Ask A Master Food Preserver

Date: Mondays, July 14 - December 8, 2025
Time: 6 - 7 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
Hosted By: NMSU Master Food Preserver Online Delivery Program

Held the second Monday of the month, volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning, and food safety will be available to answer your questions and share their tips so you can safely and successfully preserve food at home. Register online: Bernalillo CES MFP Classes.

Resources

• Chile Pepper Institute
• National Center for Home Preservation
• Recipes - Coming Soon!

Schedule

Session One

• Freezing Chile Recording
• Presentation Slides: Freezing (PDF)

Michelle Stizza, M.Ed.
NMSU Assistant Professor Family and Consumer Science Agent
Santa Fe County Extension Office
mstizza@nmsu.edu

Session Two

• Drying Chile Recording
• Presentation Slides: Drying (PDF)

Crystal L. Garcia-Anaya, MBA
NMSU Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Science Agent, 4H
Valencia County Extension Office
anayacry@nmsu.edu

Session Three

• Apologies, but no Freeze-Drying Chile video available!
• Presentation Slides: Freeze Drying (PDF)

Phillip Alden, MBA
NMSU Assistant Professor Family and Consumer Science Agent, 4H
Bernalillo County Extension Office
paldeb@nmsu.edu

Session Four

• Canning Chile Recording
• Presentation Slides: Canning (PDF)

Patricia Largo
NMSU Assistant Professor Family and Consumer Science Agent, 4H
McKinley County Extension Office
plargo@nmsu.edu

Madeline K. Gurney
NMSU Assistant Professor Family and Consumer Science Agent, 4H
Sandoval County Extension Office
mgurney@nmsu.edu

Book Winners

Complete Book of Home Preserving:
Edited By: Judy Kingry and Lauren Devine

• Week 1: Sandy Gomez
• Week 2: Carol Palmer
• Week 3: David Gwaltney
• Week 4: Mary Catey

Series Winner

Pressure Canning For Beginners:
Written By: Amber Benson

• Karen DeGuire