Preserving the Harvest Registration

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Join the Greater Franklin Food Council and UMaine Cooperative Extension Master Food Preserver Abbie Perry to learn how to preserve locally grown food. This 8 session cohort will be maxed at 10 participants who will preserve 8-10 crops throughout the cohort with a goal of putting up 50 lbs of food for your home pantry. Abbie will lead and teach participants how to pressure can, water bath can, and freeze many different crops over the summer and fall season. We will also review other methods of food preservation, such as dehydration, fermentation and root cellar storage.

Classes will be held every other Tuesday starting in July at the West Farmington Grange. Classes will start at 5:30 each session. All materials such as jars and freezer bags, plus produce, will be provided to participants. We will be focusing on preserving food from Franklin County farms and will supplement with produce from other farms in Maine.

The cost for the cohort will be on a sliding scale from $100-$400. We have received sponsorships to fully fund two SNAP participants. Payment is by cash or check made out to Greater Franklin Food Council. Stop by our booth at the Fiddlehead Festival to drop off payment or mail to GFFC, 323 Fairbanks Road, Farmington, ME 04938. Email erica@greaterfranklinfoodcouncil.org with any questions.

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What is your experience with preserving food? *

No experience

I have preserved one or two crops in the past

I preserve food every year and/or have preserved many crops

The GFFC is striving to make this workshop accessible for all folks in our community. A sliding scale is used to encourage people to pay according to their available resources. Those with greater financial privilege contribute more, allowing those with less access, to pay according to their means. Please select the amount you are able to pay for participation in the cohort. *

SNAP participant - We have two spots in our cohort that will be free of charge for SNAP participants. Participants will be selected by lottery

$100 - Choose this level of payment if you frequently stress about meeting basic needs, have no or very little expendable income, are unemployed or underemployed, and/or qualify for public aid such as health care or housing

$200 - Choose this level of payment if you are employed, might have access to some savings, might stress about meeting basic needs but generally meet them

$300 (The expenses for each participant)- Choose this level of payment if you comfortably meet your basic needs, are able to take time off from work without significant financial burden, and/or have stable assets such as owning your home or owning your car

$300 + - Choose this level of payment if you are able to pay for your own participation and support other community members to participate

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I understand I am signing up for an 8 session cohort to be held on Tuesday nights at the West Farmington Grange starting in July. I will secure my spot by sending in payment by June 15th.

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