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U of M Extension offering free food preservation webinars


By Suzanne Driessen, Extension Food Safety Educator

(320) 203-6057, driessen@umn.edu

Are you going to the grocery store less often and buying in quantities when you do? Did you plant a garden this year? Are you wondering how to preserve food that is tasty and safe? Please join Suzanne Driessen, University of Minnesota Extension Food Safety Educator as she presents free webinars on food preservation. You will gain knowledge and resources to preserve food safely and get the best results.

Dates, times, and registration links to the free webinars are as follows: 

• Pickling: It’s Not Just for Cucumbers! July 30, 2-3 p.m. To register: z.umn.edu/homepickling.

• Preserving Tomatoes, Aug. 3, 4-5 p.m. To register: z.umn.edu/preservingtomatoes.

• Dry it: You’ll like it! Aug. 20, 2-3 p.m. To register: z.umn.edu/dryit.

• Preserving Fall Vegetables, Sept. 10, 10-11 a.m. To register: z.umn.edu/fallvegetables.

• Safely Fermenting Food at Home, Sept. 29, 4-5 p.m. To register: z.umn.edu/fermenting.

Can’t join the webinars? Check out the food preservation resources on the University of Minnesota Extension website: extension.umn.edu/food-safety/preserving-and-preparing.

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