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Canning Workshop
Preserve your summer harvest safely. OSU Extension Family and Consumer Sciences instructor Marisa Warrix will present basic food safety principles and the newest research on preserving foods; tips on canning tomatoes, pickling and making jams and jellies; freezing fruits and vegetables; drying as a method of preservation; food preservation resources; and how to use a water bath canner and a pressure canner. The USDA Home Canning Guide will be available to purchase for $10.
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Announcements
4-H Health and Safety Poster Contest
2010 theme is Food Safety! This contest is open to ALL Geauga County 4-H members ages 5 - 18. Posters must be submitted to the Extension Office by Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
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State News
There are several Canning & Freezing Workshops being offered in the EERA this season as well as OSU Extension Portage County offering Canning Guage Testing this year!
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OSU Extension Monitoring Western Bean Cutworm
OSU Extension is monitoring for Western Bean Cutworm. David Marrison and Les Ober have placed 12 traps out in Northeast Ohio (Ashtabula, Geauga, and Trumbull Counties) as part of a team that is conducting this study across Ohio.
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