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REMINDER THIS IS NOT THE CERTIFICATION FOR COTTAGE FOODS TRAINING. This is for food service workers.REMINDER THIS IS NOT THE CERTIFICATION FOR COTTAGE FOODS TRAINING. This is for food service workers. The Food Safety Works safe food handler certificate training teaches entry-level food workers how to safely handle, prepare and store food. This certification is taught …

A three week series of classes on native plant identification in the field. We will identify 40-60 plants throughout the course.Schedule: July 25, Aug 1 and Aug 8 from 8:00AM-12:00PM. Participants must attend all three classes for course completion.Park Description: This is a field class. There are no bathrooms open at the visitor center at …

Learn the steps to safely and confidently pressure can vegetables and meats in this hands-on workshop. Class includes a pressure canner dialFrom preserving your garden harvest to putting up locally purchased produce, canning is a great way to preserve the season’s bounty. Home canning requires knowledge of the science behind food preservation. In this introductory class, …

Select beautiful fresh flowers and dried elements and learn the art of making a flower crown.Celebrate yourself or a special season by learning the art of weaving flowers into a lovely flower crown. Good for portraits, dances, a night out, birthday parties, weddings, or any other occasion that you want to feel special.Cost: $42/personCost includes: …

Let's get together and meet some new female friends. This group social hike is for women between the ages of 30's and 40's.Are you looking for an outlet to meet new people?Have you fallen into the habit of staying home because your friends are too busy, focused on other things?Are you wondering how to make …

Start you own home business with the Cottage Foods Food Safety Certificate!This training provides a 3-year certification and meets the food safety training requirement for the Colorado Cottage Foods Act established and supported by the Colorado State Dept. of Health & Environment.Participants learn food safety guidelines and the specifics for operating a small home-based cottage …

Let's get together and meet some new female friends. This group social hike is for women between the ages of 40's and 50's.Are you looking for an outlet to meet new people?Have you fallen into the habit of staying home because your friends are too busy, focused on other things?Are you wondering how to make …

Join our Sweetwater floral designers in learning how to build a flower arrangement around one of the most beautiful flowers, a dahlia!Participants will learn from one of Sweetwater's very own floral designers in crafting a whimsy arrangement, full of in-season blooms and using dahlias as the focal flower. Participants will choose from one of three …

Preserve the Season: Salsa Class Learn how to make salsa in our hands-on class and take a jar home! Salsa can be a fun and easy!Winter Salsa Class WorkshopLearn how to make salsa during the winter months and with your harvest in th summer. In our hands-on class and take a jar home! Salsa can …

Learn the art of preserving flowers through using a press. Design and craft a preserved bouquet in a pretty glass frame.Have you had a bouquet that is meaningful to you, or found a bloom or leaf that you love during a hike and are sad that the beauty will fade away? Join us in discussing …