Food Safety and Preservation

   Food Safety and Preservation

Extension has been involved with food preservation for 100 years. Our goal is to provide you with recipes and instructions that minimize your risk of spoilage and food borne illness. If you happen to be canning, freezing, dehydrating or pickling in the dead of night, you can access several of our bulletins and factsheets with tested instructions on line 24/7.

Complete Guide to Home Canning - is the current compilation of instructions from the United States Department of Agriculture. Consisting of seven different secions beginning with the principals of home canning, the guide can be downloaded, saved and printed or bookmark the webpage and consult it at your convenience.

So Easy To Preserve – is a comprehensive food preservation guide. It contains basic information regarding various preservation techniques including canning, pickling, jellied products, freezing and dehydrating. Order your copy from Cooperative Extension, The University of Georgia at  and click on So Easy To Preserve.

Food Safety at Home

The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service offers food safety at home podcasts and videocasts on more than 40 topics ranging from holiday food safety to tailgating parties.

Food Safety at Home in American Sign Language

Food Safety at Home in Spanish

Food Safety for Seniors

There are some 76 million cases of foodborne illness in the U.S. every year; 325,000 require hospitalization; 5,000 result in death. Older adults can experience more serious foodborne illness compilcations that require hospitalization and can result in long-term disability and even death. Click here to learn more.

• FightBac website

• Olives: Safe Methods for Home Pickling