FFE/MFP Applications Now Available

What is the Family Food Education/Master Food Preserver program?

The Family Food Education/Master Food Preserver (FFE/MFP) program started in 1980 with a dedicated group of volunteers from Linn, Benton, Lane, and Marion counties. These volunteers were trained and certified to assist the county Extension staff in providing up-to-date food safety/preservation information to the citizens in their county.

What do FFE/MFP's do?

Because of the increased interest in food safety/preservation in the past few years, FFE/MFPs assist county and state Extension staff with answering food safety/preservation telephone calls. Lane and Douglas County FFE/MFPs staff both the local and statewide 800 hotlines.

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.

FFE/MFPs staff information booths and present demonstrations at the Lane County Fair, local festivals, farmer's markets, home shows, fruit stands, and Saturday Markets.

FFE/MFPs assist the county office staff with distribution, filing and inventory of food safety/preservation supplies and bulletins. FFE/MFPs have the opportunity to become Food Pantry Volunteers.

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) pay the material/lab fee (limited scholarships available), and (3) volunteer at least 40-hours.

How do you become a FFE/MFP Volunteer?

Complete an application and turn into the OSU/Lane County Extension Service by Thursday, March 20, 2008.