Intro to Food Processing is a five-week course beginning on March 1 and covers the topics of processing food, including preservation of value-added farm products. This course is ideal for people who are considering launching new food-related businesses and need to know the basics or for those people who have already begun production and need a little extra help. Course will be taught by Dale Nelson, owner and founder of Food Concepts, Inc. a full-service specialty food development company in Washington State.
Class sessions, Thursdays, March 1 through March 29; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Plan to attend a free preview of “Intro to Food Processing” on Thursday, February, 23 at 6:30 p.m.
This is the first Core Course in the Eating Series of classes. Future courses feature Choices for Sustainable Living, Sustainable Systems at Work, as well as health and climate change issues. A new certificate program, the Sustainability & Stewardship Certificate, is available to students who complete studies in one or more sustainability fields.
Course registration fee is $195. Students are required to enroll, for a one-time charge of $45, in the 21 Acres School. Enrollment fee is for a two year period. Enrollees receive advance notice of class availability and occasional special discount offers. Interested students may enroll and register one of three ways: Phone: 425-481-1500 ; E-mail: deb@21acres.org; or pay on-line: http://introtoprocessing.eventbrite.com
Membership discounts are available. For more information call 425-481-1500 or contact deb@21acres.org.
For more information on the 21 Acres School, visit 21acres.org/school.