Food Preservation & Safety
Food Preservation & Safety
Dial Gauge Canner Testing
Dial gauge pressure canners use dial gauges to indicate if the correct pressure is being maintained while canning. For accuracy before use, it is recommended that dial gauges get tested each year. Gauges that read incorrectly cause over- or under-processing and can result in unsafe food.
The Extension Green County office offers free dial gauge canner testing for Presto brand canners. Please call 608-328-9440 for more information.
More Resources
For more food preservation resources, please visit the websites below.
Food Programs
- Meals and Snacks from the Pantry
- The Unit Pricing website is a way to compare similar products to find the best value.
- Call 211 or go to their 2.1.1. Wisconsin website for current information on local resources.
- Elderly Nutrition Congregate and home delivered meals are provided to help older persons remain healthy, active and independent. Call the Aging & Disability Resource Center webpage at (608) 328-9499 or 1-800-514-0066 for information.
- FoodShare Program FoodShare Helpline 1-877-366-3635
- Purchase food at a grocery store with a plastic “SNAP Card”. Monthly benefit amounts are based on net income and household size. For more information and to apply, contact the Dept. of Social Services at 1-888-794-5780 or visit the Access webpage.
- Free/Reduced School Meals Free and reduced priced breakfast and lunch programs.pdf (2pgs) are available at Green County Schools. Contact your child’s school for income guidelines and an application.
- Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program WIC website provides food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children under five years healthy and strong. Call Green County Health Department 608-328-9390 for the nearest location.
Food Preparation
- Spend Smart. Eat Smart website
- The Learning Store website has publications on fresh produce–how to select, store and serve.
- Egg Substitutes for Baking Flyer.pdf
Food Safety
- Be Food Safe website
- Foodsafety.gov website
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website
- USDA Food Safety Information website
- USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline: 888-674-6854
- FDA Food Information Line: 888-723-3366
Food Resources
- Food Safety
- Food Heros
- Wisconsin Harvest of the Month
- Menominee Harvest of the Moon
- Hand Washing from the CDC
- The Learning Store has publications on fresh produce– how to select, store and serve.
- Food Safety US gov
- USDA Food Safety
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Safe & Healthy Food for your Family
FoodWIse: Important Update
The congressional budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4, 2025 ends federal SNAP-Ed funding effective September 30, 2025.
For more than 30 years, UW–Madison Extension has provided local nutrition education across Wisconsin through the federal SNAP-Ed grant program. Working with schools, food pantries, farmers markets, and community centers, FoodWIse has taught practical, evidence-based skills in meal planning, food safety, food resource management and nutritional education, helping people stretch food dollars and make healthier choices.
Because of this change in federal funding, Extension is currently winding down SNAP-Ed-funded programming. FoodWIse programming will be ending September 30, 2025.
If you have questions, please go to the state webpage for additional information.
Bob Wiegel
Human Development and Relationships Educator
Email: bob.wiegel@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-482-0620