The NDSU Extension Service is launching a webinar series Feb. 24 to provide information about growing, transporting, processing and preserving specialty-crop fruits and vegetables.
"Field to Fork Wednesday Weekly Webinars" are scheduled Feb. 24-April 27, from 2-3 p.m. The webinars are free of charge.
Topics include:
• Feb. 24: How the Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety Modernization Act will affect you
• March 2: Using high tunnels to extend the growing season
• March 9: 10 steps to a fantastic garden and an introduction to square-foot gardening
• March 16: How to grow berries in North Dakota and highlights from NDSU's Williston Research Extension Center
• March 23: Manure, greenhouses and food safety
• March 30: How small businesses can avoid being the best-kept secret
• April 6: Safe food handling during processing and selling local foods
• April 13: Facts and myths about food preservation
•April 20: Food safety inspections and audit requirements for producers
• April 27: What to know about food labels, ingredients and allergens
Presenters are scheduled to be NDSU personnel and special guests. The webinars will be held on Blackboard Collaborate. The Field to Fork website has a link to register for the webinars.
The project is made possible with funding from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
For more information, visit the Field to Fork website or contact Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist, at 701-231-7187 or julie.garden-robinson@ndsu.edu.
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