Learn to ferment, boil, preserve the harvest

September 23, 2015 Cooperative Extension, Outreach

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County is offering five different “Preserving the Harvest” workshops from Kennebec to York county in October. UMaine Extension staff and volunteers will teach participants hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods. Attendees will make samples to take home. Fresh produce, canning jars and other canning equipment will be provided.

The workshops are:

Fermenting Vegetables, 2–4 p.m. Oct. 3 at Frinklepod Farm, 244 Log Cabin Road, Arundel; $20 per person.
Boiling Water Bath Canning Apple Chutney, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Bonny Eagle Middle School, 92 Sokokis Trail, Buxton; $25 per person.
Preserving Quick Pickles and Fruit Preserves, 6–8 p.m. Oct. 15 at Whole Foods Market, 2 Somerset St., Portland;$20 per person.
All Things Herbs!, 6–8 p.m. Oct. 22 at Lewiston High School, 156 East Ave., Lewiston; $29 per person.
Make Your Own Herbal Vinegars, 6–8 p.m. Oct. 26 at Gardiner High School, 40 West Hill Road, Gardiner; $25 per person.

Registration is online. Workshops will be offered throughout the fall. For more information, or to request a disability accommodation, call 781.6099 or 800.781.6099 (in Maine).