Home Food Preservation

Up-to-date publications on food preservation methods, such as freezing and canning, available from the University of California and other land-grant institutions.

National Center for Home Food Preservation
The NCHFP website contains science-based recommendations about a variety of meats, fruits and vegetables. Find expert advice on canning, freezing, drying, curing & smoking, fermenting, pickling, and making jams and jellies. Find information useful for home preservation for educators and home food preservers.
UC Home Preservation and Storage Publications
UC publications discuss safe preservation and storage of a variety of fruits and vegetables (listed alphabetically by item).
Preserving Food at Home: A Self-Study (University of Georgia)
An online self-study course on preserving food at home. Training modules include: “Introduction to Food Preservation”, “General Canning”, “Canning Acid Foods” and “Canning Low-Acid Foods”. Register online at: https://www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/food/nchfp_elc/
Preserve@Home An online food preservation course. (University of Idaho Extension) Teaches individuals how to safely preserve a variety of food products.

Other Resources on Home Food Preservation

A comprehensive list of websites and PDF files discussing home food preservation.