FALMOUTH — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering Preserving the Harvest workshops throughout the summer. Upcoming workshops include:
Preserving pickles: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, Spruce Mountain High School, 33 Community Drive, Jay. Cost: $20 per person.
Preserving pickles: 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 21, Oxford County Cooperative Extension, 9 Olsen Road, South Paris. Cost: $20 per person.
Preserving pickles: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, Cooperative Extension in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Cost: $20 per person.
UMaine Extension staff and volunteers will lead workshops where attendees will learn hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods. Participants will make samples to take home. Fresh produce, canning jars and other canning equipment will be provided.
FMI, register: 207-781-6099, 1-800-781-6099, www.extension.umaine.edu/food-health/food-preservation/hands-on-workshops.
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