Food Safety

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Calfresh Healthy Living, UC Cooperative Extension educators stand next to partners at St. Mary's Community Services in front of the family lodge in Stockton
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Budgeting course provides ‘head start’ for people in transitional housing

April 7, 2025
By Michael Hsu
St. Mary’s – a community-based organization in Stockton that provides essential services, social services, health services, and emergency shelter and housing services – started offering the basic money-management class in January 2024. It's the result of a partnership with University of California…
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commercial vinegar bottle says 5% acidity
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Central Sierra: About That Vinegar—Read The Label! (EDC MFP)

March 20, 2025
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…
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Central Sierra: Calendar

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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Kitchen Pest Quick Tip Cards

Kitchen Pest Quick Tip Cards contain valuable information on identifying, managing, and preventing common pests in your kitchen, and also a quick guide on earthquake safety.
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Central Sierra | Master Food Preservers | Outreach

UCCE Master Food Preserver volunteers reach out to the community in many ways. Besides their Free Public Education classes on safe food preservation they are a fixture at the county fairs in El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties.
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