Nutrition & Health

Instructors are UC Master Gardeners and UC Master Food Preservers Location: Bethell-Delfino Ag Building 311 Fair Lane, Placerville Fee: Free! Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers combine their knowledge in this class on berries.

In this hands-on class, youll be instructed on safe methods to preserve jam (full sugar, low sugar, sugar substitute, and no sugar varieties will all be discussed). While the jam is in the canner, youll learn about dehydrating herbs and develop your own herbal tea blend.

Youth ages 5-18 are invited to come make three jars of a jam or jelly of their choice (apple, strawberry, peach or grape), then take one home and enter the other two in the 2024 El Dorado County Fair! Bring your own fruit and the Master Food Preservers will provide everything else.

Learn it! Preserve it! Take it Home! Cost $25 Advance registration required. How to Join the Food Safety and Home Food Preservation Fun: Follow us on Facebook for updates and registration announcements: Link Sign up for our Preservation Notes Newsletter to receive registration links for each event.

A regular workday at the demo garden on Thursdays, 11am to 1pm. The gate will indeed be open and members of the public are welcome to drop in and enjoy the garden and ask for advice. There will be public demos and plant sales. Share in garden produce, free seed exchange and local gardening advice.

Join us Saturday March 16,2024 to hear Tom Dinwoodie, Merced Master Gardener present a free community workshop on Container Vegetable Gardening.

Gifts from the Kitchen. Made by You! Join the UC Master Food Preservers for demonstrations and hands-on experience making your own gifts from the kitchen! Directions, recipes and take-home gifts will be provided. Registration required and space is limited.

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.

Hypertension & Heart Health Wednesday, February 26, 2025 1:00-2:30 PM PT Speaker: Dr. Zaw Wai Htoo, Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Francisco North Bay Zoom: https://t.ly/webinar2.

Citrus, savory and sweet! Beautiful citrus is abundant at this time of year. Learn how to turn this profusion into savory condiments, sweet treats and syrups to use all year long.