Canning summer vegetables is easy. Basic waterbath and steam canning will be taught in this class using fun recipes for tomatoes, zucchini, and eggplant. This class is suitable for beginners and advanced.
Did you know that many vegetables and fruits can be pickled, not just cucumbers? Join us to learn how to make a variety of pickled or fermented products. We’ll cover several techniques including refrigerator, freezer, fermented, and canned pickles.Plus, enjoy delicious samples while you learn!
Culinary herbs are an easy way to add healthy flavor and great taste to your cooking. Growing your own herbs keeps food costs lower as well as adding attractive, fragrant, and tasty plants to your landscape. A joint Master Gardener/Master Food Preserver class will discuss easy annual and perennial herbs to…
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.
Preserve It! Peaches! Don't Hesitate to Buy Loads of Fuzzy Peaches (in season!) Have you noticed that fresh peaches have more fuzz than peaches in grocery stores? Before peaches are sold in grocery stores, some of the fuzz is removed to make it more appealing. It is thought that too much fuzz on…
We share University of California, USDA , and Cooperative Extension research-based practices in the safe home food preservation of our local bounty in Solano and Yolo Counties! The schedule is full of great classes such as:Food safetyPreservation equipmentBoiling water, steam canning, and…
Preserve It! Summer With Watermelon! by UCCE Master Food Preserver Laurie Lewis Nothing quenches thirst in the heat of the summer as a sweet watermelon can. Who else has childhood memories holding a generous slice in your hands, biting into the fruit as the juice ran down both arms?Watermelon Rinds…
To train new people to work with California specialty crops and update the skills of current workers, educators from UC Davis and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fresno State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Chico State and five California community colleges are producing educational videos.
A new Community Compost Site opened in June 2025 at Mother Lode Land Trust’s C&C Ranch. The site is a collaborative effort by the Land Trust, University of California Master Gardeners, Amador Waste Management and Recycling Department, and is supported by a generous grant from CalRecycle. This partnership…
