Food Preservation Webinar Recordings

By Karen Blakeslee

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The National Center for Home Food Preservation recently hosted two webinars. The recordings of these webinars are now available.

Expanding Your Home Food Preservation Toolkit with Freeze-DryingSpeaker: Andy Hirneisen, M.A., Distinguished Extension Educator and Team Leader, Retail and Consumer Food Safety, Penn State UniversityThis webinar, recorded on 2/13/2026, guides you through freeze-drying as a method of home food preservation.
Botulism: Home Canning Enemy #1Speaker: Dr. Scott Whiteside, Food Systems and Safety Program Team, Food, Nutrition & Packaging Sciences Department, Clemson UniversityThis webinar, recorded on 1/30/2026, focuses on botulism risks associated with home canning and reinforces research-based practices critical for preventing Clostridium botulinum in low-acid foods.