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Workshop Details |
Thinking about those juicy homegrown tomatoes?
Would you like food ready to serve from your freezer or pantry?
We can teach you how!
Workshop Goal
- Grow and preserve your own fruits and
vegetables
Objectives
- Learn how to grow vegetables in the desert year round
- Learn about improving desert soils and
water needs
- Learn about equipment and procedures
needed for safe food preservation
- Learn about current canning practices
Who should attend?
- New home gardeners or home preservers, experienced gardeners
and preservers, people concerned about food safety or eating
locally
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Workshop Dates/Locations |
September 13, 2011 - Tuesday
9 to 12 Gardening
1 to 4 Preserving
September 15, 2011 - Thursday
9 to 12 Preserving
1 to 4 Gardening
Workshop Flyer (Click to Download)
All workshops will be held at University of Arizona Cooperative
Extension, 4341 E. Broadway, Phoenix. Click
here to view a map.
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Workshop Topics |
Preserving
TOPICS included in the three hour workshop:
- Preserving your surplus for later
- Canning vs Freezing
- Homemade salsas
- Canning meat & vegetables
- Canning safety & equipment
- Recipes for low sugar jams,
- Long-term storage
Taught by Sharon Hoelscher Day, Area Extension Agent, Family
and Consumer Sciences
Growing
TOPICS included in the three hour workshop:
- When and what to plant in the desert
- Soil preparation
- Growing organically and gardening practices to reduce pests
- Irrigation and watering challenges
- Selecting, planting and harvesting vegetables in the desert
year-round
Taught by Maricopa County Master Gardeners
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Cost / Registration |
$20 per half day workshop or $35 for full day
Grow and Preserve Workshops
Registration due 3 days before the session you want to attend.
Online Registration
- Click here to register
online and pay by Credit Card
- Click here to register
online and pay by Check
Offline Registration
To register by mail download the form below and mail
to the address on the form.
- Registration form (Click
to download) - Word
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