Discover the age-old arts of food preservation! Learn how to extend the life of fresh, seasonal bounty while enhancing flavors and preserving nutritional content.  Explore ingredient selection, food safety principles and practical tips to ensure your culinary success. With step-by-step guidance, you will create your own homemade—that is, Garden-made—preserved foods during class. You will walk away with the knowledge, resources and inspiration to continue preserving food in your own kitchen. Registration includes Garden admission for the day—we encourage you to explore the Garden before or after class. 

Class dates and times vary. See individual class. 

See individual classes for registration close dates. 

Rates: See individual class for prices. Garden Members receive a discount on registration.  

Materials: See individual class. 

Location:  Check-in at Botanical Reseach Institute of Texas building / Park in main lot 

Instructor:  Michelle Cappo is a Master Food Preserver, an Advanced Master Food Safety Advisor and a Master Wellness volunteer affiliated with TAMU’s AgriLife Extension Service in Tarrant County; she is passionate about teaching safe food preservation techniques. You can learn more about the Master Wellness Volunteer Program at https://agrilife.org/mwv/ or by emailing the Tarrant County Extension Service office at [email protected]. 

Inclement Weather: N/A 

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