Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, is an internationally syndicated food preservation expert, author, television presenter, instructor and mother of two. Since 2012, Devereaux has been sharing her lifetime passion of canning and food preservation, translating it to the busy lives of families across the globe.

Diane Devereaux started home canning at the young age of 13 and was soon growing and maintaining her own garden. The experience quickly taught her the many benefits of natural pest control, crop rotation and healthy soil factors, heirloom seed production and collection, healthy meal creation, and of course, preserving her garden’s beautiful bounty.

She received her bachelor’s in international business from Davenport University and later plunged into a career in disaster management, where she applied her skills in food preservation, survival and sustainability to those in crisis. Her background in home canning combined with her tenure in disaster management led Diane to create The Canning Diva®, where she blended her passion for gardening and preserving with her knowledge of preparedness and self-reliance.

Accomplishments:

Diane has authored five books;

- IPPY Award Winning Canning Full Circle: From Garden to Jar to Table and its second edition Revised and Expanded version,

- #1 in America The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning: Everything You Need to Know to Can Meats, Vegetables, Meals in a Jar and More,

- Beginner’s Guide to Canning: 90 Easy Recipes to Can, Savor and Gift, and

- The Canning Diva® Presents Meals in a Jar: The Ultimate Guide to Pressure Canning Ready-Made Meals, which is set to launch August 6, 2024.

The Canning Diva® has made several TV appearances on WZZM Channel 13 Healthy You, WOODTV8 Eight West, WZZM Take Five & Company, FOX17 and CBS Detroit News demonstrating home canning techniques and signature recipes.

She’s was a host on The Survival Mom Radio Network and Prepper Broadcasting and later started her own successful podcast, Canning with The Diva!™, where tens of thousands subscribers learn vital food preservation techniques, methods and recipes.

Diane has been featured in magazines such as Woman’s Lifestyle, Diets in Review, and West Michigan Business. She has also published articles in A Healthier Michigan, Awesome Mitten, West Michigan Health and The Green Result.

Diane’s Philosophy:

With fast food, microwaved meals and other preservative-laden “convenience foods” becoming the norm for society, the natural practice of canning is becoming a lost art. Now as food culture centers back to the importance of clean eating and healthy living, Diane Devereaux champions the practice of growing your own food, preserving your harvest and knowing where you food comes from.

An avid supporter of non-GMO seeds, Diane advocates the growth of crops without chemicals, pesticides and genetic manipulation. She is a firm believer in consumers having the right to know the contents of what they ingest and is a proud supporter of honest and forthright labeling of all foods. It is because of this belief she chooses to home can throughout the year to ensure a healthy lifestyle for herself and her family.

Diane has made it her goal to teach the time-honored traditions of canning and food preservation across every corner of the world, which is the driving force of all she creates, writes, and speaks.