Upcoming Events for Alamance County Center
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Jessica Oswald, MS, RDN, from the Alamance County Cooperative Extension Office will be offering a Food Preservation 101 Workshop on May 18, 2013 at 10am in the Company Shops Market Community Room.
This canning and food preservation workshop will cover the basics of food preservation, water-bath canning, pressure canning, and "putting stuff up." The presentation includes hands on opportunities including the chance to practice getting jars fingertip tight, understanding how to clear bubbles, and knowing the difference between good and bad jars. Jessica is also going to bring her pressure tester for pressure canners, so that you can test whether you are getting the proper pressure from that old canner you brought down from the attic. (Please note: the pressure tester does not work with all varieties of pressure canners, but if you bring it to the workshop, we will try to test it.) We have allowed time for questions and answers at the end of the workshop as well.
May 18, 2013 will be a fully-themed Canning Day here at Company Shops Market. We will be having vendors in the store who have experience running a business based on canned products.
Workshop Details:
Title: Food Preservation 101
Date: May 18, 2013
Time: 10am (allow at least an hour, more if you have questions)
Cost: FREE
Registration: We are limiting this to 25 participants. Please register in advance by calling 336-223-0390 or emailing info@companyshopsmarket.coop.
About the instructor, Jessica Oswald, MS, RDN:
Jessica Oswald is a registered dietitian with NC Cooperative Extension. She graduated from Western Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics and then went onto graduate school at Meredith College where she earned a Master of Science in Foods and Nutrition and completed a dietetic internship as one of the requirements to become a dietitian. In her current role with Cooperative Extension, Jessica is responsible for providing educational workshops and programs to the community in the areas of nutrition, health and wellness, and food safety.
For more information, click here: http://companyshopsmarket.coop/food-preservation-101-workshop-at-company-shops-market/
NC Cooperative Extension and NC Cattlemen's Association are coming together to offer a Beef Quality Assurance Workshop on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at The Carolina Stockyards in Siler City, NC. The workshop begins with lunch at 12:00pm and concludes with the BQA certification test at 4:30pm.
The workshop is free unless you want to become BQA certified- the fee for certification is $15.00 for NC Cattlemen's Association members and $40.00 for non-members (which includes one year NCCA membership).
To register, please contact the Chatham County Center either by emailing extension.programs@chathamnc.org or by calling 919-542-8202.
Think Green Thursday Series--Make a Backyard Bog Garden class.
To register for the class, please contact Chris Stecker at the Alamance County Cooperative Extension Office at (336) 570-6740 or christine.stecker@alamance-nc.com.
Attached is the flyer and registration form for the Risk Management Strategies through Renewable Energy & Farm Management for African American and Native American farmers in NC Workshop II. The workshop is being held on Saturday, June, 1, 2013. Registration and admission is free. The RMA Workshop I was held January 11, 2013 included exhibits, a solar house tour and interactive workshops on how to fund renewable energy, biomass projects, benefits of crop insurance and farm management. There were more than 160 attendees!
This is a great opportunity for small farmers to participate and learn about renewable energy; such as, the development of small solar and biomass projects as well as vital information concerning strategic financial plans.
There will be two buses centrally located to provide free transportation for anyone who wishes to attend the RMA II event. These training workshops are made possible by a grant from the US Department of Agriculture, and workshop partners; Sociometrics, Inc. and 510nano.
Click here for flyer: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Flyer_Workshop-II-1.pdf
Click here for registration form: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Workshop-II_Registration-form_June-2013-1.pdf
Think Green Thursday Series--Make Your Own Rain Barrel class. **There is a fee for this class**
To register for the class, please contact Chris Stecker at the Alamance County Cooperative Extension Office at (336) 570-6740 or christine.stecker@alamance-nc.com.
Think Green Thursday Series--Gardening With Native Plants class.
To register for the class, please contact Chris Stecker at the Alamance County Cooperative Extension Office at (336) 570-6740 or christine.stecker@alamance-nc.com.
Think Green Thursday Series--Plant Propagation Techniques class. **There is a fee for this class**
To register for the class, please contact Chris Stecker at the Alamance County Cooperative Extension Office at (336) 570-6740 or christine.stecker@alamance-nc.com.
Think Green Thursday Series--Fall Vegetable Gardening class.
To register for the class, please contact Chris Stecker at the Alamance County Cooperative Extension Office at (336) 570-6740 or christine.stecker@alamance-nc.com.
