Welcome!

Become a Master Food Preserver

Program Benefits

Contribute to your community. Every year UCCE Master Food Preserver volunteers contribute several thousand hours of educational service helping keep our community safe and healthy.
Enjoy working together with a great group of food enthusiasts.
Gain excellent knowledge about preserving fresh produce.

Volunteer Training

UCCE Master Food Preserver volunteers receive an intensive training program in home food preservation. Instruction provides practical courses in the following topics

Food safety
Boiling water and atmospheric steam canning
Pressure canning
Canning jams & jellies
Pickling and fermenting
Dehydrating fruits and vegetables
Freezing foods

Classes meet several times a month, with multiple hands-on labs to learn the food preservation techniques, with outside study in addition to class time. Quizzes, special projects and a final examination prepares the trainees to begin their first year of volunteer service.

Enter your contact information on and we will contact you with details about our next training. http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=29195

Office Location

UC Cooperative Extension San Bernardino offices have relocated:

San Bernardino County Library Highland Branch 7863 Central Ave, Highland, CA 92346-4107

Appointments are required. To schedule an appointment please contact Dee Denton @ djdenton@ucanr.edu

San Bernardino Master Food Preservers are still here to answer your questions and address needs via Facebook @ SBMFP

Calendar

Event Name	Date
Ask a UC Master Food Preserver - Online!	1/8/2025
Food Preservation Basics: Freezing & Dehydrating - Online	1/9/2025

Need Help Preserving Your Harvest? Ask a Master Food Preserver!

Contact the Master Food Preserver Helpline:

Email: djdenton@ucanr.edu

Message us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SBMFP