As interest in home canning and other preservation methods continues to grow, UGA Extension is here to offer information you can trust to make your food preservation efforts safe and successful.
Our Programs and Services
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Home Food Preservation Classes How-to's of canning, freezing and/or drying of foods.
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PUT IT UP! Food Preservation for Youth A series of lessons on the science of safe food preservation.
Recent Publications
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So Easy To Preserve (B 989) The 6th edition of this popular book is available for purchase only. The 388-page book covers topics on Preserving Food, Canning, Pickled Products, Sweet Spreads and Syrups, Freezing and Drying. There…
Websites
UGA-affiliated sites
Food Safety and Preservation Family and Consumer Sciences' Extension information related to food safety and preservation.
National Center for Food Preservation Your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation.
UGA Department of Food Science and Technology Learn more about the food science and technology department at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences Learn more about the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at UGA.
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Fighting Food Waste New tool can help industry and consumers calculate and combat food waste.
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Home Food Preservation Interest in preserving food can be driven by several factors, ranging from the pursuit of a hobby or recreational activity to continuing a family tradition to saving money.
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Canning Precautions A recent death in Washington state was attributed to botulism, a toxin that is a byproduct of the heat-resistant spores of a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum that likely originated from a home-canned food.
