Community Spotlight: Twitter FoodistaChat With Master Gardener Amy Jeanroy
By: Marissa Brassfield
Published: March 16, 2012

This past Wednesday, we held our second #FoodistaChat and chatted with master gardener Amy Jeanroy about local food, farming, canning and even parenting. If you missed the chat, check out some highlights below. Be sure to tune into future #FoodistaChat sessions on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month at 4 p.m. Pacific.
We kicked off the chat by talking about gardening:
@kellylenihan Cool crops for sure: greens do well, cilantro, carrots will grow slower but will grow.#foodistachat
	— herbgardens (@herbgardens) March 14, 2012
Yum! Berries freeze great! RT @herbgardens: We also can & freeze quite a bit of wild things: berries, grapes, wild greens.... #foodistachat
	— Liza Hawkins (@aMusingFoodie) March 14, 2012
@efficient I always recommend freezing berries whole instead of making all jam. That way you CAN do smoothies, etc #foodistachat
	— herbgardens (@herbgardens) March 14, 2012
@aMusingFoodie Yea, I SAY I do, but I have 5 kids..so usually No. I freeze flat in quart sized freezer bags.#foodistachat
	— herbgardens (@herbgardens) March 14, 2012
@foodista Peas, leaf lettuce, kale,potatoes(may be not for the faint of heart), start EVERYthing from seed indoors, make lists #foodistachat
	— herbgardens (@herbgardens) March 14, 2012
The conversation then continued to issues around local food and sustainability:
@SvrySalvations We are on board when you think smaller..big stores love profits above all else. Local is the answer, IMO #foodistachat
	— herbgardens (@herbgardens) March 14, 2012
@foodista No, only because I grow it here on our farm and we sell to the farmers market or people come You Pick our stuff. #foodistachat
	— herbgardens (@herbgardens) March 14, 2012
@foodista ASK for it! Ask your stores and see if they sell local produce. The more they hear you will BUY it, they will get it #foodistachat
	— herbgardens (@herbgardens) March 14, 2012
And, to close out the chat, a bit on canning:
@MandiRoseS Sure, start w something easy-in hot water bath. Like tomatoes. Get a good book and start small. #foodistachat
	— herbgardens (@herbgardens) March 15, 2012