UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County

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UC Master Food Preserver Mission Statement:
To teach research-based practices of safe home food preservation to the residents of California.

Who are we?   UC Master Food Preservers of Orange County

• The UCCE Master Food Preserver Program is part of a countrywide effort by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) to raise public awareness and promote safe food practices at home. The National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP) is the designated source for current research-based food preservation recommendations at home.
• The University of California (UC) administers California's participation through its Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) division. Counties active in this statewide program do so with funding and support from their county's local UC Cooperative Extension (CE) office.
• Orange County volunteers are trained at the South Coast Research and Extension Center (South Coast REC). We, UC Master Food Preservers of Orange County (MFPOC) are certified by the University of California Cooperative Extension to extend research-based knowledge about food safety and safe ways to preserve food at home. We volunteer our time to teach hands-on classes and reach out to the greater community with demonstrations and information booths at various location through Orange County. Read more about us...

What's our plan to meet our stated goals?

• Public outreach through information booths, presentations, demonstration and hands-on classes at locations within Orange County, California.

  Specifics about upcoming activities are

  • available on our Events page
  • posting on our social media
    • FaceBook UCCE-Master-Food-Preserver-OC
    • Instagram Master_Food_Preservers_OC
  • emails sent to our distribution list. Sign up for our Email

• Educational information on this website focused on sharing information about food safety and safe ways to preserve food at home.

  • Food Safety pages - introduction and links for everyday or when entertaining, in case of emergency
  • Food Preservation pages - introduction, historical, commercially available versus at home methods, a closer look at safe methods to extend and retain quality of a selection of foods
  • Resources - places to get more information and related information

How can you get more information about our services?  Contact Us

• Got a Question? (Helpline)
• Request a Speaker
• Sign up for Email