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Let's get together and make rhubarb sauce and can it!  Having rhubarb sauce, like applesauce, long after the season ends is a great treat and complements winter meals nicely. We'll use rhubarb from our own gardens or purchase some locally.Bring your own pint or half liter sized jars and lids.We will split the cost of the produce and other ingredients, figure about $10 each.Limit 10 participants.See More

Join Ithacan for a hands-on fermentation event! We'll gather to learn the basics of pickling vegetables through the process of lacto-fermentation AND make some of our own to take home.We'll make two ferments: a traditional pickle and a spring chutney or salsa with seasonal, ecologically produced, and locally-available ingredients.Max # of participants: 6 Cost: ~$5-7 for veggies and supplies Bring your own: 1 glass pint jar and 1 glass quart jar (if you have them) A light mid-morning snack will…See More

my niece is turning 1 year old in october and i know that her parents make her food, but they don't do any canning so it's often a scramble in their work week to get the food made. i was hoping to make some baby food and can it for her birthday so they can have a backstock, but everything i've found online says not to do it, there are no set processing times. does anyone know anything about this? thanks.

This event is full.  To host an event of your own use the online form found under the "Events" tab on the orange menu bar. Have you been longing for a 100% reusable canning experience?  That's BPA-free too?  Now's your chance!  Join me to make some peach and blackberry jam using 2 different 100% reusable jar options.  We'll make…See More

We are going to show our methods for making old laying hens into useful products, such as soup stock, chicken soup, and chicken nuggets. This is a "from start" demonstration, using the hatchet-in-the-woodlot kill method. Please, no children or dogs attending. We will process a small number (about 4) of hens under home-kitchen conditions. There will be some hands-on opportunities; please wear suitable clothing and plan to work in a sanitary fashion (some chlorine bleach will be used on work…See More

i pickled plums and the jars were leaking when i removed them from the canner. i panicked but by the next morning all the jars had sealed and not much liquid was ultimately lost. i looked it up on the usda site and they say that losing liquid is ok as long as you don't end up with half the liquid missing...however, i went on a few forums online where a fer people said that your jars might seal but the liquid that seeped out could cause them to ultimately unseal or grow mold. it has now been a…See More

Canning topics: water bath, pressure canning, supplies, etc.

Come join us while we turn our black oil sunflower harvest into sunflower oil a via cold press!This workshop is free and part of White Hawk Ecovillage's new "Sustainability Series."See More