UC Master Food Preserver Program

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Afternoon Tea and Preserves

Event Date
May 3 2025

Participants will learn how to make three delicious types of preserves, enjoy an afternoon tea, and will go home with a gift basket of delicious treats to keep or give to a friend. 
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Preserving Blueberries workshop

Event Date
May 18 2025

Join us for a hands-on workshop celebrating the delicious, nutritious blueberry! Led by Master Food Preserver, former Center for Agroecology apprentice, and Stanford lecturer Anna Lee, this workshop will focus on safe, healthy, and delicious ways to extend the blueberry season through food preservation…
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Berry Bonanza

Event Date
May 15 2025

Beautiful berries are showing up at the farmer's markets! How can you save them for year-round enjoyment? Join the Master Food Preservers of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties for a workshop that will touch on dehydration, freezing, and both delicious freezer and shelf-stable berry …
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Central Sierra: Everything Herbs (in person - Jackson)

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May 17 2025

Culinary herbs are an easy way to add healthy flavor and great taste to your cooking. Growing your own herbs keeps food costs lower as well as adding attractive, fragrant, and tasty plants to your landscape. A joint Master Gardener/Master Food Preserver class will discuss easy annual and perennial herbs to…
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Funky Tea: Kombucha (online)

Event Date
Apr 17 2025

Join us to learn about how to make kombucha, a refreshing drink made from fermenting tea. We’ll teach you how to maintain a healthy SCOBY (a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) to make kombucha, and how to do a second fermentation flavored with various fruits.
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Funky Cabbage: Sauerkraut and Kimchi (online)

Event Date
Mar 27 2025

Join us to learn about the basics of making sauerkraut and kimchi. You’ll learn about what you need to make these funky fermented foods, what to do if you find mold, and how to preserve them.  Register to receive the link
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Canning Basics I: High Acid Canning (online)

Event Date
Mar 30 2025

Excited to seal the deal on water bath or atmospheric steam canning this year but need some guidance? Join us for a 1 hour exploration of high acid canning basics covering both methods! We will discuss the differences and benefits of each method and tour several canner equipment types as well as a live…
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