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Farm & Cottage Food Safety Workshop

Date: April 21, 2018

Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location: Fargo Cass Public Health 1240 25th Street South Fargo, ND 58103 Get Directions 

The Entrepreneurial Center for Horticulture (ECH) at Dakota College at Bottineau will hold a Farm and Cottage Food Safety Workshop at Fargo Cass Public Health on April 21, 2018, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the Oak Room.

This training will assist farm and cottage food businesses with preparing their products in the safest manner. The training will cover regulations and labeling for local foods as well as basic safety such as handwashing, water testing, sanitizing tools and equipment, worker hygiene, monitoring pH, and writing a food safety plan for their operation. Mainly geared for those that grow and sell produce, the training will also have value for local foods producers of baked and dry goods. Participants will receive a resource manual and templates to guide them in implementation of what they have learned. The training is free and open to the public.

This training is funded by a grant from the National Institute for Food and Agriculture Food Safety Outreach Program.

For more information or to RSVP for the training, email Holly Mawby or call 701.681.0252.