PRESERVE YOUR OWN FOOD SAFELY

The National Center for Home Food Preservation is your source for current research –based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation.  The Center was established with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (CSREES-USDA) to address food safety concerns for those who practice and teach home food preservation and processing methods

The website for the National Center for Home Food Preservation is: www.uga.edu/nchfp

UGA’s Elizabeth Andres and Judy Harrison, Food Specialist for the Cooperative Extension, maintains this site for the nation.   Their advice is to plan ahead and prepare for the summer’s bounty.  Get your equipment and supplies out and inspect them so you are ready when the harvest begins.

Go to www.uga.edu/nchfp for information on “So Easy to Preserve” for sale publication with over 150 tested recipes.   Free publications downloaded on the site.

Demonstrative “So Easy to Preserve DVD’s also availed on this site.

The University of Georgia and Ft. Valley State University, the U. S. Department of Agriculture and counties of the State cooperating. The Cooperative Extension  offers educational programs, assistance and materials to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability. An equal opportunity/affirmative action organization committed to a diverse work force.

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