Classes & Events

Our classes teach our community safe and healthy food preservation practices and are always up-to-date. The schedule is full of great classes such as:

  • Basic Water Bath Canning
  • Tomatoes, Basic & Fancy
  • Dehydrating & Freezing
  • Meat Preserving
  • Jams & Jellies
  • Pickles & Sauerkraut
  • Cheese Making
  • and more!
Amador-Calaveras County Classes
Event Name Date
Preserving Citrus 2/8/2020
UCCE Master Food Preserver Training Information Meeting - Burson 2/27/2020
UCCE Master Food Preserver Training Information Meeting - Jackson 2/27/2020
UCCE Master Food Preserver Training Information Meeting - San Andreas 2/27/2020
Pressure Canning Basics 3/18/2020
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El Dorado County Classes
Event Name Date
Spirited Preserving 1/30/2020
Citrus: From Tree to Table 2/12/2020
Tomatoes from Seed to Table 3/7/2020
Spring Pickling 3/19/2020
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Amador/Calaveras County Classes

Classes offered throughout the year, in Jackson and San Andreas. Download our schedule for the fourth quarter of 2019.

In addition to class specific recipes, we provide one or more of the handouts below at our classes that match our preservation topic.

Core Canning Techniques
Dehydrating Basics
Freezing Basics

El Dorado County Classes

FREE food preservation classes!

Classes and events are offered throughout the year. This year we are proud to present many classes in collaboration with Master Gardeners. Classes are in various locations in Placerville and Cameron Park. 

Download the 2020 class schedule - January through March.

In addition to class specific recipes, we provide one or more of the handouts below at our classes that match our preservation topic.

Core Canning Techniques
Dehydrating and Freezing Basics
High Acid Basic Canning

Out of County Food Preservation Classes

Join UC Master Food Preservers as they step through canning, dehydrating and freezing as methods of preserving citrus to use throughout the year in your family’s meals. Learn how to make citrus-based marmalade and jelly, and how to can citrus sections.  See how you can use almost all parts of citrus by making candied citrus peel, preserved peels, citrus salt, powdered citrus peel, and edible potpourri. Get tips and tricks to make your frozen citrus maintain top quality in the freezer. Throughout the class you’ll receive suggestions on how to incorporate preserved citrus in meals. You’ll leave with lots of recipes and ideas to try on your own at home.