Home Food Preservation Workshops: Dehydration and Cold Storage

Diane Wright Hirsch, an Extension Educator focusing on Food Safety with the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension, is providing two workshops at the New Haven County Extension Center, 305 Skiff Street, North Haven, CT.

The first workshop, Dehydrating Fruits and Vegetables, will be September 12, at 6:30 pm.  This program will address how dehydration preserves food, how to pre-treat foods so that your food will be edible and nutritious when you enjoy it in the winter months, and a discussion about the equipment needed to successfully dehydrate fresh produce at home. Registration deadline is Friday, September 7.

 

The second workshop, Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables, will be September 19 at 6:30 pm.  Bill Duesing of CT Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) will join us to present a workshop for those who are interested in the basics of cold storage of fruits and vegetables that are commonly grown in Connecticut. Which fruits and vegetables can be stored?  What are the temperature and humidity requirements for storage?  How do you achieve those requirements in root cellars, bulkhead areas, attics, buried containers, garages, etc.? Registration deadline is Friday, September 14.

PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. 

Registration fees are $10.00 for each workshop.  Registration deadlines are indicated above.

Contact Diane Wright Hirsch at diane.hirsch@uconn.edu or 203-407-3163 to register or for more information.