The Easiest Crops to Preserve for Year-Round Food
From Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food by Ben Neville
May 28, 2026 · 58 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the easiest crops to preserve for year-round food and methods for food preservation.
In this Backyard Gardens Podcast episode, we talk about the easiest crops to preserve for year-round food and which garden vegetables give you the most long-term value. From potatoes and sweet potatoes to garlic, onions, beans, corn, and winter squash, these are the crops that can feed you for months after harvest. We also cover simple food preservation methods like curing, freezing, drying, canning, and storage so you can waste less and become more self-sufficient from your backyard garden. If you want to grow more food security at home, this episode is for you. Learn to Grow. Grow for Change. Buy some of our seeds, tools, and honey- https://www.backyardgardenspodcast.com/shop Vego garden- https://glnk.io/vzw5/17z code sbh10off Green Stalk- https://rstr.co/greenstalkgarden/betta Get the planter App here https://planter.garden/get/backyard Customized seed starting schedule- https://www.backyardgardenspodcast.com/shop/p/custom-seed-starting-schedule Become a Patron to grow our community garden- https://www.patreon.com/backyardgardens Products we recommend for your garden- https://www.amazon.com/shop/thebackyardgardner Follow us at: Youtube- www.youtube.com/backyardgardens Website…
People in this episode
Host: Ben Neville
Topics covered
- food preservation
- gardening
- self-sufficiency
- year-round food
- vegetable crops
- sustainable living
Keywords
- preserve crops
- food security
- gardening tips
- vegetable storage
- self-sufficient gardening
- canning methods
- freezing vegetables
Sponsors
Vego garden, Green Stalk, Amazon, Patreon
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Backyard Gardens Podcast
Products: potatoes, sweet potatoes, garlic, onions, beans, corn, winter squash
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