Food Preservation

Overview

As interest in home canning and other preservation methods continues to grow, Extension offers information you can trust to make your food preservation efforts safe and successful.

Publications

Extension Publications

• Preserving
• Stored Product Pests in the Home

To see other publications, go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• Atlanta ice cream selected as 2012 Flavor of Georgia food contest overall winner
• UGA scientists seek new food storage solutions for space travel
• UGA agents deliver free vegetables to Atlanta 'food deserts'
• Jams and jellies: Can at home safely
• Consumers stretch food dollars, preserve more produce
• 2011 Flavor of Georgia food product contest accepting entries
• Food safety tips for the holidays
• Drying is another option for storing fruits, vegetables
• Proper vegetable canning keeps goodness in, toxins out
• Resurreccion named Distinguished Research Professor

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.