@BigFamilyLiving, Backyard Classrooms, and Preserving the Seasons with Holly Capelle

Before we get started, there’s still time to take advantage of the final two days of Recipe Week LIVE 2025 happening now through August 15, 2025. This live event is for anyone who wants to turn what they cook or bake every day into publishable recipes. Sign up here for Recipe Week LIVE 2025.  Today I’m excited to have an interview with Holly Capelle. Holly is a home cook, food preservationist, lifestyle artist, and advocate for sustainable living. She is the founder of @bigfamilyliving, an online community for people who preserve, create, cook, and garden. Holly is the author of the new book Preserving the Seasons, a comprehensive guide to the easiest ways to preserve the produce, herbs, and flowers you love. Holly lives in Portland, Oregon, and with her husband and six children, they’ve created a living garden classroom in their suburban home. As the garden has grown over the years, it’s now filled with chickens and vegetable, fruit, herb, and edible flower gardens right out her back door. Today Holly and I talk all about her living classroom, and walk through her beautiful new book filled with tips for infusions, drying, dehydrating, freeze-drying, and how to incorporate these preserved ingredients into everyday cooking. Things We Mention in This Episode: Register for Recipe Week LIVE Holly Capelle @bigfamilyliving Preserving the Seasons