Food Safety

Join the Amador/Calaveras/Tuolumne UC Master Food Preservers for an evening of "make and take" hands on sauerkraut.  Expect to take home your very own jar of sauerkraut and instructions on monitoring the fermentation process!Bring an apron, be ready to tie back your hair and get your hands messy!

This FREE in-person, half-day workshop brings together researchers, UC Cooperative Extension advisors, PCAs, and other agricultural professionals to discuss current challenges and science-based solutions in vegetable production and integrated pest management (IPM) across both conventional and organic systems…

This FREE in-person, half-day workshop brings together researchers, UC Cooperative Extension advisors, PCAs, and other agricultural professionals to discuss current challenges and science-based solutions in vegetable production and integrated pest management (IPM) across both conventional and organic systems…

This free online class, taught by the UC Master Food Preservers Online Delivery Program, focuses on food safety and practical techniques for preparing and storing purees and simple snacks at home.Caregivers will learn how freezing and dehydrating can be used to store homemade baby and toddler foods, helping…

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Do you have food preservation questions? Join UC Master Food Preservers online for a free live Q&A about safe, research-based methods.Have questions about canning, freezing, drying, or fermenting fruits and vegetables? Join the UC Master Food Preservers for a free live online Q&A session. Our trained…

Learn to save money, time, and stress with homemade "TV dinners." Imagine .....a delicious and nutritious dinner you can pull out of your freezer, cook, and serve without the fuss and all the prep! When you make and use freezer meals regularly, you’ll save money, time and the stress of having to plan…

Applesauce & Apple Juice Canning Workshop.  Join us for a hands-on make-and-take workshop where you will learn the basics of boiling water canning while turning fresh Apple Hill apples into delicious applesauce and apple juice. Each participant will prepare and safely can two pints of applesauce and…

Learn to build an enviable party board The holidays will soon be here. In this fun class we will present ideas and some recipes for your holiday party boards - canned goodies to impress your guests, flavored nuts, tasty, dehydrated produce, and spice mixes for dips and spreads. This class is suitable…

Basic Methods for Using Home Canning to Make Jams & Jellies Are you interested in learning home food preservation techniques, but don't know where to start? We'll teach you how! Come join us for this live demonstration and using home canning equipment and basic methods. Our UC Master Food Preservers…