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Would you like to feast on your garden produce all year round? Learn about the safest methods of canning your garden harvest or CSA deliveries!
Sign up for your choice of easy online food preservation lessons at the ISU Extension website,
Preserve the Taste of Summer:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/preserve-taste-summer
For people who have completed the four required online lessons, the following hands-on preservation workshops will be offered Saturdays, 9 am-1 pm, at the ISU Extension Polk County office, 1625 Adventureland Dr., Suite A, Altoona, IA 50009. Register at least one week in advance. Contact Mary Krisco at 515-957-5787 or mkrisco@iastate.edu. (For adults aged 18 years and older.)
Aug. 30, 2014: Jams and Dehydrating Workshop
Sept. 13, 2014: Pressure Canning Workshop
…and justice for all
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. Many materials can be made available in alternative formats for ADA clients. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964.