Food Preservation

Join us on Sundays for classes on food preservation using fresh produce from our farm! Participants will gain hands-on experience harvesting produce from our Teaching Garden and receive growing tips. We will then prepare a research-based recipe and learn to can using the water bath canning method. Every participant will get to take a jar home! 

We have classes on jam, pickles, salsa, hot sauce, and more! Class space is limited to please sign up at least 2 days in advance. See below for the list of classes we are currently offering, and head over to the Farm Stand website to sign up!

In Each Class We Will:

• Harvest produce and learn tips to grow your own 
• Prepare a research-based recipe together 
• Learn to can using the water-bath canning method 
• Sample a premade jar of what we are making

Each Participant Will Receive:

• Your own jar of what we made to take home 
• The recipe we used + an extra to try yourself
• A list of resources and tips

Below is the list of classes we currently offer:

• April 23rd – Strawberry Syrup
• May 7th – Strawberry Jam
• June 4th – Blackberry Jam
• June 18th – Blackberry Jam
• June 25th – Dill Pickles
• July 2nd – Salsa
• July 9th – Sweet Pickles
• July 16th – Hot Sauce
• July 30th – Dill Pickles