Preserving Nature’s Bounty

Picture your garden overflowing with plump, juicy tomatoes, shiny green peppers, and crisp green beans. Imagine picking juicy peaches, pears, and apples from the local orchards or selecting fresh produce from baskets at the farmers’ markets.

Why not save some of this bounty to enjoy all through the year? Food preservation is the process s of treating and handling food to stop or greatly slow down spoilage, loss of quality, edibility, or nutritive value caused or accelerated by micro-organisms.

Learn to preserve foods safely. The Purdue Extension Service in Wells County will be conducting ‘Preserving Nature’s Bounty’ workshops to discuss safe home food preservation procedures and to answer the frequently asked questions on canning, freezing, and drying foods. Workshops are scheduled for
June 23rd, 1:30- 3:00 p.m. at the Wells Community Center at the 4-H Park
July 27th, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Wells County Public Library, Bluffton, IN
August 10th, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Wells Community Center at the 4-H Park

Please register by calling the Extension Office at (260) 824-6412, or email mhoag@purdue.edu for a more information. Registration cost is $3.00, payable at the door.