With prices of groceries ever increasing and distrust in the economy, there has been an interest in learning to can and preserve food that many have raised from their own gardens.  Nine participants, 1 adult and 8 youth  attended a canning workshop held to teach them how to properly can and preserve salsa in a boiling water bath canner. All participants were apprehensive about safely canning their own food.  Youth were taught the steps to properly prepare and preserve salsa that they had made.  

The FCS agent, 4-H agent and a KSU agent worked with the individuals to can 24 pints of salsa.