Home grown food sessions at Salamonie Reservoir

Indiana DNR Release:


Food preservation classes to be offered at the Salamonie Interpretive Center, April 6, 13 and 20, will teach attendees how best to use the foods they grow in their gardens or pick elsewhere.

The April 6 class is on canning basics. April 13 features freezing tips. April 20 covers preserving jams, jellies and fruit. Each class runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and costs $10 per person. Register for any or all classes by calling the Wabash County Purdue Extension Office at (260) 563-0661, ext. 246.
Teresa Witkoske, Purdue Extension educator, will teach. Upper Wabash Interpretive Services hosts the interactive sessions at the interpretive center. Participants can take home excellent gardening and preserving handouts and samples.

The interpretive center and gift shop’s normal hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The barrier-free building features exhibits, floor-to-ceiling windows in the wildlife viewing area, and staff to answer questions. The 2010 annual passes and boat launch permits are available for sale, as well as bird feed and suet cakes.

The center is in Lost Bridge West Recreation Area, Highway 105, in western Huntington County.

For more information on other UWIS programs, see www.dnr.IN.gov/uwis.