Food Safety

UC Master Food Preserver: Event

Funky Cabbage: Sauerkraut and Kimchi (online)

Mar 27, 2025

Join us to learn about the basics of making sauerkraut and kimchi. You’ll learn about what you need to make these funky fermented foods, what to do if you find mold, and how to preserve them.  Register to receive the link
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Event

Vegetable Production and IPM for Conventional and Organic Systems

May 1, 2025

Join UCCE Imperial County extension adviser's as they present theVegetable Production and IPM for Conventional and Organic SystemsThis workshop will feature presentations on various aspects of agriculture in Southwest desert region including vegetable disease updates and management, emergent…
UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County
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UC Master Food Preserver: Event

Ask A UC Master Food Preserver - Online Q&A

Apr 2, 2025

A panel of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions and share their tips so you can safely and successfully preserve food at home.
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Culinary Herbs - From Garden to Gourmet (EDC MG)

May 3, 2025

No fat, low fat, no salt, watch the sugar; were constantly bombarded about how to eat healthier. One of the best ways to introduce healthy, delicious flavor into meals is to use herbs in our cooking. Many are easy to grow and preserve.
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Event

Central Sierra: Citrus: From Tree to Table - Combo Class

Oct 11, 2025

Join Master Gardeners and the Master Food Preserver volunteers in a wonderful presentation on how to grow and preserve citrus. Come see how you can grow citrus successfully in our community.
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra
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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Preserved Limes: A Zesty Twist on Preserved Citrus (July 2026)

July 9, 2026
By UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program
by Katie Yamashita, Los Angeles County, Online Delivery Program Volunteer  Few preserving projects are as accessible as salt-cured citrus. There's no canner, no fermentation crock, no specialized equipment beyond a clean jar, and the ingredient list rarely goes beyond what's already on hand: citrus…
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over a dozen small bumpy cucumbers in a bowl, three small red onions on the table outside the bowl
UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Crunchy, Sweet, and Tangy: Bread-and-Butter Cucumber Pickles (July 2026)

July 9, 2026
By UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program
Three tips for making the best pickles by Ariel Patton, UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program Volunteer There's nothing quite like a sweet, tangy, crunchy pickle to perfect your next sandwich. This bread & butter pickle recipe is an annual staple in my kitchen. With the amount of…
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a rectangle of dehydrated berry and apricot puree on a cutting board next to a pair of scissors
UC Master Food Preserver: Article

The Science of the Perfect Chew: Making Better Fruit Leather at Home (July 2026)

July 9, 2026
By UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program
by Paige Weisskirch, UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program Volunteer  Fruit leather is one of my favorite ways to use up fruit that is just past its prime: soft pears, a handful of mushy berries, peaches that need to be used today, or the apples that have lost their crispness but…
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a smiling woman holding a half-gallon jar of homemade sauerkraut
UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Spotlight: Paige Weisskirch, Monterey County, 2024 MFP Volunteer (July 2026)

July 9, 2026
 My name is Paige Weisskirch, and I volunteer with the UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program. I live on the Monterey Peninsula, which means I am lucky enough to live near the beach, but not exactly in backyard tomato country. It is foggy and cool much of the time, so big backyard…
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six half-pint containers of fresh blackberries and loose blackberries on a towel
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: What to Do with Too Many Berries

July 8, 2026
By UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra
Preserve it! Make jams and jellies All varieties of berries are in season. While they are delightful added to salads, stirred into your daily yogurt, made into a pie, or blended into a smoothie, we have all been over-enthusiastic when stopping at a fresh berry stand. You made the smoothies, the pie, the…
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