Martha McMillin (center) holds a handful of pears as she teaches a canning class to Lucia Smeal (right), Morgan Dooley, Dawn Nelson and Kristin Stockton at The Preserving Place in Atlanta on Saturday, September 14, 2013.
September 14, 2013 Atlanta – Martha McMillin (center) holds a handful of pears as she teaches a canning class to Lucia Smeal (right), Morgan Dooley, Dawn Nelson and Kristin Stockton at The Preserving Place in Atlanta on Saturday, September 14, 2013. Opened on Sept. 11 of this year by McMillin, The Preserving Place offers canning classes for six to 12 people Wednesday through Saturday each week and every other Sunday. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL