Online home canning and preservation classes

UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County

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Author: Chris M. Webb

Published on: May 25, 2011

The National Center for Home Food Preservation is now offering online lessons for those who would like to learn more about home canning and preservation. The course is free and self-paced.

Topics include:

Introduction to Food Preservation
General Canning
Canning Acid Foods
Canning Low-Acid Foods

To sign up, please click here!

Please note, the program mentioned above is currently experiencing funding challenges. It may or may not be available at this time. However, the Utah State University Cooperative Extension program has a self-guided online canning program available. You may access it through this link, http://extension.usu.edu/utah/htm/fcs/food-preservation-canning/. 3/19/2012

Home canning can improve food security. Following food safety guidelines helps to insure quality.

Tags: food preservation (11), food safety (53), food security (71), Initiative C Sharing Science (593), Initiative F Families and Communities (356), Initiative G Safe Food (137), online learning (29)

Comments: 10

Comments:

by Pat Norton

on June 29, 2011 at 5:00 PM

I have canned for years, but recently want to can using a pressure canner and hope through these classes to become more comfortable with the process.

Reply by Chris M. Webb

on June 30, 2011 at 7:37 AM

We hope these online classes help you with your canning goals -- let us know how it works out!

by Rachael Gero

on March 17, 2012 at 4:24 PM

Hi! I signed up about a week ago and still haven't heard anything - I'm so looking forward to taking this class!

Reply by Chris M. Webb

on March 19, 2012 at 9:53 AM

Thank you for your email alerting us to this problem. While researching I discovered that funding for the program is currently not available. They hope to restore funding at some time in the future.

I did find this resource from Utah State University which may be helpful to you. http://extension.usu.edu/utah/htm/fcs/food-preservation-canning/

Please let us know if we can help you further!

by OLA JOHNSON

on June 19, 2012 at 7:45 AM

I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO CAN AND PRESERVE

by Chris M. Webb

on June 19, 2012 at 11:45 AM

You are not alone! Many people are looking to learn how to can and preserve foods. UC ANR has several food preservation resources available through this link, http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/CanningFoodPreservation/. The UCD Dairy Research & Information Center is also a great source, http://drinc.ucdavis.edu/. In addition the National Center for Home Food Preservation, http://nchfp.uga.edu/, and the Utah State University http://extension.usu.edu/utah/htm/fcs/food-preservation-canning/ are wonderful resources.

by Laura Smith

on September 15, 2013 at 11:04 AM

I would like to learn how to can and preserve items grown in my garden.

Reply by Cris L. Johnson

on September 24, 2013 at 3:50 PM

Hi Laura,

A good place to start is the USDA canning website:

http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/publications_usda.html

Reply by Cris L. Johnson

on September 24, 2013 at 3:51 PM

Hi Laura,

A good place to start is the USDA canning website:

http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/publications_usda.html

by Patricia Rodriguez

on January 11, 2016 at 10:31 AM

Ty:

Contact Susanna Bruzzone-Miller at sbmiller@ucanr.edu.
If anyone can give you that information, it would be Susanna.
PR