Food Preservation

UC Master Food Preserver: Event

Ask A UC Master Food Preserver - Online Q&A

Event Date
Apr 2, 2025

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.
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Gifts from the Garden & Kitchen - Combo Class

Event Date
Sep 20, 2025

Join UC Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County for Gifts from the Garden and Kitchen. We'll share ideas for gifts you can give from your garden or kitchen as well as gift ideas for the gardener and the cook in your life.
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Event

Central Sierra: Citrus: From Tree to Table - Combo Class

Event Date
Oct 11, 2025

Join Master Gardeners and the Master Food Preserver volunteers in a wonderful presentation on how to grow and preserve citrus. Come see how you can grow citrus successfully in our community.
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UC Master Food Preservers of Sacramento County: Event

Sacramento: Mediterranean Dinner For Two

Event Date
Apr 7, 2025

Make dinner for two with this in-person, hands-on class for you and a guest with the UC Master Food Preservers of Sacramento County.
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UC Master Food Preservers of Sacramento County: Event

2026 Sourdough 101

Event Date
Oct 17, 2026

Curious about making sourdough bread? Join the UC Master Food Preservers of Sacramento County for an informative hands-on class on making sourdough bread. Learn how to make dough, techniques for scoring and baking dough, maintaining your starter and more! Each participant will leave with dough to finish…
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UC Master Food Preservers of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties: Event

Sourdough Starter: Beyond Bread

Event Date
Sep 21, 2024

Join us on Saturday, September 21st at 10am to learn about Sourdough Starter and all that you can do with beyond bread. Our Master Food Preserver will walk you through the steps of maintaining your "discard" and introduce you to a variety of foods you can make with it.
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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Preserved Limes: A Zesty Twist on Preserved Citrus (July 2026)

July 9, 2026
By UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program
by Katie Yamashita, Los Angeles County, Online Delivery Program Volunteer  Few preserving projects are as accessible as salt-cured citrus. There's no canner, no fermentation crock, no specialized equipment beyond a clean jar, and the ingredient list rarely goes beyond what's already on hand: citrus…
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Crunchy, Sweet, and Tangy: Bread-and-Butter Cucumber Pickles (July 2026)

July 9, 2026
By UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program
Three tips for making the best pickles by Ariel Patton, UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program Volunteer There's nothing quite like a sweet, tangy, crunchy pickle to perfect your next sandwich. This bread & butter pickle recipe is an annual staple in my kitchen. With the amount of…
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The Science of the Perfect Chew: Making Better Fruit Leather at Home (July 2026)

July 9, 2026
By UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program
by Paige Weisskirch, UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program Volunteer  Fruit leather is one of my favorite ways to use up fruit that is just past its prime: soft pears, a handful of mushy berries, peaches that need to be used today, or the apples that have lost their crispness but…
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Spotlight: Paige Weisskirch, Monterey County, 2024 MFP Volunteer (July 2026)

July 9, 2026
 My name is Paige Weisskirch, and I volunteer with the UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program. I live on the Monterey Peninsula, which means I am lucky enough to live near the beach, but not exactly in backyard tomato country. It is foggy and cool much of the time, so big backyard…
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