The gardening season is coming to a close, but there are ways for you to enjoy your harvest all winter long. 

Caitlin Mellendorf, Nutrition Educator with the University of Illinois Extension in DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Counties, explains that our typical food preservation methods of canning, freezing, drying, and fermenting are all great ways to save your fresh-grown produce throughout the winter, and lower your food waste. 

Mellendorf notes that you can have your pressure canner tested at the extension office for free. Doing this will ensure that the food you are canning will be preserved safely and correctly. 

Learn more about preserving your fall foods, as well as recipes you can make with vegetables that are coming into season, at go.illinois.edu/food.