UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension will offer in-person food preservation workshops in State College this fall.

Instructors will present research-backed information to help dispel food preservation myths, point out unsafe practices and offer practical tips to ensure a positive experience when preserving food at home.

The two-hour workshops will help attendees, whether seasoned experts or beginners, to gain valuable food-preservation skills, organizers noted.

Workshop topic, time, date and location are as follows:

Home Food Preservation: Wild Game. Learn the basics of pressure canning, dehydrating, and freezing as methods to preserve wild game. This workshop will be held on Nov. 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Penn State — Erickson Food Science Building Room 226, 555 Curtin Road, University Park.

The registration fee for each workshop is $15, and preregistration is required. To register or receive more information, call (877)

345-0691 or visit the Penn State Extension website.