Monthly Newsletter

January 2025

Welcome to the third edition of UC Master Food Preserver Program’s monthly newsletter. Our mission is to extend culturally appropriate, research-based practices for preserving food in the home.

Each month, you’ll receive recipes, how-tos, and inspiration straight to your inbox. Thank you for subscribing and feel free to reply with any food preservation questions.

UC MFP Online Delivery Program Growing Strong

Are you an adult interested in helping others learn about home food preservation, have an Internet connection, and live in a county that does not offer a local UC Master Food Preserver Program? Consider joining the newly started Online Delivery Program!

In the Spotlight: Tim Long, Class of 2024

My name is Tim Long. I am a UC Master Food Preserver volunteer with the Online Delivery Program. I would like to share with you a bit about my life and what led me to become a certified MFP.

Past Event Recordings Now On Demand

Recordings of events put on by the UC Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program are now available on the MFP statewide website: Past Online Events Page. Below are hyperlinks to two such recordings of our most recent events.

Learn to Dry & Pickle Persimmons

Learn to Freeze & Dehydrate Persimmons

Simply Soup: It's Soup Season!

As we settle into the winter season, now is a great time to get out the pressure canner and can your favorite soup. Read more tips below from our friends at the National Center for Home Food Preservation -- a great resource!

Newsletter Naming Contest Update

The UC Master Food Preserver Program is seeking submissions to give its new monthly newsletter an official name. Please enter your ideas here for a chance to win a food preservation booklet collection (up to a $50 value). Below are a few guidelines, the original submission deadline of January 15 has been extended to January 29:

Submit only original work
Newsletter name should be three words or fewer
The name should be aligned with food preservation
The name should not include a city or landmark
If you have a suggestion for font type, size, style, etc.., please format your submission accordingly

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Upcoming Online Events (Register via: https://mfp.ucanr.edu/Events/)

Ask a MFP - Live Q&A

(Hosted by Amador/Calaveras)

January 8, 6:30PM PST

Food Preservation Basics: Freezing & Dehydrating (Hosted by Central Sierra)

January 9, 6:00PM PST