Applications for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Food Preserver Program are now available.
The 10-session course is scheduled to meet from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 14 to Sept. 6, at the UMaine Extension office, 75 Clearwater Drive in Falmouth, and at Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road.
The 35-hour course combines lecture, discussion and hands-on kitchen lab practice. Topics include food preservation techniques such as canning, drying, freezing and fermenting; food storage and safety; and prevention of foodborne illness, according to a news release from the Orono extension office.
Upon graduation, Master Food Preservers volunteer in their communities using research-based information and hands-on educational activities from UMaine Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The program is open to Maine residents 18 and older.
The course fee is $300; limited financial assistance is available.
To apply by 4:30 p.m. May 6, visit extension.umaine.edu.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Eavan Sibole at 207-781-6099, 800-287-1471 (toll-free in Maine), or [email protected].
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