Following safe food handling practices and research-based food preservation recipes is a crucial step for preventing foodborne illness. In summer 2022, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach collaborated with Mrs. Wages, a Kent Precision Foods Group brand of home food preservation products, to provide food preservation education to Iowans for free or at a reduced cost.
A wine specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach wants to know more about how Iowans purchase and consume wine. Her survey is open through Feb. 13 and participation is anonymous.
Growing Together projects are being funded across Iowa to increase food security and healthy food access. The 30 funded projects are supported by the Master Gardener program and SNAP-Education through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
The next virtual Local Food Leader Certification will be held this spring, hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The certification is intended for beginning local food practitioners, although it is open for anyone who is interested in food systems development and collaboration.
A small farms expert with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers some basic advice to those looking to enter or improve their backyard poultry investment.
Farmers interested in transitioning to organic can register for an online course offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Specialty Crop Marketing Boot Camp, offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will feature expert insight from Darcy Maulsby, an Iowa author and experienced ag marketer.
Mushroom gatherers and those who sell wild-harvested mushrooms can attend one of two certification opportunities offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Success of local food procurement efforts supported by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has led to the creation of the Iowa Farm to ECE Learning Collaborative.
The Farm, Food and Enterprise Development team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has named Rebecca Bowen Sawyer as its new business administrator.
