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Holiday Jam Technique Class:Feel confident and proud to give your homemade jams and fruit spreads to your friends during...
10/05/2021

Holiday Jam Technique Class:

Feel confident and proud to give your homemade jams and fruit spreads to your friends during the gift giving season! Wow them with a meal made with specialty items such as: Red Onion Marmalade, Green Chili Raspberry Jam or Cranberry Orange Chutney.

Learn tested and researched based techniques to safely can jams, jellies, conserves, marmalades and chutney.

This is a hands-on class and you will take home a jar you make in class.

November 1st 5:30pm to 7:30pm
or
December 9th 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Register: epcextension.eventbrite.com

Limited Space

Pre-registration required. Registration closes on November 1, 2021 at 8:00 am. No refunds.

This In-Person Jam Technique class (usually $25.00) will teach you how to make and preserve flavorful jam. Feel confiden...
09/21/2021

This In-Person Jam Technique class (usually $25.00) will teach you how to make and preserve flavorful jam. Feel confident and proud to give your homemade fruit jam to friends and family. You will learn tested and researched based techniques to safely process and can jams. Covers water-bath canning basics to ensure safe preservation.
You will get to bring home your very own canned jam and jam recipes!
Cost: ONLY $5
Register Now Limited Space: https://epcextension.eventbrite.com/

FREE! Food Preservation Technique Class: Pickling In-PersonIf you love pickled vegetables and summer relish, come learn ...
09/10/2021

FREE! Food Preservation Technique Class: Pickling In-Person

If you love pickled vegetables and summer relish, come learn how to make your own. You will learn how to safely water bath can pickles, relish, salsa and chutney.

This is a FREE (usually $25) hands-on workshop where you will water bath can a jar of pickled green beans to take home with you as well as booklet of recipes and The USDA Complete Book of Home Canning.

Because this class is offered free of charge we ask that you only register if you know you can attend the in-person class. Spaces are limited. Register: https://epcextension.eventbrite.com/

Every five years the USDA conducts a Census of Agriculture. The last census was in 2017. Colorado Department of Agricu...
09/08/2021

Every five years the USDA conducts a Census of Agriculture. The last census was in 2017. Colorado Department of Agriculture has done a wonderful job breaking down Colorado's census information with this info-graphic.
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We will be announcing the details for our first El Paso County Extension Chile Event soon! You will be able to buy Colo...
09/07/2021

We will be announcing the details for our first El Paso County Extension Chile Event soon! You will be able to buy Colorado Chiles from us and sign up for a class on how to preserve chiles!

The Pickling Technique Class will teach you how to pickle vegetables, fruit and summer relish. You will learn tested an...
08/17/2021

The Pickling Technique Class will teach you how to pickle vegetables, fruit and summer relish. You will learn tested and researched based techniques to safely pickle. Covers water-bath canning basics to ensure safe preservation.

Pre-registration required by noon on Sept. 1. Class Fee is $10. Register at epcextension.eventbrite.com.

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What is the Local Foods Program?

The Colorado State University Extension, El Paso County Local Foods Program supports both the farm and the kitchen by offering a diverse set of educational experiences via classes, workshops, and community interaction. Our research-based classes and workshops include agribusiness workshops, food preservation workshops, food safety classes, Cottage Foods Certification, and the Colorado Building Farmers program.