Food Safety and Preservation
Washington County Master Food Preserver Program:
- Certified Master Food Preservers in Washington County (PDF)
- Resources -Master Food Preserver Training, Pressure Canner Gauge Testing and Community Kitchens
Safe Handling of Fresh Produce:
- Cantaloupe: Safe Methods to Store, Preserve and Enjoy
- Safety of Cantaloupe
- Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetables
Food Safety Information:
- Be Food Safe
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Food Safety
- Fight BAC! – Keep Food Safe from Bacteria
- foodsafety.gov – Your Gateway to Federal Food Safety Information
- Food Safety in Your Home
- Holiday Hotlines - Toll Free Hotlines and Websites to help answer consumer questions
- USDA - Food Safety Information
- UW Food Safety & Health - Hot Topics, Keeping You Informed
Food Preservation Information:
- Need food preservation supplies, equipment or parts? Download this Home Food Preservation Supplies & Equipment list compiled by Dr. Barbara Ingham, Food Science Professor University of Wisconsin Madison.
- Food Safety & Health – Preserving Food Safely, Tested Recipes for Canning Approved by UW
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Safety of Fruits & Vegetables
- USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning
- USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
- Yield Chart-Approximate yields for canned or frozen fruits and vegetables
Resources to purchase (many items are available in pdf format to view & print):
- “Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving”
- “So Easy to Preserve”
- UW-Extension Bulletins – The Learning Store
- Canning Fruits Safely
- Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry and Fish Safely
- Canning Salsa Safely
- Canning Vegetables Safely
- Freezing Fruits & Vegetables
- Freezing Home Prepared Foods
- Guidelines for MaKing Safe Jerky at Home
- Homemade Pickles & Relishes
- Keeping Food Safe
- Make your own Sauerkraut
- Make James, Jellies & Fruit Preserves
- Tomatoes Tart & Tasty
- Using and Caring for a Pressure Canner
- Wisconsin’s Wild Game: Enjoying the Harvest
