Discover the age-old arts of food preservation! Learn to extend the life of fresh, seasonal bounty while enhancing flavors and maintaining 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—or in this case, Garden-made—preserved food during class. You will leave with the knowledge, resources and inspiration to continue preserving food in your own kitchen.  From canning to fermented foods, each class will explore a different technique—so register for them all! Registration includes Garden admission for the day—we encourage you to explore the Garden the day of class!

Welcome the fall season and greet guests with a fabulous desert in the form of delicious apple pie filling. Fruits, the smell of fall and spices – this sweet treat has it all, and you’ll have fun making and canning it in this hands-on class.

Saturday, September 20, 2025 (1:30-4:00pm)

Registration closes Sept 17th.

$45/Adult or $38/Member Adult

Materials: All materials provided.  You may wish to bring an apron, pen and notebook.

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

Instructor:  Michelle Cappo is a Master Wellness volunteer affiliated with the Tarrant County TAMU’s AgriLife Extension Service and is passionate about teaching safe food preservation techniques. You can learn more about the Master Wellness Volunteer Program at agrilife.org/mwv. 

Inclement Weather: This class is indoors and will proceed as scheduled, rain or shine. 

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