Join us for our brand new class series at The Kitchen in Melrose! In this session, learn how to can and preserve your own homemade jams and jellies. We will cover preserving techniques, home canning safety, and the equipment you’ll need to get started with boiling water bath canning. We’ll get hands-on to learn how… Read More »Home Canning Basics at The Kitchen: Jams & Jellies

Learn how to transform vegetables into tangy, crispy pickles and how to can them to last year-round! This class will cover the kinds of products that can be canned and preserved at home, canning do's and don’ts, and the equipment you'll need to get started. We’ll get hands-on with basic food preservation techniques and will… Read More »Home Canning Basics at CSCA: Homemade Pickles

Learn how to can and preserve seasonal fruit into your own homemade jams and jellies. This class will cover the kinds of products that can be canned and preserved at home, canning do's and dont's, and the equipment you'll need to get started. We’ll get hands-on with basic food preservation techniques and will learn how… Read More »Home Canning Basics at CSCA: Jams & Jellies

Celebrate strawberry season and jam out with Afton at the Cambridge Public Library! This free cooking demonstration as part of the CPL Cambridge Cooks series will include an overview of food preservation basics, a demonstration of boiling water bath canning making strawberry rhubarb jam from start to finish, a tasting, and a Q&A session. We’ll… Read More »Cambridge Cooks Series: Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Demonstration

Learn how to can and preserve one of late-spring/early summer's most bountiful berries - the strawberry! This class will cover the kinds of products that can be canned and preserved at home, canning do's and dont's, and the equipment you'll need to get started. We’ll get hands-on with basic food preservation techniques and will learn… Read More »Home Canning Basics at CSCA: Strawberry Preserves

Learn how to transform vegetables into tangy, crispy pickles and how to can them to last year-round! This class will cover the kinds of products that can be canned and preserved at home, canning do's and don’ts, and the equipment you'll need to get started. We’ll get hands-on with basic food preservation techniques and will… Read More »Home Canning Basics at CSCA: Homemade Pickles

Learn how to can and preserve stone fruits like plums, apricots, peaches, and cherries! This class will cover the kinds of products that can be canned and preserved at home, canning do's and don’ts, and the equipment you'll need to get started. We’ll get hands-on with basic food preservation techniques and will learn how to… Read More »Home Canning Basics at CSCA: Stone Fruit Preserves

Celebrate Massachusetts Eat Local Month and learn how to make your own homemade jams from local stone fruit! This virtual cooking demonstration presented by the Cary Memorial Library in Lexington, MA will include an overview of food preservation basics, a demonstration of boiling water bath canning making Small-Batch Spiced Peach Jam from start to finish,… Read More »Virtual Workshop: Home Canning with Confidence

Afton will return to Lexington Community Farm to help you learn how to preserve the harvest to enjoy year-round! This workshop will include a guided walking tour of the LexFarm fields to identify produce that can be canned and preserved at home and a demonstration of boiling water bath canning from start to finish. The… Read More »Workshop: Home Canning with Confidence at Lexington Community Farm

Learn how to make the most of your summer garden tomatoes by canning them to last year-round! This class will cover the kinds of products that can be canned and preserved at home, canning do's and don’ts, and the equipment you'll need to get started. We’ll get hands-on with basic food preservation techniques and will… Read More »Home Canning Basics at CSCA: Late Summer Tomatoes