Food Preservation and Canning
Do you have questions on food preservation, canning, cooking wild game or food storage?  Contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County at 585-394-3977 x 409 or 425 (lgg3@cornell.edu or mba3@cornell.edu) for an answer to these questions.  We will try to answer in a timely manner, however it may take up to 24 hours for questions we have to research.

National Center for Home Food Preservation Website: Current research-based recomendations for most methods of home food preservation. Scroll down left hand column for the desired information area. This site includes information and publications from the USDA, NCHFP, The University of Gerogia Cooperative Extension Service, and other state Extension sites. http://www.homefoodpreservation.com or http://www.uga.edu/nchfp Under "How Do I?" choose Can, Freeze, Dry, Cure & Smoke, Ferment, Pickle, Make Jam & Jelly, or Store.

Canning Fruits, Tomatoes and Vegetables, Handy Reference for Canning Fruits and Handy Reference for Canning Vegetables, Cornell DNS, reviewed 2006, one 4-page and two 1-page fact sheets, respectively. http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/monroe/nutrition/nutritionfactsheets.htm

Freezing Fruits and Vegetables, Handy Reference for Freezing Fruits and Handy Reference for Freezing Vegetables, Cornell DNS, reviewed 2006, one 4-page and two 1-page sheets respectively. http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/monroe/nutrition/nutritionfactsheets.htm

Drying Foods in New York State, Handy Reference for Drying Fruits, Handy Reference for Drying Vegetables and Herbs and Handy Reference for Drying Meat Jerky, Cornell DNS, reviewed 2006, one 4-page and three 2-page fact sheets respectively. http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/monroe/nutrition/nutritionfactsheets.htm

Enjoy Fresh Foods at the Canandaigua Farmers' Market
Visitors to the Canandaigua Farmers Market can learn how to plan their summer meals around locally grown fresh vegetables and fruits this summer.  Barb McGuffie, Cornell Cooperative Extension Nutrition Educator, will again be providing nutrition and foods information at the market throughout the summer.  A visit to the Farmers’ Market will be an exploration into some new tastes and textures, brought to you by the county’s farmers. 

Ms. McGuffie will be preparing delicious and nutritious foods using a variety of products from the market for visitors to sample.  In addition, she will have information and handouts on the nutritional and health benefits of this region’s abundant food crops.  Ms. McGuffie is a graduate of Cornell University, with nine years of experience providing nutrition education to local residents as part of the Eat Smart New York Program.  Basic food preparation skills, nutrition, food safety, menu planning, and stretching food dollars are topics covered in her programs. 

The Canandaigua Farmers’ Market is open on Saturdays from June 7 through the last Saturday in October from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  The market is located between Mill and Beeman Streets in Canandaigua.  The market is sponsored by the City of Canandaigua.  For more information call the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County at (585) 394-3977 x 427 or x 402.