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UNITY — The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will hold a workshop for farmers and others interested in home-food processing for resale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 8 at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center.
Licensing requirements, food safety and liability insurance will be covered by panel members, including Dr. Beth Calder, food science specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Lindsay Werner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Participants will then tour a licensed kitchen before being served a local, seasonal, organic luncheon. In the afternoon a panel of processors will discuss the benefits and shortcomings of home-licensed and commercial kitchens.
Panelists include Jeff Wolowitz of Heiwa Soy Beanery, Theresa Gaffney of Highland Organics, Billi Barker of Enchanted Kitchen at Firefly Farm and Simon Frost of Thirty Acre Farm.
The registration fee (includes lunch) is $35 for MOFGA members and $50 for non-members. For more information and to register, please visit www.mofga.org or call 207-568-4142.
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (www.mofga.org), formed in 1971, is the oldest and largest state organic organization in the country. The purpose of the association is to help farmers and gardeners grow organic food, fiber and other crops; protect the environment; recycle natural resources; increase local food production; support rural communities; and illuminate for consumers the connection between healthful food and environmentally sound farming practices.
