Food Preservation Workshops

bowls of peppers, green beans, and a bunch of carrots with canner and canning jarsEver wonder how to preserve all those great garden vegetables? University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s food preservation workshops will teach you the basics of canning and freezing, including how to use pressure canners and water bath canners to preserve pickles, jam, and vegetables. Learn from the experts. We will provide fresh produce and canning jars. Workshops are taught by UMaine Extension staff and Master Food Preserver volunteers.

Cooperative Extension will not be conducting in-person events, group gatherings, summer camps, day camps, or other such in-person activities on its campuses or under its auspices at non-university locations through June 30, 2020. 

Join our food preservation webinar series Preserving the Maine Harvest Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. Registration is required.

Date: Tuesdays, May 26 – October 27, 2020
Topic: canning, freezing, dehydrating, fermenting, storage of Maine foods
Time: 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Price: $5 suggested donation (optional)
To register: sign up online