Among community gardens in Butte County, The Garden at St. Timothy’s in Gridley is notable for offering people a full-circle experience, from growing, gleaning, and preserving food, to composting food waste.
This is a handout created for a Master Food Preserver workshop on lacto-fermentation. It describes the (mostly simple) math needed to calculate a desired concentration of salt brine for vegetable fermentation. It also includes some conversions from metric to US units.
Video LibraryThis collection of videos from University Extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety and preservation topics.Publications LibraryThis collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety…
Preserve It! Beware (and be aware) of vinegar with low acidity on store shelves by UCCE Master Food Preserver Laurie Lewis There’s a concern that, in the past few years, we have been seeing white vinegar with 4-percent acidity on store shelves. All our tested, safe recipes for home food…
Fundamental Canning Processes handouts and food safety informational posters can he found here, as well as slideshows and videos of pre-recorded or past workshops.
UC Central Sierra programming includes virtual and on-line training as well as in-person classes and workshops in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties.
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The Humboldt and Del Norte Master Food Preserver Program uses research-based methods for food preservation and food safety. We teach easy and safe canning, pickling, fermenting, freezing, and dehydrating practices.
