Chatham Community Library will host a "Preserve Your Garden: Fermentation, Freezing, & Pickling" class on Thursday, July 16,  from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Holmes Family Meeting Room. This program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required,

Learn simple, safe ways to make the most of your summer harvest. This class focuses on fermentation, freezing, and pickling to help you preserve an abundance of seasonal produce like peppers, tomatoes, and summer squash. Participants will learn the essential steps for each method to ensure safe, tasty results, along with guidance on basic equipment and best practices. Led by Tara Gregory, Family & Consumer Sciences Agent with NC Cooperative Extension.

Residents may visit the libraries’ website www.chathamlibraries.org, or contact the Library at (919) 545-8084 for information on this and other events and programs.

Members of the media interested in attending/covering this event are asked to please notify Public Information Officer Kara Lusk in advance at 919-542-8258 or kara.lusk@chathamcountync.gov.