VALUE-ADDED INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES FALL COURSES

Farmers and others in the Adirondack Region interested in food businesses have an opportunity to take classes in the 2011 Value-Added Institute toward a food processors' certificate issued by the New York Small Scale Food Processors' Association (NYSSFPA) this fall.  NYSSFPA, in partnership with Adirondack Harvest and several Cornell Cooperative Extension offices, will offer a variety of workshops in Watertown, Ballston Spa, and Malone, with a final class in Geneva.  Completion of these classes can lead to greater business profitability through the processing of local food products.
 
November 17 in Geneva at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station Food Venture Center:
• Acid and Acidified Foods
 
$25 registration fee covers 3 classes and lunch at one of the sites, the Geneva class with lunch, and dinner and graduation at the New York Wine and Culinary Center in Canandaigua.   Valued at over $250, this institute is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education (NESARE) program.  For further information and registration contact: Alison Clarke at 585-394-0864,accompost@gmail.com or visit www.adirondackharvest.com.