Morning Ag Clips announces Master Food Preserver applications due May 3
Morning Ag Clips announced applications for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Food Preserver program are now available, with a deadline of 4:30 p.m. May 3. Program sessions will meet primarily 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tuesdays June 18–Sept. 17 at UMaine Extension in Falmouth and at Brunswick High School. The 35-hour course combines lecture, discussion and hands-on practice, and focuses on food preservation techniques such as canning, drying, freezing and fermenting; food storage and safety; and prevention of foodborne illness, Morning Ag Clips reported. Upon completion of the course, Master Food Preservers volunteer and are resources in their communities to provide research-based information from UMaine Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the article states. Registration is online, and the course fee is $250; limited financial assistance is available. To request more information or a reasonable accommodation, call Marvin Tala at 781.6099, 800.287.1471 (in Maine); or email marvin.tala@maine.edu.