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Join us in making and canning peach jam in this hands on workshop. Pre registration is required. 

Merced pressure canning in-person workshop. Learn to safely pressure can meats and vegetables, and go home with your own jar of preserved food. Registration required. Supply fee: $15  

 In this hands-on workshop you will make and take zucchini refrigerator pickles. Quick refrigerator pickles are stored in the fridge instead of being processed for long-term storage. This easy, heat-free method produces crisp, flavorful pickles that are ready in as little as 24 hours. 

Have a large harvest from your vegetable garden or fruit orchard and running out of ideas on what to do with it? Come and learn how to dehydrate or freeze dry your produce for long term storage!

Need ideas for all of that extra back yard citrus? Join our Master Food Preserver team for a hands on workshop learning how to can your oranges while they are fresh and ripe. 

Learn how to turn your lemons into a creamy, and tangy citrus spread with a variety of uses including pie and cake fillings, cupcakes, tarts, cheesecake toppings and more. In this workshop you will learn how to make lemon curd and safely preserve it in canning jars so you can enjoy it for longer.  

Join F3 Local and UC Master Food Preservers for an informative workshop on how to obtain a cottage food license for your home based food business, and explore ways to preserve and sell your homegrown produce safely and with confidence. Bring your pressure canner gauge and we will test it for accuracy making…

Explore one way to preserve your orange tree bounty in this hands-on workshop on making orange marmalade, while also learning the basics of canning. Make and take home your own jar of orange marmalade. This class is presented by the Master Food Preservers of Madera, Merced and Fresno counties, and will be…

It's strawberry season! Join the Master Food Preservers of Madera County at this make and take strawberry jam workshop located in Oakhurst, CA. Learn how to make low sugar strawberry jam while learning about canning using boiling water and and steam canner methods.