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Food Preservation Basics: Jams and Jellies - Online! 

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Aug 20, 2025

Preserving the summer harvest is fun, easy and safe when you know how to make jams and jellies. This online class will teach you a variety of recipes and techniques including water bath and steam canning. Master Food Preserver volunteers will walk you through the science and art of preserving these delicious…
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Online - Ask A UC Master Food Preserver Live Q&A

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Sep 3, 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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Online - Preserving Tomatoes II: Dehydration, Freezing, and Pickling 

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Sep 2, 2025

Want to stock your pantry with tomatoes without canning? This class covers how to preserve tomatoes safely using dehydration, freezing, and pickling. It even shows you how to use leftover skins! Learn convenient techniques and some delicious recipes to use your preserved tomatoes.  This is the…
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Online - Preserving Tomatoes I: Canning Sauces and Jams

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Aug 19, 2025

Enjoy your bountiful tomato harvest all year long! This class will guide you through preparing tomatoes, making tested recipes for basic tomato sauce, marinara sauce, and tomato jam. You'll learn how to preserve them with boiling water and pressure canning processes. Good for beginning…
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Online - Fun with Summertime Fruits

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Aug 10, 2025

Join us on a lazy Sunday afternoon for a family friendly program exploring different ways to extend sun-kissed summertime fruits: grapes, strawberries, and watermelon, by freezing, dehydrating, and canning. 
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Kitchen Garden Chat: Starting the Fall Garden

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Aug 2, 2025

August is the time to start planning your fall garden: What should you plant? What pests should you look out for? What chores should you tackle? Join UC Master Gardener of Yolo County, Treva Valentine to explore these and other questions during her monthly virtual Kitchen Garden chat. Zoom link:  …
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The State of U.S. Organic Rice: Barriers, Insights, and Opportunities

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Jul 30, 2025

Join The Organic Center (TOC) for an engaging webinar sharing key findings from a national study on the state of U.S. organic rice. Despite rising consumer demand and growing interest from farmers, domestic production of organic rice continues to fall short. This OREI funded project, led by the University…
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What went wrong in my summer garden

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Oct 8, 2025

Gardening can be fickle and full of learning opportunities. Things go wrong even for experienced gardeners. Zucchini plants produce no fruit.  Tomatoes have rotten bottoms.  Powdery mildew shows up everywhere. The list goes on and on.Join Master Gardener Jonathan Propp as we share “What Went Wrong…
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Seeds: Exploring Anatomy and the Art of Preservation

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Aug 13, 2025

Dive into the fascinating world of seeds. This engaging seminar will uncover the intricate anatomy of seeds, revealing their hidden structures and the science behind their ability to store and grow life. Discover how understanding seed anatomy can enhance your ability to save seeds effectively and ensure…
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