Ask us your preserving problem

Stuck on something — a recipe that keeps failing, a food you don't know how to put up safely, a method that confuses you? Tell us what you're trying to do. We can't promise an answer to everything, but if you tell us clearly, we'll do our best to research a safe, properly-sourced answer and publish it here on the site. No guarantees — just our honest best.

How this works

1. You tell us the problem — what you're preserving, what's going wrong, and what you've already tried.
2. We research it against tested Canadian sources (Bernardin, Health Canada, CFIA, provincial ministries).
3. We publish the answer as a guide on the site — and if you leave your email, we'll tell you when it's up.

What we will and won't do

• We will turn a real, common problem into a properly-sourced guide for everyone who hits the same wall.
• We won't diagnose your specific batch over email — we point you to a tested source instead, and we never invent a processing time, headspace, or pH to fill a gap. If we can't source it safely, we'll say so.
• We don't give medical advice. For anything health-related, call your doctor or your provincial public health authority.

Tell us about it

Email is optional. If you'd rather just write us directly, email [email protected].