Farmers and others in the Adirondack Region interested in food businesses have an opportunity to take classes in the 2011 Value-Added Institute toward a food processors’ certificate issued by the New York Small Scale Food Processors’ Association (NYSSFPA) this fall. NYSSFPA, in partnership with Adirondack Harvest and several Cornell Cooperative Extension offices, will offer a variety of workshops in Watertown, Ballston Spa, and Malone, with a final class in Geneva. Completion of these classes can lead to greater business profitability through the processing of local food products.
October 7 & 8 in Watertown at the Jefferson County Cornell Cooperative Extension office:
- Processing Fruits and Vegetables for Market
- Models of Shared Use Kitchens
- Scale Meat Processing and Marketing
October 21 & 22 in Ballston Spa at the Saratoga County Cornell Cooperative Extension office:
- Processing of Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs for Market
- One Stop Shopping for Food Business Start-up Local and
- Sustainable Marketing Small Business Profitability Makeover
November 4 & 5 in Malone at ComLinks:
- Freezing and Vacuum Packaging of Local Farm Produce
- Models of Shared Use Kitchens
- Small Scale Meat Processing and Marketing
November 17 in Geneva at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station Food Venture Center: Acid and Acidified Foods
$25 registration fee covers 3 classes and lunch at one of the sites, the Geneva class with lunch, and dinner and graduation at the New York Wine and Culinary Center in Canandaigua.
Valued at over $250, this institute is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education (NESARE) program.
For further information and registration contact: Alison Clarke, 585-394-0864 or accompost@gmail.com. Or visit http://www.adirondackharvest.com.
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