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Food preservation series begins in Palmer

October 21, 2019

Marmian Grimes

Photo courtesy of UAF Cooperative Extension Service. A series of classes beginning Oct. 24 in Palmer will show participants how to preserve foods, including some in jars like these.
Photo courtesy of UAF Cooperative Extension Service. A series of classes beginning Oct. 24 in Palmer will show participants how to preserve foods, including some in jars like these.


A fall food preservation series begins Oct. 24 at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center.

Mat-Su Cooperative Extension agent Julie Cascio will teach the classes from 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays in Room 208 of Kerttula Hall.

The classes are:


  • Boiling Water Canner: Fruits/Tomatoes, Oct. 24

  • Canning Low Acid Food: Meats and Vegetables, Oct. 31

  • Pickles and Sauerkraut, Nov. 7

  • Canning Low Acid Food: Fish, Nov. 14

  • Dehydrating Fruits and Vegetables, Dec. 5

  • Jams and Jellies, Dec. 12


Classes are $25 each. Registration for individual classes is available at http://bit.ly/AKFoodPres or at the Mat-Su district office of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service at 1509 S. Georgeson Drive. For more information, call 907-745-3360.