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.
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…
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…
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.
Learn how to safely prepare, freeze, and dehydrate fresh strawberries to enjoy their sweet flavor long after the season ends. This session will cover best practices for handling and storing berries to preserve quality and reduce waste.
Join the UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin for a free community event celebrating the joys and benefits of edible gardening in high elevation regions. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this event has something for everyone!Edible plants chosen specifically for Tahoe's…
The UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin are signed up for a participant booth at the 2025 South Tahoe Earth Day Festival. The theme of this year’s event is Protect Lake Tahoe, Protect Our Future, and is scheduled for Saturday, April 19 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community…
The UC Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe will be participating at this event hosted by the South Lake Brewing Company. Join us in celebrating Earth Day with some education and fun that everyone can enjoy!
How to Become a UC Master GardenerThe first step is to fill out our interest form survey. Enter your contact information in our UC Master Gardener Training Interest Survey and we will contact you when the application process begins for the next training in your county. If you are in the Tahoe…
Central Sierra Master Gardeners list of UCANR publications for home gardening, including native plants, deer resistant plant list, bee-friendly garden recipes, composting, vegetable gardening, proper fertilizing, more!
