Preserving Your Garden Bounty

With a little extra effort, you can enjoy your garden bounty for months to come.
Preserving your garden vegetables and herbs doesn't need to be complicated. Now is a great time to take stock of what herbs you have and what you may need to get through the winter.

Herbalist Amy Jeanroy provides tips on how to extend your garden through the fall and winter.

Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 5
  • Audio File: staying_well/1243sw1e.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: Amy Jeanroy
  • Book Title: Canning and Preserving for Dummies
  • Guest Bio: Amy has been an herbal gardener in many regions of the US. Her family has operated a greenhouse business since 1999, where she grows numerous herbs for medicinal and culinary uses. A Master Gardener, Amy enjoys helping answer gardening questions and showing how fun it is to grow herbs in any size garden.

    Her farm is a family run, 60 acre farm, with three generations of knowledge helping to cultivate their gardens. Amy takes her work seriously. When not working in the gardens, she sells to farmers markets and offers herbal soaps, tinctures, salves, teas and recipes to help the customers become more familiar with the joy of herbs.

    Amy is the also the author of, Canning and Preserving For Dummies, 2nd edition, A how-to guide for canning, drying and freezing the foods (and herbs!) that you grow.
  • Length (mins): 10
  • Waiver Received: Yes
  • Host: Melanie Cole, MS