Essential Food Preserving

The Comprehensive Guide to Canning, Freezing, Drying, and Fermenting Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Nuts, Beans, Meat, Dairy, and Eggs

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By Julia Skinner

Formats and Prices

On Sale
May 19, 2026
Page Count
432 pages
ISBN-13
9781635868029

Price

$40.00

Price

$51.00 CAD

Format

Hardcover

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Hardcover $40.00 $51.00 CAD

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Julia Skinner

About the Author

Julia Skinner, PhD is an award-winning food writer and culinary business owner, writing coach, fermentation and culinary educator, and food historian. Her book, Our Fermented Lives, won a silver Nautilus Award and earned her the title of Finalist for both Georgia Author of the Year and the IACP Cookbook Awards. Her latest book, The Fermentation Oracle, was a gold Nautilus Award winner and a nominee for Georgia Author of the Year. Skinner is the owner of Root, a fermentation and food history company, which offers classes, consulting, research services, and a food-focused newsletter. She also owns the Culinary Curiosity School, offering unique and playful culinary courses, and Roots + Branches writing and creativity coaching. She has a PhD in Library & Information Science, a graduate certificate in Book Art and Book History from the University of Iowa Center for the Book, and lives between Atlanta, GA and Cork, Ireland. 

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