Backyard Conservation: The Preserver’s Garden with Stacy and Jeremy Hill

Chris hosts Stacy and Jeremy Hill to discuss intentional food choices, local and seasonal eating, and reducing carbon impacts from long-distance shipping and food waste. The Hills, based at Gooseberry Bridge Farm in southern Missouri, describe how homegrown tomatoes sparked their journey into gardening and preserving, leading to better flavor, nutrition, lower costs, and improved food security for their family of eight. They explain practical ways to start small, preserve surplus (freezing tomatoes for later sauce), and safely can foods by understanding acidity, using tested recipes, and choosing water-bath vs. pressure canning to avoid botulism. They also cover dehydrating, freeze-drying, fermenting, time management, involving kids, pest control with beneficial insects and targeted methods, and their book The Preserver’s Garden. == Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast You can also visit our website HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices