2017 Conference

Statewide staff, volunteer leaders, and program coordinators convened for the 2017 UC Master Food Preserver Conference on June 2-3, 2017 in Davis, California.  Thank you to those who attended the conference and contributed to making it a success. Below are resources associated with each session.

Friday, June 2, 2017

Welcome (Missy Gable, Katie Panarella)

• Welcome & Statewide UC Master Food Preserver Program Updates (PDF)

Tools for UC Master Food Preserver Volunteers (Lauren Snowden)

• Tools Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Tools Summary Sheet (PDF)

Local Program Success Stories (Beatrice Etchison, Tom Schrader, Sue Mosbacher)

• Humboldt/Del Norte: Partnerships & Educational Materials Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Top 10 Canning Mistakes Handout (PDF)
• Quick Start Guides for Boiling Water and Pressure Canning (PDF)
• Central Sierra Program Highlights Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Canning Pomegranate Jelly (Video, Created by Charlene Stiles, UCCE Master Food Preserver of Amador County)
• Freezing Pomegranates (Video, Created by Charlene Stiles, UCCE Master Food Preserver of Amador County)
• Making Pomegranate Fruit Leather (Video, Created by Charlene Stiles, UCCE Master Food Preserver of Amador County)
• Making Kimchi (Video, Created by Charlene Stiles, UCCE Master Food Preserver of Amador County)

Audience Engagement Techniques (Sue Mosbacher)

• Audience Engagement Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Boiling/Steam/Pressure Canning/Soup Procedure Checklist (PDF)
• Workshop Skills Checklist (PDF)
• Pressure Canning Food Safety Pre-Class Rotating Slide Show - automated (PPT, slides advance after 5 seconds in slideshow mode)
• Pressure Canning Pre-Class Rotating Slide Show - manual (PPT)
• Colorful Jams & Jellies Youth Event Outline (PDF)
• Jeopardy and Bingo Review Games - see your Program Coordinator
• Family Feud Style Sample Review Slides (PPT, click on space next to numbers on each slide to reveal the answers; turn on the sound)

Media Training (Pam Kan-Rice)

• Media Training Presentation Slides (PPT)

Teaching a Basic Charcuterie Class (Mike Baldinelli)

• Charcuterie Class Presentation Slides (PDF)

Persimmon: From Phenotypes To Preservation (Dr. Becky Milczarek)

• Persimmon Presentation Slides (PDF)

Fermentation: The Science Behind the Magic (Dr. Guy Shani)

• Fermentation Science/Magic Presentation Slides (PDF)

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Fermentation Demonstrations

• Laura Crowley's Morning Demonstration Handouts (PDF) 
• Joyce Moser's Afternoon Demonstration Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Joyce Moser's Afternoon Demonstration Handouts (PDF)

Making Mozzarella Workshop (Dr. Erin DiCaprio, Kathryn McCarthy)

• Mozzarella Cheese Making Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Making Fresh Mozzarella, University of Alaska Publication #FNH-00063 (PDF)
• Mozzarella Recipe: based on Ricki’s 30 Minute Mozzarella (PDF)