The WSU Extension Master Food Preserver Program of Benton & Franklin Counties
The Master Food Preserver (MFP) program is a volunteer outreach program designed to bring research-based education to the public. Washington State started the program in 1976, as a pilot project in King and Yakima counties. For the first time ever, a group of volunteers was trained to assist the county Extension faculty in providing up-to-date food safety/preservation information to the general public. At the end of the first year, the program was deemed a success and is still in operation today.
Master volunteer programs are part of the delivery structure of WSU Extension. Volunteers serve in the local county office, functioning as an unpaid employee of Washington State University.
Anyone eighteen years of age or older, interested in food safety/preservation that is able to:
- commit to a 30+ hour training program
- pay the registration fee
- volunteer at least 50 hours of time conducting outreach education
The 2011 training begins on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Classes continue through Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
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