UCCE Master Food Preserver Program San Bernardino & Riverside County
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
Need Help Preserving Your Harvest? Ask a Master Food Preserver!
Contact the Master Food Preserver Helpline:
Email: djdenton@ucanr.edu
or
Message us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SBMFP
