Webinar: The Basics of Home Canning

Fall has finally arrived. For many this is a busy time at home, at work and especially in the garden where there are crops to harvest, prepare and preserve; seeds to save; weeds to pull; debris to collect and compost;cover crops to plant and the list goes on. To help you save time,money and space, USDA’s People’s Garden Initiative has invited experts to share advice in its 2011 Fall Webinar Series.

A series of five hour-long trainings will broadcast live on Wed. Oct. 5, 12,
19, 26 and Nov. 2 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. They are
free for anyone to watch online. The October 5 webinar is an intro to how to can with Ph.D.
Elizabeth Andress. To join the training, register at
www.extension.iastate.edu/broadcasts/emg/.