Lynn Summers is a farmer, entrepreneur, and master food preserver who shares her knowledge of food growing and preserving with the community through education. She believes in an integrated approach to the food web that uses the whole product to reduce as much waste as possible.

Before she started Summer’s Prep, she retired from Kaiser Hospital, where she worked for 30 years as an emergency room tech (EMS) and safety officer. There she was FEMA-trained and honed her skills in federal, state, and local regulations on emergency processes and how to prepare for disasters.

Lynn has turned her EMS skills and her passion and certification as a San Bernardino County Master Food Preserver and Master Gardener into a fully integrated business that brings together farming, preserving, and survival skills. She is a county fair blue ribbon winner for her jams and jellies and teaches regular classes in gardening and preserving at a local community garden.

She is a member of the East Rialto Kiwanis, a participant in the Caravanserai Project’s SEED Lab for social entrepreneurs, and is currently studying entrepreneurship at California State University, San Bernardino.