Canning Classes for Summer 2023

We will hold several canning classes in the summer of 2023. 

Attendees will learn about the basics of safe home food preservation. They will also learn and prepare two recipes at each class. One recipe will use the boiling water method of canning, and the other recipe will use a pressure canner. You will get to take home a jar of each recipe. 

Residents of any county can sign up for any class; choose the date(s) that work best for your schedule.

Registration is required and space is limited. $20 registration fee covers the class and all materials. 

Banks County classes

At the Banks County Senior Life Center (700 Thompson St, Homer, GA 30547), we will hold classes:

• July 7 - peach jam and green beans
• August 26 - crushed tomatoes and whole kernel corn
• September 8 - apple butter and butternut squash

Classes are tentatively scheduled from 9am-12pm each day.

To register in Banks, call 706-677-6230 or email susie.burton@uga.edu.

Habersham County classes

At the Habersham County Senior Center (217 Scoggins Drive, Demorest, GA 30535), we will hold classes:

• July 22 - peach jam and green beans
• August 16 - crushed tomatoes and whole kernel corn
• September 23 - apple butter and butternut squash

July and September classes are tentatively scheduled 9am-12pm; August class tentatively scheduled 2pm-5pm. 

To register in Habersham, call 706-754-2318 or email susie.burton@uga.edu.

Want to know more about food preservation?

For more information on preserving food safely at home, visit the National Center for Home Food Preservation.