Nutrition & Health

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County will be available to answer your gardening questions or just chat about gardening! For more information about the Farmers Market, visit eldoradofarmersmarket.

Open a jar of the sweet taste of summer. Not only do you get to learn the basics of boiling water canning you will also learn how to make and preserve dessert toppings. In addition, you will learn how to make homemade ice cream! FREE class, registration required. Register with this link.

In this demonstration, presented by UCCE Master Food Preservers of Orange County (https://ucanr.edu/sites/MFPOC/), you will learn how to safely preserve pickles using the fermentation method.

Did you know certain areas of San Bernardino and Riverside County are in a fruit fly quarantine? Join the San Bernardino/Riverside County Master Food Preservers to learn some quick and easy ways to preserve citrus.

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Learn about preserving herbs. Details coming soon. As always this is a great place to ask your questions and learn more about safe ways to preserve food. Registration required.

Join us as we go beyond the usual orange juice and lemon meringue pie. We'll show you how to use citrus to make jelly, curd and candy. You will also learn ways to dehydrate and preserve these seasonal beauties.

 Enjoy the red berries of the madrones, and clumps of mistletoe as you make your own seasonal wreath, made from locally sourced foliage. You may even get the chance to meet our newborns as the first of the lambs arrive! $40 per person, includes all materials and warm apple cider/snacks. Click…

Sorry this special event is full, but we have a waiting list in case we get last minute cancellations. Join us for an evening of Italian cooking. Well can some tomatoes, make some pesto for the freezer, and then well dive into making pasta to put it on.

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. This session will lead off with: a short show and tell of pressure canning equipment.