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 complete and can your own homemade—better yet, Garden-made—preserved food during class. You will leave with the knowledge, resources and inspiration to continue preserving food in your own kitchen. Come hungry to learn and taste!

Discover how simple and satisfying it can be to make and can your own pasta sauce. We’ll work together to prepare a hearty, tomato-based sauce and safely preserve it using water-bath canning. Learn the fundamentals of safe home canning, including ingredient selection, proper acidity, and storage best practices, then take home new skills, recipes, and a small jar of delicious sauce to enjoy long after the harvest ends.

Tuesday, 12/02/25 (2:00 PM-4:30 PM)

Registration closes 11/27.

$36/Adult or $30/Member Adult

Materials: We recommend bringing an apron, pen and notebook.

Location: Check-in at Botanical Research Institute of Texas / 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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