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Anchorage Extension offers food preservation series

July 18, 2019

Marmian Grimes

A series of five food preservation classes offered by the Cooperative Extension Service in Anchorage begins July 25.

iStock photo. Five food preservation classes offered by Extension this summer will include one focused on dehydrating fruits and vegetables on Aug. 22. These are apple chips.
iStock photo. Five food preservation classes offered by Extension this summer will include one focused on dehydrating fruits and vegetables on Aug. 22. These are apple chips.


All classes will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Loussac Library Learning Commons on the fourth floor of the library. Individuals may sign up for single classes at $25 each or for all five at $100.

Gina Dionne, of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will teach the classes. Topics include:


  • Jams and jellies, July 25

  • Pickles, flavored vinegars and sauerkraut, Aug. 8

  • Dehydrating fruits and vegetables, Aug. 22

  • Packaging foods to be frozen, Sept. 12

  • Introduction to canning, Sept. 26


Registration and more details are available at http://bit.ly/AOC_Harvest. For more information, contact the Anchorage Extension office at 907-786-6300 or Dionne at gddionne@alaska.edu.