During the Canning Essentials Class, you'll go from "I'm too nervous to can" to a confident canner with colorful jars of preserves to line your pantry and share with friends.
Author, speaker, and home canning expert, Ashley English teaches this three-part class series. She recorded them from her home kitchen in western North Carolina, and you can watch on-demand.
You'll also get some of Ashley's favorite fall recipes for home canning and access to support in the Gardens That Matter learning community.
Put up your favorite foods this fall and learn to do it safely. Enjoy the fruits of your labor all year round.
The Essentials
Part 1: Equipment and Ingredients
From cans to canners, Ashley breaks down the basics of what you'll need to get started with preserving using boiling water baths and pressure canning.
Part 2: Canning Concepts
Gain confidence in your canning by learning the scientific concepts that make preservation possible. Ashley covers pH, high/low acid foods, botulism, head space, and altitude adjustments.
Part 3: Canning Methods
Roll up your sleeves and turn up the heat. Time to learn the techniques you need for boiling water baths and pressure canning. Ashley makes it all actionable in this part of the class.
The Bonuses
Community Support
Ask questions and get real-time support inside our private, ad-free community. Our website and mobile app make it easy to access classes and resources anytime.
Bonus: Fall Recipes for Home Canning
Gain access to Ashley's top recipes for the fall season:
1) Apple Butter
2) Applesauce
3) Pear Chutney
4) Chow Chow
5) Pickled Beets
Recorded Q&A
Listen in as Ashley answers questions from past students in this Q&A session. Have new questions? You can post in the community forum or join the next live call.
Class videos are approximately 30 minutes each. Watch on-demand from any device.
You'll also get printable worksheets for taking notes and audio files to listen on the go. With your purchase, you'll gain lifetime access to the Canning Essentials Series.
Your Instructor for Canning Essentials
Ashley English
Author and Speaker
Ashley English is the author of 11 books, including all 5 books in her “Homemade Living series” (Canning & Preserving, Keeping Chickens, Keeping Bees, Home Dairy, and Home Apothecary), as well as A Year of Pies, Quench, Handmade Gatherings, A Year Of Picnics, The Essential Book of Homesteading, and Southern From Scratch.
Your Gardens That Matter Host
Amy Landers
Amy is the lead instructor and co-founder of the Gardens That Matter community network. She’s a nature nerd, writer and mom of three boys. She and her husband (and co-founder) Colby believe our home gardens are the key to better food, a better life, and a better planet.
Canning Essentials Class
- Part 1: Canning Equipment and Ingredients
- Part 2: Canning Concepts
- Part 3: Canning Methods
- Canning Q&A
- Bonus: Five Fall Canning Recipes
- Access to the main hub of Gardens That Matter community
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Put Your Ideas Into Action
Create jars of fruit butter, pickles, chutneys, and other delicious preserves. Give them as gifts and open them as a treat for yourself when it's grey outside. We especially love the apple butter on toasted, crusty bread!