You could plant from dawn to dusk and still not plant every variety of tomato! Whether you are a novice or a pro, you’ll enjoy learning about tomatoes: their history and some fun facts, the many varieties, their culture, diseases and pests, growing in the ground vs. growing in containers – and finally,…
Ah, the salad days of life! Grow your own salad in one compact place. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will provide information on how to plant a salad bowl garden, covering the varieties of greens, the basics of gardening, and care and harvesting. Add a review on starting from seed and…
This class has been postponed to late spring, early summer. An announcement will be shared via our monthly newsletter, Save the Season. OverviewLearn food safety basics for making and storing homemade baby and toddler purees and snacks at home.What’s featured in this classSafe preparation…
Do you have food preservation questions? Join UC Master Food Preservers online for a free live Q&A about safe, research-based methods.Have questions about canning, freezing, drying, or fermenting fruits and vegetables? Join the UC Master Food Preservers for a free live online Q&A session. Our trained…
Growing your own food is satisfying, healthy, and delicious! This workshop focuses on selecting the best available site in your garden for growing vegetables; determining whether to plant in the ground or in raised beds; preparing the site; irrigation requirements; garden planning; and, finally, planting and…
Do you have food preservation questions? Join UC Master Food Preservers online for a free live Q&A about safe, research-based methods.Have questions about canning, freezing, drying, or fermenting fruits and vegetables? Join the UC Master Food Preservers for a free live online Q&A session. Our trained…
Learn to save money, time, and stress with homemade "TV dinners." Imagine .....a delicious and nutritious dinner you can pull out of your freezer, cook, and serve without the fuss and all the prep! When you make and use freezer meals regularly, you’ll save money, time and the stress of having to plan…
Applesauce & Apple Juice Canning Workshop. Join us for a hands-on make-and-take workshop where you will learn the basics of boiling water canning while turning fresh Apple Hill apples into delicious applesauce and apple juice. Each participant will prepare and safely can two pints of applesauce and…
Learn to build an enviable party board The holidays will soon be here. In this fun class we will present ideas and some recipes for your holiday party boards - canned goodies to impress your guests, flavored nuts, tasty, dehydrated produce, and spice mixes for dips and spreads. This class is suitable…
Basic Methods for Using Home Canning to Make Jams & Jellies Are you interested in learning home food preservation techniques, but don't know where to start? We'll teach you how! Come join us for this live demonstration and using home canning equipment and basic methods. Our UC Master Food Preservers…
