Tools and Resources provide educational materials, review games, and current resource information that can be used in educational classes and events geared toward the public as well as training classes to become a certified UC Master Food Preserver.
Resources are provided by coordinators, educational agencies, statewide staff, and reliable preservation sites. If you have ideas for additional resources, contact the statewide office.
Recipes
UC Master Food Preserver Volunteers use researched-based resources when teaching their food safety and food preservation educational events. This page lists primary sources for the content they use. UC Master Food Preserver Volunteers do not endorse any specific non-University companies or publications. Recipes used to teach canning methods in our events are limited to our internal lists of government and university extension resources. Ball recipes have been grandfathered into our list of researched-based recipes.
UC Master Food Preserver Internal Recipe Resource List (updated 5/30/2024)
MFP Volunteer CE Resources (volunteers must access through VMS)
Review Games
Review Games offer an interactive method to reinforce materials taught throughout training or public classes. Bingo, Jeopardy, and automated slidesets are provided below, courtesy of Sue Mosbacher.
Pressure Canning class, automated preview quiz (PPTX)
Pressure Canning class, manual preview quiz (PPTX)
All preservation methods, Bingo Call Sheets and Cards (DOCX)
All preservation methods, Bingo Game Cards (PDF)
High Acid Canning, Bingo Call Sheets and Cards (DOCX)
High Acid Canning, Bingo Game Cards (PDF)
Pressure Canning, Bingo Call Sheet and Cards (DOCX)
Pressure Canning, Bingo Game Cards (PDF)
Blank Question-Answer Sheet, Jeopardy Review Game (DOCX)
Blank Template, Jeopardy Review Game (PPTX)
Low Acid, Jeopardy Review Game (PPTX)
Low Acid Question-Answer Sheet, Jeopardy Review Game (DOCX)
Food Safety, automated preview quiz (PPTX)
Food Safety, manual preview quiz (PPTX)
Education Resource Library
FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) offers a host of resources for health and food safety educators via its Education Resource Library. The materials cover many food safety topics, and they are available in multiple languages. Some examples include:
- Canning Tips
- Eating Outdoors: Handling Food Safely
- Egg Safety: What You Need to Know
- Food Safety A to Z Reference Guide
- Food Safety for Moms-to-Be Educator's Resource Guide
- Food Safety for Older Adults
- Food and Water Safety During Power Outages and Floods
- Foodborne Illness-Causing Organisms in the U.S.
- Four Steps to Handling and Preparing Food Safely
- Holiday Food Safety
- How to Cut Food Waste and Maintain Food Safety
- Raw Produce: Selecting and Serving it Safely
- Refrigerator Thermometers: Cold Facts about Food Safety
- Safe Food Handling: What You Need to Know
- The Dangers of Raw Milk
- Tips to Reduce Food Waste
- Why It's Important to Cool Food Properly
- Why It's Important to Keep Hot Foods Hot
Reputable resources
Curriculum: Fundamentals of Consumer Food Safety and Preservation, UC MFP adaptation