{"id":7260,"date":"2024-07-23T14:31:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/?page_id=7260"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:34:24","slug":"4-h-food-preservation-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/youth\/projects-and-programs-overview\/projects\/gardening-field-crops-food-preservation\/4-h-food-preservation-project\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Food Preservation Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 1313w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 768w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1313px) 100vw, 1313px\"\n\t\talt=\"4-H Grows Here logo in green with 4-H clover at right on a black background\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wsu-hero__title\">4-H Food Preservation Project<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"program-contact \">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrs-extension-plugin\/assets\/images\/four-h.png\"\n\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"75\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"extension-program-icon\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Program Icon.\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tAmy Alder, 4-H Program Manager<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Phone Number<\/span>509-962-7565\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Email Address<\/span> \u2022\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:amy.alder@wsu.edu\">amy.alder@wsu.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Learn how to handle food safely and how to prepare food for preservation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use basic food preservation techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose foods suitable for different types of preservation, including canning, freezing, and drying<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose appropriate packaging and storage techniques for food preserved with various methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Youth must be age 8 by October 1st of the current 4-H year to  enroll in the Food Preservation project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4-H Food Preservation Curriculum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop4-h.org\/products\/home-food-preservation-curriculum-freezing-project-manual?_pos=1&amp;_sid=878242e2e&amp;_ss=r\">Freezing Project Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop4-h.org\/products\/home-food-preservation-curriculum-drying-project-manual?_pos=2&amp;_sid=878242e2e&amp;_ss=r\">Drying Project Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop4-h.org\/products\/home-food-preservation-curriculum-boiling-water-canning-project-manual?_pos=3&amp;_sid=878242e2e&amp;_ss=r\">Boiling Water Canning Project Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop4-h.org\/products\/home-food-preservation-curriculum-pressure-canning-project-manual?_pos=4&amp;_sid=878242e2e&amp;_ss=r\">Pressure Canning Project Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/food-preservation-record\">C0781E &#8211; Food Preservation Record<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Food-Preservation-792x198.png\" alt=\"Title &quot;Food Preservation&quot; with canning jars lifted from pan on the left and asparagus in a freezer on the right.\" class=\"wp-image-14285\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/food-preservation-canning\/\">Food Preservation &#8211; Canning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU Extension&#8217;s Consumer Food Safety page on canning, with PDF Fact Sheets for many different kinds of foods.&nbsp; Some resources are also available in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nchfp.uga.edu\/\">National Center for Home Food Preservation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to safely preserve food at home while canning, pickling, freezing, drying, and more. 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