Nutrition & Health

UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Placerville Farmers Market

Event Date
Oct 19, 2024

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.
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UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County: Event

OC Library- Heritage Park: Preserving Applesauce Demonstration

Event Date
Jun 26, 2024

In this demonstration, presented by UCCE Master Food Preservers of Orange County (https://ucanr.edu/sites/MFPOC/), you will learn how to safely preserve apples into applesauce.
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UC Master Food Preservers of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties: Event

Cheese Making 101

Event Date
Mar 9, 2024

Have you ever thought making cheese was a complicated process requiring a lot of fancy equipment, hands-on time, and a big mess? Its not! Our UCCE Master Food Preservers of San Bernardino/Riverside will demonstrate how to transform milk into 2 types of cheese: Fresh Ricotta and Paneer.
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UC Master Food Preservers of San Joaquin County: Event

Rise to the Occassion - A Four Part Sourdough Adventure Part 4

Event Date
Sep 7, 2024

Register Here 7/ 6 - Crafting, Nurturing, and Maintaining Your Healthy Sourdough Starter 8/ 3 - Crafting Sourdough Sandwich Loaves and Artisan Breads 9/7 - Troubleshooting Sourdough Culture and Baking Triumphs How to Join the Food Safety and Home Food Preservation Fun: Follow us on Facebook for upda...
UC Master Food Preservers of San Joaquin County
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Event

Food Preservation Basics: Pressure Canning - Online!

Event Date
Feb 22, 2024

Does the thought of using a pressure canner scare you? It shouldnt! Learn how a pressure canner works and the multiple safety features included on every modern canner. Build your confidence in pressure canning by watching several mini-demonstrations and compare a variety of canner types.
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Event

PAST: Make Friends with your Pressure Canner (in person- Jackson)

Event Date
Mar 16, 2024

Does the thought of using a pressure canner scare you? It shouldnt! Learn how a pressure canner works and the multiple safety features included on every modern canner. Build your confidence in pressure canning by watching several mini-demonstrations and compare a variety of canner types.
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Event

PAST: Food Preservation Basics: Canning Pickles - online

Event Date
Jun 6, 2024

Curious about canning your own food at home? Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers at this free introductory online class and learn how to use boiling water and atmospheric steam canners to can quick pickles out of a variety of fruits and vegetables.
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UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County: Event

Public Class: Gifts from the Kitchen- Session 1

Event Date
Dec 5, 2023

Hello to all of our friends out there in the OC! The holiday season is right around the corner, and the UC Master Food Preservers of Orange County are back with their popular Gifts from the Kitchen class.
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Nutrition Policy Institute: Article

School Meals for All in California: Financial Benefits for Families

April 17, 2026
By Dania Orta-Aleman, Caitlin D French, Monica D Zuercher, Christina E Hecht, Hannah R Thompson, Wendi Gosliner
Research Brief • April 2026 • Download PDF (180KB)Background California’s School Meals for All (SMFA) program launched in the 2022–23 school year, following federal pandemic relief efforts that provided universal school meals across the US from 2020–22.1 Traditionally, school meal eligibility has been…
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