2025 MFP Training Class Now Forming!
Interested in becoming a UC Master Food Preserver volunteer? The 2025 Training Class is now forming! Click here for more information.
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It's a great way to find out what we're up to in the community and to get the latest information on upcoming food preservation classes, events and workshops.
"Ask a Master Food Preserver"
Are you getting ready to start a food preservation project and have questions? Would you like to have a UC Master Food Preserver give a presentation or demonstration? We are available to help you plan! Please fill out our "Ask a Master Food Preserver" online information request form and someone will respond within 2 business days.
UC Master Food Preserver volunteers are agents of the University of California and work through the UC Cooperative Extension to educate the community on the safe practices of home food preservation, including pickling, canning, dehydrating and much more.
We are very excited about the new Master Food Preserver program in Sonoma County. We are available by phone (707-565-3026) and email (mfpsc@ucanr.edu). Additionally, please check the "Calendar of Events" to the right for presentations, demos and workshops in the community.
Please check our website often for updates to outreach activities, in addition to lots of great information about food safety and preservation!
Pressure Canner Gauge Testing
now offered in Sonoma County!
Pressure canners with only a dial gauge need to be tested annually to ensure the dial gauge is 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.
UC Master Food Preservers of Sonoma County can test your Presto brand pressure canner gauge free of cost at our office.
Click here to sign up for a date and time to get your pressure canner gauge tested!
Please Note: the only pressure canner that needs to have its dial gauge tested is a Presto. (The others are all weighted gauge canners and only need the dial gauge to tell when the pressure drops to 0.) You can easily convert your dial-gauge Presto pressure canner to a weighted gauge by swapping out the deadweight for a 3-piece weighted regulator.
Here’s the link to the 3-piece weighted regulator sold by Presto: https://www.gopresto.com/product/pressure-canner-pressure-regulator-50332. This way you don’t need to worry about checking the dial gauge, you can use the canner as a weighted gauge canner.
COVID-19 Update
In accordance with the County of Sonoma's COVID-19 pandemic response and guidelines, the office is open to the public Monday-Friday from 8am-noon and 1-4pm.
University of California Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Blvd., Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
The UC Master Food Preservers are available remotely:
Email: mfpsc@ucanr.edu
Phone: 707-565-3026
Upcoming Classes & Events
See our Classes & Events page for more details about each event.
Library Talks - Sonoma County Libraries - FREE!
Oct 26 • 10:30-Noon : Bountiful Berries
Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
Registration Required
Nov 2 • 10:30-Noon : Herbs: Fresh & Dried
Sonoma Valley Library
Registration Required
Nov 30 • 10:30-Noon : Library Talk – All Things Apple
Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
Registration Required
Oct 19 • 11am-1pm
Food Scraps into Food! - FREE!
Sonoma Clean Power Customer Center
741 4th Street, Santa Rosa
Oct 20 • 10am-2pm
Los Guilicos Children's Jamboree - FREE!
Registration Required
Los Guilicos Demonstration and Teaching Garden
1 Los Guilicos Road, Santa Rosa
Nov 8 • 5-8pm OR
Nov 9 • 11am-2pm
Gifts From the Kitchen 2024
Craft the Perfect Cheeseboard
A Holiday-Ready Workshop
Join us for an unforgettable evening of creativity and culinary fun! $75 per person. Registration Required
Sonoma Clean Power Customer Center
741 4th Street, Santa Rosa
Calendar of Events
| Event Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Monthly Pressure Gauge Testing - Free! | 11/8/2024 |
| Gifts From the Kitchen 2024 | 11/8/2024 |
| Gifts From the Kitchen 2024 | 11/9/2024 |
| Gifts from the Kitchen Workshop - ZOOM! | 11/13/2024 |
| Preserving Persimmons I: Freezing and Dehydrating - Online | 11/14/2024 |
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