In-person food preservation workshops offered in Palmer
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Oct. 2, 2025
Participants can learn to preserve food by pickling, fermenting, and using a pressure canner, such as this one at the Matanuska Experiment Station and Extension Center in Palmer.
Four in-person food preservation workshops are scheduled this month in Palmer as part of a partnership between the 51风流官网 Cooperative Extension Service and Alaska Pacific University鈥檚 Kellogg Campus.
Sarah Lewis, an Extension health, home and family development agent, will teach the classes.
On Friday, Oct. 17, Lewis will lead a cooking for bone health class from noon-1 p.m. Both men and women experience a decrease in bone density with age, increasing the risk of broken bones and frailty. In this hands-on, kitchen-based class, participants will learn how to easily include nondairy foods with bone-strengthening nutrients in their weekly meals. The cost is $10.
On Oct. 17 from 5-9 p.m., Lewis will teach participants the basics of lacto-fermentation, vinegar pickling and water-bath canning for tasty homemade snacks such as pickled vegetables, kimchi and sauerkraut. The cost is $25.
On Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9 a.m.-noon, Lewis will lead a class on pressure canning skills for people of all experience levels, with a focus on Alaska-grown vegetables. The cost is $25.
On Oct. 18 from 1-6 p.m., Lewis will teach people of all experience levels how to easily and safely pressure can meat, fish and soups for healthy, money-saving and hassle-free meals. The cost is $25.
The workshops are recommended for adults over the age of 18.
All classes will be at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer. Register for one or more classes via or by visiting .
For more information, contact Melissa Clampitt at mrclampitt@alaska.edu or call 907-745-3551.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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