Food Preservation

The National Center for Home Food Preservation is your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation. The Center was established with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (CSREES-USDA) to address food safety concerns for those who practice and teach home food preservation and processing methods.

• This website has comprehensive information on canning, freezing, drying, smoking and curing, pickling, fermenting, and making jams and jellies safely at home.

• Fact Sheets

• Tested Recipes

• Multimedia (videos, presentations, graphics gallery)

• Blog

• Seasonal Tips

• Resources for Educators

• History, Science, and Current Practice in Home Food Preservation: Free recorded webinar

• "Put it Up!": A six-part curriculum for teaching youth about food preservation

• Scroll through this blog post by Leia Kedem, MS, RD (NEP Website Coordinator) that walks you through the process of making strawberry jam through photos.

• YouTube videos:

• Canning Equipment

• Pressure Canning Green Beans

• Food Preservation - A research-based source for all things canning, curing & smoking, dehydrating, freezing, jams & jellies, and pickling. Scroll to the middle of the page for food preservation publications.

• Home Canning Videos - Tutorials to help you safely can foods at home.