UMaine Extension to offer Recipe to Market online workshop

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 17. Macarons is one of the home-based specialty foods. Courtesy of University of Maine Cooperative Extension

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is scheduled to offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Nov. 17.

Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program with topics including business basics, an overview of the specialty food industry and product development, licensing and regulations, and food safety.

Instructors include UMaine Extension professor emeritus Louis Bassano, Extension business and economics specialist and professor of economics Jim McConnon, and Extension food science specialist and associate professor of food science Beth Calder, who also directs UMaine Food Testing Services.

The fee is $25; registration is required; financial assistance is available.

To register and to find more details, visit extension.umaine.edu.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Theresa Tilton at theresa.tilton@maine.edu, 207-942-7396 or 800-287-1485 in Maine only.