More Gifts From The Kitchen

Community Meeting Room. More Gifts From The Kitchen Presented by Kate McCarty Homemade gifts are a great way to show loved ones you’re thinking of them this holiday season. This demonstration from UMaine Extension nutrition staff will cover cost-effective ways to make holiday gifts, food safety tips for giving food as gifts, and how to use Maine foods in preserved foods and soup and baking mixes. Instructors will demonstrate preparing recipes and provide participant samples. Kate McCarty has been the Food Systems Professional at UMaine Extension since 2009, after serving in the AmeriCorps VISTA program. She has completed the Master Food Preserver program, an intensive, hands-on training in all aspects of home food preservation. Kate manages the volunteer efforts of the 60 Master Food Preserver volunteers statewide and teaches food preservation programs in 7 Maine counties. This program is free and open to the public!