UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra

You have seen us at the County Fair! You may have even attended one of our FREE Food Preserving classes. UC Master Food Preserver volunteers are agents of the University of California and work through the UC Cooperative Extension to educate the community on the safe practices of food preservation, including pickling, sausages, preserves and much more. 

• Become a UC Master Food Preserver! 

  • Attend an online informational meeting to learn about the volunteer requirements as well as the selection and training process. Attendance or viewing the recording of the information meeting is a mandatory prerequisite to apply. Several Q&A sessions between now and November are available to address any questions you have about the volunteer training program. Please visit the 2026 Master Food Preserver Training Program Q&A link for details. The application will be due before the end of Sunday, November 23, 2025. Interviews will be conducted during the early weeks of December with the local programs.

    2026 Master Food Preserver Training Program Q&A

• Facebook: We post frequently about food preservation, safety, reducing food waste, and more
• Helplines: Ask your questions through a voice-mail message, email, posted on Facebook, or through our online Ask a Master Food Preserver form.
  • El Dorado County
    Facebook
    email: edmfp@ucanr.edu
  • Amador/Calaveras County
    Facebook
    Phone:209-223-6482
    email: acmfp@ucanr.edu
• Classes: check our events page for upcoming events and recordings of previously recorded classes.

This website is designed to help you find information about food safety and information about your local Master Food Preservers.

• Check out our extensive archive of newspaper articles on food preservation topics
• Explore food preservation videos from Extension offices around the country
• If you are looking for a tasty recipe, check out our Recipe Collection or our Preserved Tomato Recipe Collection.