Test kitchen open house scheduled March 5
February 26, 2011
907-474-5406
2/25/11
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host an open house at its test kitchen March 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will take place at Extension’s state office at 308 Tanana Loop on the UAF campus.
Experts from Extension, the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Alaska Small Business Development Center will be on hand to talk to individuals about their food-based business ideas and state regulations that could affect them. Extension develops nutrition fact labels and provides assistance with label and logo design and with navigating the obstacles to becoming a small, food-based business.
Extension announced last fall that it had made its Department of Environmental Conservation-certified kitchen available to the public for an hourly fee. The idea was to help entrepreneurs who are trying to get their businesses going but do not have access to a certified facility.
Kate Idzorek, who coordinates use of the kitchen, said she hopes the open house will spur interest in the test kitchen and also help entrepreneurs with their business ideas.
Light refreshments will be available at the open house. Parking is free on weekends. For more information, call Idzorek at 907-474-5391.
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