Food Preservation: Techniques for Today

Seekonk, MA – Preserving the fresh flavors of harvest season may be even easier than you think. Keep your family recipes, but update the process with the latest tips! Join us at the Seekonk Public Library to learn more at Preserving the Harvest: Modern Techniques on Thursday, July 12 at 6:00 PM. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Seekonk Public Library and is offered FREE to the public. Registration is not required, but preferred.

Join nutrition and food safety educator Kimberly Concra to find out what is new in the world of food preservation. Freezing, drying and canning will all be addressed in this interactive workshop. Come to this program to learn about equipment and current scientific recommendations and receive free recipes.
Kimberly Concra is a licensed nutritionist in Massachusetts and Nutrition and Food Safety Specialist with Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. After a degree in Human Nutrition from UMass Amherst, she worked in public health nutrition for the WIC (Women Infants and Children) Nutrition Program. She has taken the Master Food Preserver Course provided by Cornell University and is a member of the Massachusetts Partnership for Food Safety Education.

For more information, visit the library’s Events Calendar at www.seekonkpl.org, call the library at (508) 336-8230 or email library@seekonkpl.org.