UC Master Food Preservers of Fresno/Madera/Merced Counties

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The Master Food Preserver program extends UC research-based information about home food safety and preservation to the public.

10/17/2026

🍓🍐🍅Interested in training to become a Master Food Preserver volunteer in Fresno, Madera, and Merced?

🌐Visit our information page to find out about the process and complete the application here: https://ucanr.edu/site/ucce-master-food-preservers-fresno-madera-and-merced/become-master-food-preserver

🍊Teach your community about food safety, how to prevent food waste, improve food security, and how to extend the season by preserving the bounty of our Valley!

📝Applications due Sunday, November 8, 2026.

10/06/2026

Join us in Oakhurst for an interactive Make & Take Sourdough Bread & Sauerkraut workshop!

📅 Date: Friday, October 16th, 2026
🕑 Time: 2pm to 5pm
📍 Location: Sierra Senior Center, 49111 Cinder Lane, Oakhurst, CA 93644
💰 Fee: $20 per person
📝 Register here (required) or see link in bio: https://link.ucanr.edu/ferment
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08/18/2026

Join us for a fun, hands-on Refrigerator Pickles & Condiments Workshop hosted by UC Master Food Preservers! 🥒🫙✨

📅 Date: Friday, August 21
⏰ Time: 2pm to 5pm
📍 Location: Sierra Senior Center in Oakhurst

Learn safe refrigerator preserving techniques, discover simple ways to create delicious homemade pickles, sample condiments, and take home new skills you can use in your own kitchen. 🍽️💚

Reserve your spot today: https://link.ucanr.edu/picklesandcondiments

08/12/2026

Do you know that tomatoes need special processing to can safely? Most varieties of tomatoes are borderline on the pH scale. Foods above 4.6 pH are low acid foods andshould be canned using a pressure canner, while foods below 4.6 pH are high acid foods and can be canned using a boiling water bath canner or pressure canner.

🍅 Most varieties should be acidified with either store-bought lemon juice or citric acid before canning. Properly acidified tomatoes can be safely processed in a boiling water bath canner (USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning).

🥫Want inspiration for what to do with your tomatoes? Check out this list of safe, research-based tomato preservation recipes (link in bio): https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-master-food-preserver-program/publications-tomatoes-salsas

07/11/2026

Oakhurst Summer Freezer Treats Workshop: Ice Cream, Toppings & More!

📍 Where: Oakhurst Sierra Senior Center
📅 When: Friday, July 17, 2026 from 2pm to 5pm
💰 Fee: $20 per person
☑️ Pre registration required
See link in bio or register at this link: https://link.ucanr.edu/freezertreats

🍨Learn best practices for preserving by freezing! We will make dairy and non-dairy ice cream, plus some toppings including freezer jam. We are excited to share our summer freezer treat recipes and tips with you!

06/12/2026

Join us in Oakhurst for an information session on becoming a master food preserver.

When: June 19, 2026 from 2-4pm
Sierra Senior Center, Oakhurst, CA
Fee $10
Registration required. See link in bio or visit: https://link.ucanr.edu/becomingamasterfoodpreserver

We will demonstrate how to make kombucha and kefir, and you will go home with starters for both. The UC Master Food Preserver Program provides education & outreach sharing research-based information on home food safety and preservation. Learn the BENEFITS and how YOU can become part of this organization that helps save money, promotes health, food security & provides volunteer service for the community!

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05/04/2026

Join us in Oakhurst, CA for a hands-on low sugar strawberry jam workshop!

🍓 Make and take home your own jar of low sugar strawberry jam
🍓 Learn about boiling water canning and steam canning
🍓Learn how sugar, along with other ingredients, contribute to canning food safety

Pre-registration required | Workshop Fee: $20
Date: May 15, 2026
Location: Sierra Senior Center, Oakhurst, Ca

Register at the following link or click link in bio: https://link.ucanr.edu/lowsugarstrawberryjam

04/20/2026

Calling all Merced (and beyond) foodies! Join the UC Master Food Preservers for a hands-on fermentation workshop. Registration required.

🥖 Learn about several different kinds of fermentation methods
🫙 Make and take home your own sauerkraut
🫧 Receive fermentation starters for different types of ferments
🖺 Go home with recipes and resources and fermentation confidence

Fee: $15

Date: April 25, 2026
Time: 9am to Noon

Location: Merced County Cooperative Extension
2145 Wardrobe Ave.
Merced, CA 95341

To register for the class see the link in bio or visit https://link.ucanr.edu/fermentationmerced

Address

49111 Cinder Ln
Oakhurst, CA
93644

Website

https://ucanr.edu/sites/MFPFresnoMaderaMerced/

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