Prepared by Kathleen Fitzgerald-Orr, Certified Master Food Preserver, UC Master Food Preserver Program of Sonoma County.
This is your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation.
Linked on this site: Complete Guide to Home Canning. USDA. 2015.
- ”Recipe Card Library.” UC Master Food Preserver Program, Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Davis.
This collection of research-based recipes from university extension offices and Ball provides a variety of ways to preserve your fresh produce. Note: research on food preservation is ongoing, and recommendations may have changed—canners are urged to review the current guidance.
- “Let's Preserve” education series. Penn State Extension.
- So Easy to Preserve, 6th Edition. University of Georgia. 2014.
Chapters in the 388-page book include “Preserving Food,” “Canning,” “Pickled Products,” “Sweet Spreads and Syrups,” “Freezing” and “Drying.” (print or DVD)
- “Food and Health.” University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension.
- Ball website. Jarden Home Brands.
- “Food Preservation.” Cornell University Extension, Sarasota County.
- “Pomona’s Recipes.” Pomona’s Universal Pectin.
- “Video Library.” UC Master Food Preserver Program, Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Davis.
This collection of videos from university extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety and preservation topics.
- “Publications Library.” UC Master Food Preserver Program, Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Davis.
This collection of documents from university extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety and preservation topics.
- “Pressure Canning Gauge Testing.” UC Master Food Preserver Program, Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Davis.
Testing is critical to ensure low-acid food is not under processed and unsafe to eat. Presto pressure canner dial gauges need to be tested annually to ensure that they are accurate. Find out which UCCE offices test gauges.
- “COVID-19 Safety Requirements.” UC Master Food Preserver Program, Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Davis.
Links to requirements for UCANR programs and volunteers that focus on keeping UC volunteers and the public safe.
- “Cottage Food Operations.” Food and Drug Branch, California Department of Public Health.
Cottage Food Operations (CFOs) are private-home kitchens used by individuals to prepare and/or package certain non-potentially hazardous foods under the Cottage Foods bill. While UC Master Food Preservers don't give advice on CFO products since they are for commercial use, we encourage people to learn more about the program.
- “UC Food Safety.” UC Davis.
Contains links to presentations, publications, and other websites with information related to the production, harvest, and processing of foods. Emphasis is on microbial food safety, and it also addresses biotechnology, food quality and food security.
June 2021
