2024 UCCE Master Food Preserver Training for Sacramento County Information Meeting

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Friday, October 27, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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10/27/2023 12:00 PM 10/27/2023 01:00 PM America/Boise 2024 UCCE Master Food Preserver Training for Sacramento County Information Meeting The University of California Master Food Preserver Program invites adults interested in helping others learn about safe home food preservation to apply for certification as a UC Master Food Preserver volunteer of Sacramento County. Prior food preservation experience is not required. UC Master Food Preserver volunteers learn research-based food preservation techniques and then share that knowledge with their local community at online and in-person public demonstrations and guest speaker presentations, through social media, and at information booths at farmers markets, county events and the California State Fair. Attend one of two online informational meetings to learn more about the volunteer ... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/sacramento/events/sacramento-county/2024-ucce-master-food-preserver-training-for-sacramento-county-information-meeting-119477?ref=uceaddevent Sacramento County, Sacramento County, Sacramento County, CA, 95829

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The University of California Master Food Preserver Program invites adults interested in helping others learn about safe home food preservation to apply for certification as a UC Master Food Preserver volunteer of Sacramento County. Prior food preservation experience is not required. UC Master Food Preserver volunteers learn research-based food preservation techniques and then share that knowledge with their local community at online and in-person public demonstrations and guest speaker presentations, through social media, and at information booths at farmers markets, county events and the California State Fair. Attend one of two online informational meetings to learn more about the volunteer requirements as well as the selection and training process. Each session lasts one hour and a recorded version will be available. Attendance or viewing of the information meeting is a mandatory pre-requisite to apply. 1. Friday, October 27, 2023: 12:00 Noon—1:00 pm 2. Thursday, November 9, 2023: 6:30 – 7:30 pm Please rsvp online to attend either training information meeting or to receive a link to a meeting recording at http://ucanr.edu/2024-mfp-training-mtg. The 2024 UC Master Food Preserver program training online classes will be offered during two different time tracks, either on Thursday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30 pm or Friday afternoons from 2 pm - 4 pm. Participants will select one of the two tracks as their primary online class times. The training program includes eleven online classes taught between January and May, as well as six-to-seven hands-on labs scheduled for Saturdays. Visit our website for specific class and lab dates. The UC Master Food Preserver training program consists of over 40 hours of intensive training and costs $300. This price covers three training manuals, class materials, and all lab expenses. The 2024 new volunteer training program is now open for applications at http://ucanr.edu/2024ucmfp. Applications for the 2024 training classes are due by the end of Sunday, November 19, 2023. A background check including fingerprinting is required upon acceptance. For more information please visit https://sacmfp.ucanr.edu/Become_a_UCCE_Master_Food_Preserver_Volunteer/ or contact Wendi Weston at [email protected]/(916)875-6913

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