The Extension office offers many opportunities to try your hand at preparing and preserving food. Please contact the office to find out more information (970) 879-0825.

Cottage Foods Safety Training – Colorado Senate Bill 12-048 allows individuals to produce, sell and store certain types of “cottage food” products in an unlicensed home kitchen that are non-potentially hazardous and that do not require refrigeration. The Colorado Cottage Foods Act allows individuals to make and sell a limited range of foods, including spices, teas, dehydrated produce, nuts, seeds, honey, jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butter, flour, and baked goods, including candies, fruit empanadas, and tortillas. 

Food Safety Training for Colorado Cottage Foods Producers – Offered by Colorado State University Extension, this nationally-recognized training program covers the specifics of the Colorado Cottage Food Act and how to safely operate a food business from a home kitchen. Length: 3.5 hours; 3-year certificate.

Click here for 2024 Online Food Safety Training Schedule for Colorado Food Producers