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Train to be a new Master Food Preserver Volunteer

• Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 8:30 AM - Thursday, May 15@ 5:00 PM

Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County is excited to welcome new trainees for our Master Food Preserver Volunteer Program. Applicants are not required to be "experts," in food preservation before the training, but some experience and a willingness to learn and share with others is required. The rewards for volunteers are many; you can feel good about teaching others, and learn a lot about food preservation in the process. The 3-day intensive training is largely hands-on, interspersed with lectures from food preserver specialists. Class size is limited to 15.

How to learn more and apply

• Attend our free optional information session about the Master Food Preserver Training program and being a volunteer with Cornell Cooperative Extension. This session is Friday March 21, noon-12:30pm. Here's the Zoom link to join session.
• Find the Recruitment Brochure Here.
  • Brochure includes information on the training, steps to the application process and more.
• Find the Position Description for Master Food Preserver Volunteers here.
• Click here to apply! The application is due by March 30, 2025. 
• After folks apply, we'll reach out to applicants for a phone "interview," and each applicant will be notified if they were accepted into the program by April 11, 2025.

NOTE: If you are interested in improving your food preservation skills but are not interested in volunteering, we recommend our standalone workshops rather than this intensive training. For example, we have a Fun with Fermentation workshop on March 11 and a Water Bath Canning workshop on April 25, 2025.

Fee

$150

Register

https://bit.ly/preserveSLC

Location

Harvest Kitchen at the Extension Learning Farm
2043 State Highway 68
Canton, NY 13617

Last updated March 3, 2025