Food Preservation

Home food preservation can help make fruits, vegetables and food budgets last longer.

Grow your own at home with help from our Growing Groceries Resources (website) and/or visit one of the many Farms and Farmers Markets (website) in our region and start preserving local food from local farms.

WSU Food Preservation Resources

When preserving foods at home, be sure to use research-based, laboratory tested, up-to-date recipes like the following:

Fruit

• Canning Fruits PNW199 (pdf)
• Making Jams, Jellies, and Fruit Spreads FS232E (pdf)
• Low Sugar Fruit Spreads FS236E (pdf)
• Preserving Berries FS233E (pdf)

Tomatoes & Salsa

• Canning Tomatoes and Tomato Products PNW300 (pdf)
• Salsa Recipes for Canning PNW395 (pdf)

Pickles

• Pickling Vegetables PNW355 (pdf)
• Pickling Fish and Other Aquatic Foods for Home Use PNW0183 (pdf)

Canning Low-Acid Foods

• Canning Vegetables PNW172 (pdf)
• Canning Smoked Fish at Home PNW450 (pdf)
• Canning Meat, Poultry, and Game PNW361 (pdf)
• Canning Seafood PNW194 (pdf)

Take Care of Your Pressure Canner!

Using and Caring for Your Pressure Canner PNW421 (pdf)

Freezing

• Freezing Fruits and Vegetables PNW214 (pdf)
• Home Freezing of Seafood PNW0586 (pdf)

Drying

• Drying Fruits and Vegetables PNW0397 (pdf)
• Making Jerky at Home Safely PNW0632 (pdf)

Other Topics

• Big Game From Hunt to Home PNW517 (pdf)
• Making Garlic- and Herb-Infused Oils at Home PNW664 (pdf)
• Fresh Cheese Made Safely PNW539 (pdf)