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California Elderberries: Page

Site Selection, Preparation & Planting

This page provides information to prepare growers for planting blue elderberry, including blue elderberry natural habitat, planting requirements, planting considerations, planting design, irrigation and weed control.
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Health, Nutrition & Flavor

Elderberries are often touted for health benefits due to high levels of “phenolics” or “antioxidants." Health-promoting compounds, other elderberry components, aroma compounds, and blue elderberry composition are described.
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California Elderberries: Page

How to Propagate Blue Elderberry

This page describes what farmers need to know about propagating blue elderberry, including where to source elderberry and propagation methods.
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California Elderberries: Page

Food Safety Best Practices

This page provide and overview and links to SAREP's elderberry food safety best practice guides. This guide series include resources, videos, webinars and step-by-step guidance for elderberry food safety during harvest, post-harvest, drying, and elderberry freezing, storage and holding.
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Food Safety Best Practices: Elderberry Freezing, Storage, and Holding

Freezing is a practical method for extending the shelf-life of elderberries and preserving taste, color, and nutritional value. In this guide, we cover the food safety best practices for freezing elderberries, including cleaning & sanitizing, freezing equipment and packing & storing, monitoring temperature.
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Food Safety Best Practices: Elderberry Drying

The purpose of this guide is to convey food safety best practices for drying elderberries and elderflowers. Resources with information about specific drying techniques are cited and referenced throughout the document.
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Figure 9. To avoid cross contamination of elderberries or elderflowers, use a separate container as a barrier between the ground and totes. UC SAREP.
California Elderberries: Page

Food Safety Best Practices Overview

When harvesting elderberries, following good food safety protocols related to harvest, post-harvest and processing is essential for minimizing the risk of contamination and foodborne illness. Here, we provide an overview of and resources for best practices and food safety recommendations.
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