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November 2025 Giveaways from The Canning Diva
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November 2025 Giveaways from The Canning Diva® | Canning, Gardening & Holiday Prizes The holidays are my favorite time to give back to this amazing canning and gardening community. All month long, I’m hosting five November 2025 giveaways—from an outdoor stove to reusable canning lids, natural pest control, and signed…
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From Seed to Table book by Diane Devereaux | Now Available
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I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE my latest book, From Seed to Table, is available in stores! You asked, and I listened. For years, my readers have shared their desire to grow more of their own food, eat with the seasons, and live more sustainably — without having to move off…
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Stock Your Pantry with Complete Meal Solutions: Meals in a Jar for Long-Term Storage
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Meals in a Jar give you complete, shelf-stable meals you can stock today and serve anytime. This guide shows you how to stock your pantry with complete meal solutions for long-term food storage—from menu planning and pantry meal prep to pressure canning basics that produce balanced, ready-to-heat entrées in one…
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Home Canning for Wellness: Nutrition, Sustainability, and Everyday Preparedness
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Home canning goes beyond pantry preparedness—it’s a wellness practice that strengthens overall health by knowing where your food comes from, preserves peak nutrition, and supports sustainable living. By filling jars with seasonal produce, bone broths, and complete meals, you take control of your food, avoid hidden preservatives, and create a…
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Homemade Chicken Soup in a Jar
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The many benefits to canning homemade Chicken Soup At the first sign of the sniffles, my mother would head to the kitchen and whip us up a batch of her homemade chicken soup. She would add fresh chicken, carrots, celery, onions and garlic and of course, her soup was never…
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