Ever wonder how to preserve all those great garden vegetables? University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s hands-on food preservation workshops will teach you the basics of canning and freezing, including how to use pressure canners and water bath canners to preserve pickles, jam, and vegetables.  Learn from the experts. We will provide fresh produce and canning jars. Check our listings below for upcoming workshops or contact your local UMaine Extension county office.

Don’t see a workshop offered in your area?  Know of a great kitchen facility where we could have one?  Request a workshop!

Date: May 16, 2013
Topic: Low-sugar Rhubarb Jam
Location: Biddeford Learning Center, 189 Alfred Street, Biddeford
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Cost: $27 ($15 scholarships are available)
To register: Call Biddeford Adult Ed at 207-282-3883 or register online
Taught by: Kate McCarty, Community Educator and Master Food Preserver Volunteers

Date: May 16, 2013
Topic: Canning Blueberry Jam & Jelly
Location: Marshwood High School, 260 Route 236, South Berwick
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Cost: $15 (scholarships are available)
To register: Call Marshwood Adult Education at 207-384-5703 or register online
Taught by: Kevin Dawson, Master Food Preserver Volunteer

Date: May 22, 2013
Topic: Introduction to Canning
Location: 992 Waterville Rd. Waldo
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Cost: $12
To register: Call BillieJo Pendleton at 207-342-5971 or 1-800-287-1426 Ext 1011 (in Maine) or email  billiejo.pendleton@maine.edu
Taught by: Felicia Dumont, Food Preservation Community Education Assistant

Date: May 29, 2013
Topic: Introduction to Canning
Location: University of Maine, Hitchner Hall, Room 159, Orono
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Cost: $15
To register: Call Theresa Tilton at 207-942-7396 or email  theresa.tilton@maine.edu 
Taught by: Felicia Dumont, Food Preservation Community Education Assistant

Date: May 29, 2013
Topic: Preserving Fiddleheads
Location: UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Dr, Falmouth 
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Cost: $15 (scholarships are available)
To register: Call Lois Elwell at 207-781-6099 or 1-800-287-1471 (in Maine) or register online
Taught by: Kate McCarty, Community Educator and Master Food Preserver Volunteers

Date: June 18, 2013
Topic: Preserving Low-Sugar Strawberry Jam
Location: UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Dr, Falmouth 
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Cost: $15 (scholarships are available)
To register: Call Lois Elwell at 207-781-6099 or 1-800-287-1471 (in Maine) or register online
Taught by: Kate McCarty, Community Educator and Master Food Preserver Volunteers

Date: June 26, 2013
Topic: Introduction to Canning
Location: UMaine Extension Piscataquis County Office, 165 Main St, Dover-Foxcroft
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Cost: $12
To register: Call Amanda Miles at 207-564-3301 or email amanda.miles@maine.edu
Taught by: Felicia Dumont, Food Preservation Community Education Assistant

Date: July 23, 2013
Topic: Preserving Dilly Beans (Pickled Green Beans)
Location: UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Dr, Falmouth 
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Cost: $15 (scholarships are available)
To register: Call Lois Elwell at 207-781-6099 or 1-800-287-1471 (in Maine) or register online
Taught by: Kate McCarty, Community Educator and Master Food Preserver Volunteers

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