Online series focuses on preserving Alaska's natural foods

Learn to safely preserve foods at home in a five-week series of online classes available statewide from January 7 to February 4, 2023.

Sarah Lewis, an agent with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will teach the Preserving Alaska’s Bounty series. Students will learn about and practice pickling and fermenting vegetables; canning fruits, berries and pickles in a boiling water bath; and preserving meat, fish and vegetables using a pressure canner. Classes will also cover dehydrating fruits and vegetables, making jerky and smoking fish. Other topics will include emer...