Meat canning | Mennonite Central Committee

Every year MCC’s mobile meat canner travels across the U.S., and volunteers join together to prepare cans of turkey, beef, chicken and pork.

Those cans are sent to people in need around the world, providing important nutrients when meat is hard to purchase.

Kids holding cans of meat

Providing important nutrients

Over 30,000 people volunteer with our mobile meat canner each year to fill, weigh, wash and label every can. The finished cans are shipped to our partners, providing important nutrients when meat is hard to purchase.

In refugee camps in Ethiopia, a lack of sufficient food sources leaves many young children malnourished. MCC’s canned turkey and chicken help combat undernutrition for 6,000 children under 2 years of age.

Last year, MCC shipped 416,078 kg (917,280 lbs) of canned meat to Chad, Cuba, Ethiopia, Malawi, South Sudan, Ukraine, the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) and Zambia.

Story Location United States — Oct 2015

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How canning works

See a step by step guide to the meat canning process.

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Group of people involving in meat canning.

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Upcoming canning events

MCC’s mobile meat canner travels across the United States each year. Find out when we’ll be in your area next.

Read the latest issue of the Canner Times for more information on MCC's mobile meat canner.

All meat canning events

There are no upcoming events right now. Please check back later.

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Want to learn more about our meat canning events? Fill out the contact form below or reach out to Joe Miller at (717) 808-2417.

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