LIBERTY, NY — The public is invited to attend an educational workshop on safe home food preservation techniques for fermentation offered on Sunday, September 27 by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC), from 1 to 3 p.m. in the shared-use Entrepreneurial and Teaching (EaT) Kitchen at its Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Rd.

Roger Hill, farmer and artist, will lead hands-on instruction on the research-supported, traditional and new ways of preserving food through lacto-fermentation. Participants will learn to prepare sauerkraut, kimchi and other fermented vegetables. No prior knowledge of food preservation is needed. Attendees will receive food samples.

Cost is $30 per person or $25 for CCESC enrollees. Anyone can enroll in CCESC for a $25 donation per household, annually. Enrollees must identify membership status at time of payment to receive discount.

Space is limited and pre-registration with non-refundable payment is required in advance. Call 845/292-6180, email sullivan@cornell.edu, or visiting www.sullivancce.org.