A GROWING PASSION: Preserve The Harvest

Stream now / Watch Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2
Every vegetable or fruit gardener has faced the dilemma of too much, all at once, much more than they can eat fresh. The issue becomes, how to preserve that harvest and enjoy it throughout the year.

On this episode, we make jam from tomatoes, preserve home grown lemons the Moroccan way, pickle cucumbers, beets, fennel, and onions, make kimchi from cabbages, smoke peppers, and so much more. We'll show you a panoply of preservation, from our kitchens to yours.

1 of 9

Pickle master Alan Wittenberg of Witt’s Pickles prepares the brine for his first batch of pickles.

Courtesy of AGP Productions, LLC

2 of 9

Moroccan cooking expert and cookbook author Kitty Morse joins A GROWING PASSION on set to demonstrate the art of preserving lemons.

Courtesy of AGP Productions, LLC

3 of 9

The dining patio at Tres Estrellas, Rancho La Puerta’s organic farm. The building at rear is the cooking school, La Cocina Que Canta.

Courtesy of AGP Productions, LLC

4 of 9

Golden Calendula flowers are just some of the many edible flowers, vegetables, fruits, and herbs that grow at Tres Estrellas for the kitchens of Rancho La Puerta and La Cocina Que Canta cooking school.

Courtesy of AGP Productions, LLC

5 of 9

Calendula petals are destined to decorate today’s lunch and dinner plates.

Courtesy of AGP Productions, LLC

6 of 9

Blue borage flowers are beautiful planted with golden Calendula. The blue flowers taste a bit like cucumber.

Courtesy of AGP Productions, LLC

7 of 9

Flowering sweet pea sprouts will soon be climbing this rustic support structure. Their blooms will decorate the dishes for springtime guests at Rancho La Puerta.

Courtesy of AGP Productions, LLC

8 of 9

Tres Estrellas’ morning’s harvest of greens is washed in the outdoor farm kitchen before being packed and delivered to Rancho La Puerta’s main kitchen.

Courtesy of AGP Productions, LLC

9 of 9

Executive Chef Denis Roa works with her sous chef as they prepare to demonstrate how to ferment Kimchi for our cameras.

Courtesy of AGP Productions, LLC

Watch On Your Schedule: KPBS+ is a new free streaming video app designed for ease and enjoyment everywhere you watch including Roku, smart TVs and mobile devices. It’s locally curated for San Diego by the KPBS programming team. With a clean and intuitive design, discovering and enjoying KPBS and PBS content on-demand has never been easier.

You can also tune in live to watch our four TV channels in real time: KPBS, KPBS 2, Create, KPBS Kids 24/7. We also added a new channel - FNX (First Nation Experience). Your KPBS Passport member benefit works on KPBS+ too! You’ll have access to even more great shows when you simply log in with your KPBS Passport account.

About The Series: A GROWING PASSION is a lifestyle program that explores San Diego County’s agriculture and horticulture activities as an expression of this growing earth-friendly movement. From backyard food production to major horticultural growers, from low water landscapes to sustainable practices around the home and in the garden, we tell stories about the natural and man-made landscapes that shape the social, cultural, environmental and economic interests of our community. We celebrate how San Diego grows. The series is hosted by Nan Sterman.