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Fresh Produce

Food Storage

Storing Fresh Produce The flavors of fruits and vegetables and their nutrient value are best preserved through proper storage. In general, this requires cool to

father helping son chop fresh vegetables

Quantity Food Preparation

Cooking for Groups: A Volunteer’s Guide to Food Safety– USDA 7 Food Safety Steps for Successful Community Meals – USDA

Handy Handouts for Food Safety

Fresh Eggs Safety
Preserving Eggs
Understanding Expiration Dates

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Vegetables on a cutting board

Keep Cutting Boards Clean

It’s not just your hands that need washing before, during and after food preparation. Anything that touches your food can be a source of contamination and foodborne illness.

Kombucha

Kombucha!

Once reserved for small-batch do-it-yourself home-fermenters is now regularly found in farmers markets, health food stores, and even many mainstream supermarkets and gas stations across Wyoming.

Lady chopping through cantaloupe

Produce Safety

Sliced melon is no stranger to foodborne illness! It’s considered a potentially hazardous food, meaning a food that has the ability for bacteria to grow and thrive.

Grilling

Let’s Get Grilling!

May is National Barbecue Month, which makes it the perfect time to truly embrace the start of summer!

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