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Gardening, Field Crops, & Food Preservation

Program Contact: Yakima County 4-H Program Coordinator
(509) 574-1600 • yakima.4h@wsu.edu
Title "Gardening and Food Preservation" on a dark brown background. Small plant graphic on the left, photograph of canned pickels on right.

Helpful Resources

Activity Ideas

 

Washington Specific Reference Material

 

Other Reference Material

From 4-H Programs

 


From Higher Education Institutions

Utah State University Extension’s Gardening Video Library

YouTube playlist of lawn and garden topics that range from transplanting to testing soil and plant diseases.  Some topics are specific to Utah, however many skills videos are relevant for gardeners in other states, regions, and planting zones.

Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center

A variety of lawn, garden, and home resources from Clemson University Extension.

How to’s for the Home Gardener – Iowa State University Extension (video playlist)

Are you building your own home garden? Watch these videos for great tips and how to’s on a variety of home garden topics!

Videos also include information on harvesting and storing a number of popular garden fruits and vegetables as well as floriculture, horticulture, and other plant science topics.


From Related Organizations, Journals, and Professionals

How to Plan Your Harvests for Food Preservation – The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

A helpful article on the things to consider before planting a garden when one intends to preserve the produce harvested from it.  It also includes a chart that shows estimates on how much canning or freezing yield to expect from the number of seeds or seedlings planted.


 

Kits, Projects, and Activities from National 4-H

National 4-H Plants, Gardening, & Agriculture Curriculum Collection

National 4-H Foods, Nutrition, and Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum Collection

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