Rewarding, Social & Fun!

PRESERVESafe training opens the door to new opportunities – lead workshops, community activities and much more.

Our training is designed to teach you the knowledge and skills you need to feel confident teaching others.

Plus we're here to help you with expertise and resources!

About PRESERVESafe Train-the-Trainer online

The PRESERVESafe Train-the-Trainer package is conveniently available 24/7

Learn when suits you!

The PRESERVESafe TtT package teaches you how to preserve food safely by covering the theories, methods and equipment for drying, boiling water bath and pressure canning. We also cover how to put on your own workshops. We sprinkle money and time saving tips throughout the training.

A final exam ensures that you understand safe food preservation principles. Do not worry about the exam! You can use your PRESERVESafe resources. Our goal is to make sure our instructors know where to get information, not memorize everything! PRESERVESafe certificates (valid for 3 years) are issued to those that pass the exam.

There’s more - you also get the PRESERVESafe manual, tons of other resources, access to the trainers only PRESERVESafe Facebook Group AND a whole year of support!

Become a PS Trainer

Chief Bottle Washer and Master Trainer

Debra Hellbach

Passionate about good food and self-reliance, I grew up growing and preserving food with my family. I got a degree in Food Science because I wanted a good career and figured everyone had to eat. It was a good strategy. I love passing my knowledge on to others and having fun while doing it! In 2011 I got involved with the Produce Preservation Program (PPP) and took it over in 2016. I added more courses and rebranded it as PRESERVESafe. I am a single mom of a wonderful boy and I garden and preserve so that my pantry is always full of good food.
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Master Trainer

Gale Smith

Gale Smith is a retired Home Economics teacher and sessional lecturer in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of British Columbia. Her research interests include global issues, action research, home economics and everyday life. She also contributes extremely interesting articles to the British Columbia Food History Network. In 2010 Gale helped develop the Produce Preservation Program curriculum and instructed the pilot workshops. Her amazing facilitation skills shine through in her fun and highly productive workshops. Gale is a terrific gardener and prolific preserver. She recently moved to Vancouver Island with her husband.
Master Trainer and Community Food Skills Trainer

Arlene Meekis-Jung

Arlene received her PRESERVESafe training certification in 2013. She came all the way from Wawakapewin, a remote community in Northern Ontario to participate in a PRESERVESafe Train-the-Trainer workshop in Victoria! In 2017 Arlene re-certified and became a PRESERVESafe Master Trainer. She offers Train-the Trainer and many other food preservation workshops in Northern Ontario, Canada.
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