Event Date
Event Date
Weds, Aug 28 @ 10:00am - 1:00pm
Join us at the beautiful Cedar Pass Snow Park in Modoc County to learn about elderberry handling and preserving techniques with a focus on food safety!
These workshops will feature hands-on activities, expert guest speakers, demos, and taste-testing.
Participants will learn:
- Food safety best practices for harvesting, washing, drying, and preserving elderberries
- Methods for harvesting, washing, drying, and preserving elderberries
- About California Cottage Food Law as it pertains to making elderberry products
- And sample delicious elderberry products!
Who should attend:
- Small-scale elderberry growers and foragers
- Makers of value-added products and Cottage Foods using elderberries
- Anyone interested in food preservation and safe food handling
Location:
Cedar Pass Snow Park, Co Rd 195, Cedarville, CA 96104 (no cell service)
When (register for one or both days):
Tuesday, August 27th, 5:30-8:00pm
- Harvest activity with advice for food safety
- Washing demo with guidance on sanitizers and small-scale systems
- Destemming methods, including basket destemmer demo
- Drying techniques with tips for safe food handling
Wednesday, August 28th, 10:00am-1:00pm
- Elderberry preserving activity with food safety guidance
- Information about California Cottage Food Law
Cost:
$5 per workshop
About Blue Elderberry
Western Blue Elderberry grows naturally in California, and farmers and land stewards are including it in hedgerow plantings as a way of increasing biodiversity on agricultural landscapes. In addition to ecological benefits, growers can process or preserve elderberries to make value-added products, such as jams, syrups, and cordials.
Contact:
Laura Snell | lksnell@ucanr.edu | 530-233-6400