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Encouraging and assisting teachers in starting and maintaining gardens at their respective schools by offering volunteers to consult in their geographic residential areas.
Dial gauge pressure canners need to be tested annually to ensure dial gauges are accurate. If your dial gauge is not accurate, it is not correctly reading pressure which may result in under or over processing and unsafe food.
There are many resources with recipes and instructions on home food preservation available online. When practicing home food preservation is important to follow the instructions and use a credible research-based source.
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Food preservation has been a critical activity throughout the history of civilization, even pre-dating agriculture. Many of our most common means for food preservation have been used since the beginning of history and similar techniques can be found across the globe.
It is important to practice safe home preservation and processing methods and to stay up-to-date with the most reliable and research-based information about food safety. The following resources are research-based websites addressing approved home preservation and processing methods.
