South Paris workshop to teach pickling as way to preserve harvest
Preserving the harvest will be the focus of a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop 1–4 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at the UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris.
Taught by UMaine Extension food preservation community education assistant Kate McCarty, the hands-on workshop uses recommended preservation methods for canning and freezing garden vegetables, including using water bath canners to pickle vegetables.
The $20 fee includes fresh produce and canning jars. Participants should bring a pot holder. Registration is online. For more information or to request a disability accommodation, call 743.6329 or 800.287.1482 (in Maine).