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A free workshop in Delta Junction will review the legal requirements for selling homemade foods in Alaska.

Sarah Lewis, with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop from 5-8 p.m. on Sunday, March 1.

It is designed for individuals who currently have, or are interested in starting, a home-based food business. Farmers and people who support local food sales can also attend.

In 2024, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation significantly revised the rules for such sales.

The workshop is designed to help people comply with the new rules. Lewis, a health, home and family development agent, will also discuss homemade food risks and basic produce safety practices for farmers.

The workshop is cosponsored by Partners for Progress in Delta.

Registration is required. To sign up, contact Chris Lyon at the Delta Career Advancement Center by emailing [email protected] or calling 907-895-4605.

The workshop will be held at the Delta Career Advancement Center, 1696 N. Clearwater Ave., in Delta Junction. To attend via Zoom, contact Eve Karczmarczyk at [email protected] or 907-895-4215.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at [email protected] or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to [email protected].

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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