From Farm to Table: Food Preservation

Recommended Resources National Center for Home Food Preservation USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning Order: So Easy to Preserve General Food Preservation Resources (pdf) Food Preservation FAQ's (pdf) Food Preservation Troubleshooting Guide (pdf) Food Preservation Resources: Supplies and Equipment (pdf) Canning Quick Reference Chart Testing Pressure Canner Gauges Home Canning Equipment Boiling Water Bath Canning Newsletter Home Food Preservation - October 2009 (pdf) Home Food Preservation - September 2009 (pdf) Home Food Preservation - August 2009 (pdf) Home Food Preservation - July 2009 (pdf) Home Food Preservation - June 2009 (pdf) Tomatoes, Tomato Products and Salsa Recommended Salsa Resources Adding acid to canned tomatoes Tomato Mixture Home Canning Tomatoes Canning Tomatoes Canning Quick Reference Chart Freezing Tomatoes and Tomato Products Using Tomatoes after a Frost Salsa Recipes for Canning Canning Salsa Safely (U of Wisconsin Extension) Canning Tomato Salsa Preservación de salsa (Canning tomato salsa) Making Jams & Jellies Preserving Food: Processing Jams and Jellies (U. Georgia) Preserving Jams and Jellies (U. Georgia) Making Jams, Marmalades, Preserves, and Conserves Making Jelly Making Freezer Jam Soft Jams and Jellies Low Sugar Alternatives for Jams and Jellies Minnesota Wild Fruits Using Minnesota's Wild Fruits Canning Fruits and Vegetables Using Minnesota's Wild Fruits Safe Home Canning of Fruits, Vegetables and Meats Canning Quick Reference Chart Canning Green or Yellow Beans Making Pickles Making Fermented Pickles and Sauerkraut Making Fresh-Pack Pickles Pickled Products Dill Pickles, Crisp and Quick Pickle Problems Pickling: It's Not Just for Cucumbers Anymore Vinegar for Pickling Sauerkraut Pickled Beets Pickling Fish Freezing Freezing Inventory Freezing Fruits Freezing Green Beans Freezing Sweet Corn Freezing Fruits and Vegetables Vacuum Sealing Food Blanching Vegetables Blanching Vegetables Chart (pdf) Freezing Food Resource List (pdf) Applesauce and Freezing Apples Preserving Meat, Poultry, Wild Game and Fish Canning Quick Reference Chart Nitrite in Meat Processing Meat in the Home Safe Home Canning of Fruits, Vegetables and Meats Canning Meat, Fish, Poultry, and Wild Game Vacuum Sealing Food Preserving Fish Pickling Fish Safe Handling of Fish Making Jerky Drying Jerky Safely (pdf) Wild Game Cookery: Venison Wild Game Sausage-Making Processing Meat in the Home Drying Drying Foods Drying Food Vacuum Sealing Food Drying Jerky Safely (pdf) Preserving other Foods at Home Harvesting Black Walnuts Preserving Sunflower, Pumpkin and Popcorn Seeds Marketing Home-Canned Foods Minnesota’s Pickle Bill Fact Sheet (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) Operational Guidelines for Vendors at the Farmers' Market (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) pH Meters: what to look for? (Cornell)