could look on all the telecasting on Facebook after they vent . )

Ball jars on the assembly line

As you could see , we ’re spreading out the canning love and keeping the vibration going all year ,   starting with   the Summer Preserving Canning Series on theBall tin Facebook page . In the spirit of “ canning it forward , ” we ’re also   partnering with Feeding America to encourage fellow canners to continue the tradition of sharing and giving through nursing home canning . For every parcel of theseSharing Jarssold , Newell Brands , makers of Ball ® Fresh Preserving Products , will   donate four meal to the cause ( up to $ 150,000 ) .

last out tuned for more   canning   inspiration through the summer , fall , and holidays —   I ’m cooking up some coolheaded ideas with them for the   remainder   of the year !

convey to you byNewell Brands , makers of Ball ® Fresh Preserving Products , for whom   I ’m a paid embassador . give thanks you for supporting the brands that support Garden Betty .

Blogger immersion trip at Ball Canning headquarters