AMBER BENSON is a certified Master Food Preserver. She has also worked in the restaurant and food industry for 20 years and is most passionate about local growers, food systems, and eating delicious foods with incredible folks. Amber has staged for James Beard Award winning chefs, trained as a pit master in Houston, Texas, rolled burritos for a living, worked on an organic pear and cherry farm, and owns a custom blend spice business.