Webinar covers the basic methods of food preservation
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
July 24, 2025
Making jelly or jam using canning jars with two-piece lids in a boiling water bath is a common way to preserve fruits, such as these apples, strawberries and rhubarb.
Get the most out of the food you have grown, harvested or bought during a free one-hour overview of food preservation methods.
Leslie Shallcross, a ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ Cooperative Extension Service health, home and family development agent and registered dietitian, will teach this virtual class. Attendees will learn how to extend the life of their food using a variety of preservation methods, including refrigeration, root cellars, pickling, fermenting, making jams and jellies, dehydrating, boiling water canning and pressure canning.
The free webinar is from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Register using or visit .
For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at 907-474-7120 or amnorris2@alaska.edu. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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