Food Preservation

Oregon State University Extension promotes home food safety and preservation methods through publications, workshops, free pressure canner dial gauge testing, questions answered in-person, online or by phone, and the OSU Extension Food Preservation Facebook page.

OSU Extension professionals and Master Food Preserver volunteers want to help you preserve and enjoy the best quality and safe foods.

OSU Extension - Warm Springs offers preservation classes, pressure canner dial gauge testing, and an annual Fruit Loop tour.

Our Warm Springs Extension preservation classes include hands-on demonstrations in freezing, drying, and water bath canning. Preservation classes focusing on traditional foods are held seasonally when the foods are available.

The Central Oregon Food Preservation Classes and Services are hosted by the Deschutes County Extension Service and are available to Jefferson, Crook, and Warm Springs community members.

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Publications

Looking for tried and true recipes? Wondering how to get started? OSU Extension has you covered. From preserving fruits and vegetables, to pickling, to preserving game and seafood, there's an Extension publication on it!

Home Food Safety and Preservation Publications

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Interested in Being a Master Food Preserver Volunteer?

Master Food Preserver Volunteer Brochure

Preserve at Home

University of Idaho and Oregon State University Extension offer Preserve @ Home-Oregon to teach adults how to safely preserve a variety of food products. Participants learn how to produce high quality preserved foods and the science behind food preservation and food safety.

Anyone with an interest in food preservation and food safety can enroll in Preserve @ Home. Individuals with little or no previous food preservation experience are welcome.

Preserve at Home Course

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Rosanna Sanders

Nutrition Education Program Assistant, Agriculture

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Glenda Hyde

Associate Professor of Practice, Family and Community Health; OSU Extension Service Extension Disaster Education Network Delegate

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