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Home Preservation and Storage - General
- Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetables (PDF 242 KB)
Guidelines for minimizing the risk of foodborne illness from fresh fruits and vegetables through proper handling, washing, and storage. The publication is available as a brochure in both English and Spanish and as a camera-ready version of a refrigerator magnet: - Safe Methods of Canning Vegetables (PDF 355 KB)
- Safe Use of Pressure Canners (PDF 147KB)
Storage
- English Publication on Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetable (PDF 242 KB)
- English Brochure on Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetable(PDF 1629 KB)
- English Camera-Ready Magnet on Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetable(PDF 301 KB)
- Spanish Brochure on Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetable(PDF 1490 KB)
- Spanish Camera-Ready Magnet on Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetable(PDF 326 KB)
- Harvesting and Storing Your Home Orchard's Nut Crops: Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans (PDF 222 KB)
Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Better Taste (PDF 24 KB)
A chart and poster produced by the UC Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center, showing the proper storage of fruits, melons and vegetables.
- Chart on Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (PDF 24 KB)
- Poster on Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (PDF 56 KB)
Home Preservation and Storage - by Specific Food, Alphabetical
- Apples: Safe Methods to Store, Preserve, and Enjoy (PDF 462 KB)
- Cantaloupe, Safe Methods to Store, Preserve and Enjoy (PDF 237 KB)
- Growing Seed Sprouts at Home (PDF 193 KB)
- Harvesting and Storing Your Home Orchard's Nut Crops: Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans (PDF 222 KB)
- Nuts: Safe Methods for Consumers to Handle, Store, and Enjoy Almonds, Chestnuts, Pecans, Pistachios, and Walnuts (PDF 4.76 MB)
- Nuts: Safe Methods for Home Gardeners to Harvest, Store, and Enjoy Almonds, Chestnuts, Pecans, Pistachios, and Walnuts (PDF 6.18 MB)
- Olives: Safe Methods for Home Pickling (PDF 574 KB)
- Oranges: Safe Methods to Store, Preserve and Enjoy (PDF 1.12 MB)
- Pantry Pests: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape (PDF 174 KB)
Stored-product pests are usually brought into the home in an infested package of food. The most common insects infesting food in the home are meal moths or pantry beetles. - Peppers, Safe Methods to Store, Preserve and Enjoy (PDF 111 KB)
- Strawberries: Safe Methods to Store, Preserve, and Enjoy(PDF 404 KB)
- Tomatoes, Safe Methods to Store, Preserve and Enjoy (PDF 286 KB)