Let’s JAM! A Strawberry Canning Workshop
Let’s JAM! A Strawberry Jam Canning Class
📍 CREW (6044 Main St, Mt Jackson, VA 22842)
📅 Friday, May 31st
⏰ 10 AM – 12 PM
Whether you're brand new to canning or just want some company in the kitchen, this is the perfect workshop for you. We'll walk through the full jam-making process together, talk about ways to use up your berries (beyond toast!), and learn how to preserve one of spring’s sweetest gifts to enjoy all year long.
🍓 Why learn to can?
Because food preservation is empowering. It saves money, reduces waste, and gives you a shelf full of sunshine long after strawberry season ends. Plus, it’s just more fun to do it together!
🎟️ Three Ticket Options – Something for every level!
🍓 Everything – $65
Includes:
Hands-on jam-making experience
Local strawberries
All ingredients + canning supplies
Your own jam (yield: ~four ½-pints & eight ¼-pints)
You’ll leave your jam overnight at CREW and pick it up the next week from Shady Hill Homestead (New Market, VA) or we’ll coordinate a Strasburg-area drop-off with Ashley.
🍓 Berries & Education – $45
Includes:
Full workshop experience
4 quarts of local strawberries to take home
You’ll learn everything during class, then head home to preserve on your own time. Enough berries to make ~four ½-pints & eight ¼-pints of jam (or whatever size jars you prefer!).
📝 Education Only – $12
Just here to learn? Bring a notebook and enjoy the process with us. You’ll soak up all the canning know-how, but won’t take home berries, jars, or jam.
A quick heads-up:
Jam is sweet—on purpose! Unlike some low-sugar or salt-only preserves, strawberry jam requires a good amount of sugar to set properly and taste amazing. This is a treat. If that’s not your jam (😉), stay tuned for future classes featuring green beans, applesauce, tomatoes, and more!
