Highbush blueberries and blueberry jam
A workshop on canning and preserving blueberry jam is being held on August 27 at the Cumberland County Extension office in Falmouth.

UMaine Extension to offer blueberry jam workshop on August 27

August 7, 2026 Cumberland, Food and Health, In-Person, News

FALMOUTH, Maine—University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop about canning and preserving blueberry jam on Thursday, August 27, 2026, from 5:30–8 p.m. at Cumberland County Extension Office, 75 Clearwater Drive in Falmouth.

Canning and Preserving Blueberry Jam covers how to prepare and preserve blueberry jam, including methods for using less sugar. The instructor will teach safe preservation techniques for blueberries using both the boiling water bath canning method and freezing. Participants will receive recipes and a jar of homemade jam. Please bring a potholder with you to class.

Registration is required; the cost is $25 per workshop. For more information and to register visit the Food Preservation Workshops and Webinars page. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Kate McCarty at 207.781.6099 or kate.mccarty@maine.edu.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety, and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H, which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture, and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.