FFE/MFP Applications Now Being Accepted

2009 FFE/MFP Program Now Recruiting Volunteers 

Applications are now being accepted for the spring 2010 Family Food Education/Master Food Preserver Program (FFE/MFP) Training Class. Class begins Wednesday, April 7, 2010 with an orientation session and continues each Wednesday thru June 9th.

What is the Family Food Education/Master Food Preserver program?
Trained and certified volunteers assist the county Extension staff in providing up-to-date food safety/preservation information to the citizens in their county. FFE/MFPs work as "local food safety/preservation resources" in the community. They conduct workshops and demonstrations for groups and organizations and test pressure canner gauges at workshops and in outlying communities and staff a local and statewide food safety/preservation hotline.

Who can be a FFE/MFP Volunteer?
Anyone interested in food safety/preservation who is able to: (1) commit to a 40+ hour training program, (2) if selected into program, pay the $100 material/lab fee (limited scholarships available), and (3) volunteer at least 40-hours.

How do you become a FFE/MFP Volunteer?
Complete and return your application to the Extension Service. Applicants will then complete an informal interview and receive confirmation of their application status by phone.

Mail to:
FFE/MFP Program
OSU Extension Service - Lane County
950 West 13th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97402

Deadline for application is Monday, March 8, 2010. Contact Susan Busler, OSU Extension Faculty at 541-505-1976 or email Susan for more information and for class availability.