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tomatoes herbs olives and white cup of oil on blue tableThe Mediterranean Diet – A Dietary Pattern for Healthy Living
Learn how to apply the Mediterranean diet to enjoy good food and improve your health!
What Will You Learn?

  • The key characteristics of the Mediterranean lifestyle
  • How foods in the Mediterranean diet contribute to health
  • Strategies for incorporating Mediterranean foods and habits into your life as you sample quick, easy recipes.
  • Hands-on activities making hummus and salad dressing.

Wednesday, March 06, 2024
1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.
CSU Extension-Pueblo County
701 Court Street, Suite C
Pueblo, CO 81003
Fee: $10.00

To register by cash or check only:  Mail or bring cash or check only to CSU Extension-Pueblo County. Make check payable to Pueblo County Extension Program Fund.

To register online by credit card, go to: https://mdmarch.eventbrite.com

Registration deadline March 1. Space is limited to 12 participants. For more info, call 719-583-6566.

Presented by Extension Specialist, Laura Griffin

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Online Food Safety Training for Colorado Cottage Foods Producers
2024 courses

Learn how to safely produce food from home as a cottage food business. This online course covers a variety of topics that include: basic food safety, foods that are permissible under the updated Colorado Cottage Foods Act, ingredient labeling, special considerations for food preparation at high altitudes, and safe food sampling best practices. Registration is $50

Dates for classes presented by Pueblo County

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024
1:00-4:30 PM
Pre-register: https://CFFeb.eventbrite.com

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
1:00-4:30 PM
Pre-register: https://CFMar.eventbrite.com

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
1:00-4:30 PM
Pre-register: https://CFApril.eventbrite.com

For additional statewide trainings, visit our Cottage Foods Classes page for dates and registration information.