Nutrition & Health

In this program, presented by UCCE Master Food Preservers of Orange County (https://ucanr.edu/sites/MFPOC/), you will learn how to preserve this months Farmers' Market bounty.

Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers for a general Q&A session on-line via Zoom. A panel of volunteers will be available to answer your questions, share their tips and encourage you to safely preserve food at home.

Register Here Have you ever dreamed of baking sourdough bread but thought it seemed too tricky?

Learn the art and science behind composting from a local Master Composter. Learn about the importance of managing your organic waste (food scraps and yard trimmings) at home. As the drought worsens and the climate warms, home-based waste management has never been more relevant.

~ Gifts From the Kitchen 2024 ~ Craft the Perfect Cheeseboard A Holiday-Ready Workshop! Join us for an unforgettable evening of creativity and culinary fun! Learn water bath canning while making a mouth watering sweet-savory jam, master dehydrating fruits and herbs, whip up a crowd-pleasing hummus,...

Second Friday of every month. Click HERE to sign up. Pressure canners with only a dial gauge need to be tested annually to ensure the dial gauge is accurate. If your dial gauge is not accurate, it is not correctly reading pressure which may result in under or over processing and unsafe food.

Herbs Fresh and Dried: Herbs add so much flavor to our meals! Expand your use of fresh and dried herbs and learn how to safely preserve your fresh herbs to enjoy all year. Making herb salts, rubs and pestos will be demonstrated.

Don't miss the Placerville Plant Sale - Perennial plants April 26 Trees, shrubs, grasses, succulents, native and perennial plants. Sale at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden. Parking $2

Is there anything more satisfying on a cold winter day than a bowl of homemade soup? Turkey Day is over, and hopefully youve saved those turkey bones to make your own homemade turkey stock to use in soups and stews and many other delicious meals.

Go beyond dill pickles! Many other vegetables and fruits can become a pickled or fermented product, without canning to be enjoyed in the short term, or canned for a shelf-stable product for year-round enjoyment.