Book excerpt: The Wiley Canning Company Cookbook is a guide to home food preservation rooted in seasonality, education, and family. Author Chelsea J. O'Leary focuses equally on seasonal recipes and the foundational knowledge required to save food at home with a sharp intuition and holistic understanding. No matter where you live--a downtown high-rise, suburban bungalow, or countryside ranch--these recipes are for you. In fact, all recipes--exclusively created using produce from local farmers' markets--were written in Chelsea's downtown home in Nashville, Tennessee. As you use The Wiley Canning Company Cookbook, you will become a steward of your local land, farms, and home. Inside you will find: A case for why home food preservation matters tremendously today The history, science, and safety of home food preservation The equipment and tools required and encouraged 65 seasonal canning, pickling, preserving, and freezing recipes Tips and tricks to create an intuitive and efficient workflow in your kitchen Resources to further expand your personal preserving practice