Posts by Diane Devereaux

Decadent Chocolate Sunflowers Are The Bold Blooms Your Garden is Craving

Gardening
Are you a fan of chocolate? That rich creamy goodness covers life’s daily doldrums in a sweet, sugary coating and somehow makes everything just a little more tolerable. After all, what’s better to offset daily grind stresses like work, cleaning, kids, and traffic than a bite of creamy milk chocolate…
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How to Make Natural Aphid Killer Using Dandelions

Gardening
Aphids can wreck havoc on your gorgeous garden, killing plants before you are able to harvest a single vegetable. Because aphids reproduce so quickly, by the time you notice the insects on your plants, you’re likely in the midst of a full-blown infestation. Thankfully, gardeners can often combat the pests…
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These Simple Pruning Techniques Will Yield a Bounty of Beautiful Tomatoes For Canning

Gardening
Get an abundance of tomatoes every season with these amazing gardening tips and stock your pantry full of their delicious goodness year-after-year. Indeterminate tomatoes often produce abundant yields, but more often than not, lack of pruning creates a Little Shop of Horrors in your garden if your tomato plants are…
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Glossary of Canning & Culinary Terms

Safe Canning Practices
Home Canning and preserving is very rewarding, but for those of you new to the science and math, canning can be quite daunting and often times challenging. Understanding the many terms used to describe various ingredients, techniques and methodologies are the building blocks for a successful and safe canning experience.…
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Food Preserving 101 Workshop – Grenville, Ohio – June 10, 2021

Classes
From the Garden to the Jar! An evening with The Canning Diva® Diane Devereaux, nationally-syndicated food preservation expert and award-winning author of 3 cookbooks, has spent over 25 years mastering the art and craft of home canning and food preservation. She is the co-host of The Survival Mom Radio network…
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Organic Plant Fertilizer Giveaway

Current Events
Start your 2021 Garden off right with The Canning Diva and Eartheart Natural products! I am giving away a FREE sample of Eartheart All-Purpose 100% Natural plant fertilizer to one lucky winner! To participate, leave a picture of your garden project in the comments as your submission to enter. I…
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Top 10 Rules of Pressure Canning

Safe Canning Practices, Tips, Tricks and Techniques
Author of The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning, Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, shares her top ten rules of pressure canning so canners may stay safe in the kitchen and conquer their fears of using a pressure canner. I hear all the time from followers and class attendees – I…
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Canning with The Diva! Podcast Rebirth with Diane Devereaux

Current Events
In November 2020, I dusted off my microphone, gathered up years worth of notes and recipes, secured an account with Buzzfeed and proudly resurrected my podcast Canning with The Diva!™. I am so very excited to relaunch my podcast, Canning with The Diva!™, so that I may greatly expand upon…
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Understanding Botulism When Home Canning

Safe Canning Practices
📌 Note: This article has been archived for historical reference.For the most current and in-depth information on understanding botulism and the science of home canning, please read my latest article:👉 The 240° Myth: Botulism, Heat Resistance, and the Misunderstood Pressure-Only Mandate     End the misguided fear of contracting botulism…
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Named One of the Best Food Preservation Books for 2020

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I am so excited to share with you a recent article written by Valerie Lindhoff of UpJourney titled, The 25 Best Food Preservation Books where she shares her review of the best food preservation books for 2020. UpJourney.com is a site dedicated to helping people find resources for self-improvement and…
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