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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Can You Reuse Commercial Product Jars for Canning? (June 2025)

May 30, 2025
By Travis R Alexander
Henry Shaw, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer It’s sometimes possible, but it’s not recommended. Can one reuse mayonnaise and other similar commercial product jars for home canning?  Some people have done so with some success.  But although it’s technically possible, it’s…
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Strawberry Jam to Jumpstart Summer Preserving (June 2025)

May 30, 2025
By Travis R Alexander
Ariel Patton, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer I often kick-off my summer by preserving strawberry jam, as the bright, ruby-red fruit overflows tiny green baskets throughout markets in the late spring and early summer. In California, strawberries are abundantly available and easy to…
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Healthy Soils Program Soil Health Pilot

May 30, 2025
By Michael Jaquez
 The Healthy Soils Program (HSP) Incentive Grant, offered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), provides funding to farmers and ranchers in California, to implement soil conservation management practices with the goal of increasing soil health and carbon sequestration, and…
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Freeze Drying at Home (June 2025)

May 30, 2025
By Travis R Alexander
Tim Long, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer Commercial freeze-dried foods have been around for quite a while.Astronaut Ice cream for example: Image credit: Public Domain, 2025. For those who may be hikers or back packers, as I was while working with Boy Scouts, the commercial…
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Spotlight: Sherida Phibbs, Class of 2018 MFP Volunteer (June 2025)

May 30, 2025
By Travis R Alexander
Sherida Phibbs, UC Master Food Preserver San Joaquin County Volunteer  Image credit: Sherida Phibbs, 2025.  "Being a Master Food Preserver isn’t just about jars and recipes — it's about resilience, community, and preserving traditions that feed both body and spirit." — Sherida Phibbs …
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UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County: Event

El Toro Library Demonstration - Pickling

Event Date
Jun 28, 2025

Join us …We’re demonstratingHow to Pickle Vegetables Learn how to preserve your fresh vegetablesand about basic canning and food safety from theUC Master Food Preservers of Orange County.Location:  El Toro Library24672 Raymond WaySaturday, June 28, 20252:00 – 3:30 pm***  FREE Demonstration ***…
UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County
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