UF/IFAS Extension - Marketing & Cottage Foods Workshop

The UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Extension Service is hosting a Marketing & Cottage Foods Workshop on Tue., Oct. 8 from 8:30 - 11 a.m.at the UF/IFAS Extension Offices, 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton. Ginny Hinton, Family Consumer Sciences Agent, and Prudence Caskey, 4-H Agent, will teach participants about the Florida Cottage Foods Law and Limited Poultry and Egg Farm permitting.

The workshop is $25 and each registered attendee will go home with a candy thermometer and marketing supplies. Register for this workshop and other workshops in the AGRItunity Farming Series atonline.

This workshop is part of a series for beginning farmers and farmers who want to diversify their operations. Classes are offered on Tuesdays from 8:30 - 11 a.m. at the extension office. The cost ranges from $20-40 per class depending on the topic.

Upcoming programs include:

· Oct. 15 - Greenhouse Production and Hydroponics

· Oct. 22 - Beer/Wine Making

· Oct. 29 - Agritourism

· Nov. 7 - Fruit Production

Contact the extension office at 850-623-3868, for more information about AGRItunity Farming Workshop Series.

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Extension Service programs are open to all people without regard to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations.