Preserving Abundance: The 360 of Food with Carla McClure

🌱 Join us for an engaging, hands-on workshop with Carla McClure! Carla is a dedicated organizer, grower, and advocate for healthy food access, shaped by her personal experience with food insecurity. She believes everyone deserves to feel welcomed and supported in nourishing themselves and their families.

Carla manages a weekly community food pantry and teaches the “360° of Food” workshop series in homes, churches, and community spaces. Her classes explore the full life cycle of food—from seed selection and growing practices to harvesting, preparation, and long-term preservation, all grounded in a “food as medicine” philosophy.

In this interactive workshop, you'll learn research-based, safe food preservation techniques focusing on canning and dehydrating seasonal produce. Carla will guide you through step-by-step methods for water-bath, pressure, and steam canning, along with proper equipment handling and current food safety standards to help you confidently preserve foods at home.

With over 30 years as a grower and food enthusiast, alongside five years specializing in food preservation, Carla brings extensive training and practical expertise. She holds certifications from Michigan State University Extension, ServSafe, and the Produce Safety Alliance, along with advanced training as a Master Gardener and organic farmer.

This workshop will help participants:

• Reduce food waste 🍏
• Preserve local produce safely 🥕
• Extend household food budgets 💰
• Build skills that strengthen family and community food security 📈

Come learn how to buy, grow, prepare, and preserve food economically and safely—and leave with the knowledge to turn fresh harvests into nourishing pantry staples that last! 🌿

📍 Location: 22735 Fenkell St, Detroit, MI 48223-1411, United States
🔗 RSVP on Facebook — the organizer asks for advance RSVP.