Amador

Cranberries, all ways!! Learn about the many ways to turn this versatile fruit into tasty preserved foods.

Who Youth ages 5-18 years old What Join UC Master Food Preserver volunteers and learn to make your very own jam or jelly to enter in the 2025 El Dorado County Fair--plus take a jar home to enjoy! Choose from apple, grape, peach, or strawberry.

Have you ever wondered how to cure and preserve your own olives? There are multiple ways to remove the bitterness from olives to make them edible: lye cure, dry salt cure, water cure, brine cure and fermented.

Ione Community Club Meeting will be held in the cafeteria from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Location is subject to change depending on the time of year.

All adults who apply to be an adult volunteer in the 4-H YD Program must complete either an in-person or virtual New Adult Volunteer Orientation. Please check the New Adult Volunteer Orientation R.S.V.P. form for an orientation date and location that works for you and R.S.V.P. as soon as you can.

Go beyond dill pickles! Many other vegetables and fruits can become a pickled or fermented product, without canning to be enjoyed in the short term, or canned for a shelf-stable product for year-round enjoyment.

Pruning Berries + Growing Berries...

NEW this year! Club Officers will attend an annual training to learn their roles and responsibilities as elected 4-H officers.

Who Youth ages 5-18 years old What Join Master Food Preserver volunteers and learn to make your very own jam or jelly to enter in the 2025 El Dorado County Fair--plus take a jar home to enjoy! Choose from apple, grape, peach, or strawberry.

Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers for their monthly general Q&A session. A panel of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions, share their tips and encourage you to safely preserve food at home.