Burke County Center: Food Safety & Processing

Are you a plant killer? Watch this episode of "In the Garden with Bryce Lane" to learn to keep plants alive: [more]
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Avoid foodborne illness this holiday season by following these Extension tips from #NCSU and Kansas State Univ: [more]
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For much of NC, Thanksgiving is a great time to plant spring-flowering bulbs. See Extension at #NCSU tips: [more]

Agriculture & Food: Food Safety & Processing

In Johnston County, the partners of DJ&W Shrimp Farm have transitioned from growing tobacco to growing giant Malaysian prawns, with help from Cooperative Extension agent Mike Frinsko. The farm held three harvest days this fall. (Becky Kirkland photo)
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Ready for Canning? Get Gauge Tested
Posted July 6th, 2009 in Agriculture & Food: Food Safety & Processing

For safety's sake, all pressure canner gauges should be tested at least once a year. The spore forming bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, can survive and grow inside a sealed jar of food producing a poisonous toxin. Even a taste of food containing this toxin can be fatal. One way to prevent food spoilage is to make certain that the gauge of the pressure canner is accurate when home canning. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that if ... MORE

	Check Your Food Preservaton Equipment Posted May 29th, 2008 in Agriculture & Food: Food Safety & Processing
Food preservaton season is around the corner. Now is the time to check your equipment before you are up to your eyeballs in green beans!... MORE