Rainier Community Garden Canning Classes were a Success!

By:  Jeannine Pia

We had a great time at last weekend's Food Preservation and Hands-on Canning Classes at Rainier High School. A special thank you to Lois Willman, Master Food Preserver from Lewis County WSU Extension for teaching the classes and to the Rainier Lion's Club for helping to host the event. 12 people attended the Food Preservation Class and learned tips and safety guidelines. 7 people went home with a jar of freshly canned peaches. They were very proud of the work they did and their new baby peaches. They even posed for their "peach portraits". Check out these photos!

Dear Readers,

George & I attended the food preservation class.  It was very interesting & fun.  We learned a lot.  We are grateful to everyone who attended the classes.  Thank you for coming.  We also want to thank the following people who helped make this class possible:

Jeannine Pia

Lois Willman

Tim Garchow

The janitor & Home Economics teacher

Anyone else who helped coordinate this class

To those of you who are canning up a storm, you can buy your Fuji Apples from the Rainier Community Garden this year, too.  They supplied over 4,500 pounds of food to our Rainier Emergency Food Bank this year.

Thank you again,

Linda & George Johnson