{"id":4605,"date":"2021-05-06T12:36:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T19:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/?page_id=4605"},"modified":"2023-11-29T11:48:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:48:38","slug":"mfp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/mfp\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Food Preservers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter single\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem;font-weight: bold;letter-spacing: 0px\">What is the Master Food Preserver program?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The WSU Master Food Preserver (MFP) program is a volunteer outreach program designed to\u00a0bring research-based education to the public. The program began in Washington State in 1976,\u00a0as a pilot project in King and Yakima counties. For the first time ever, a group of volunteers was\u00a0trained to assist the county Extension faculty in providing up-to-date food safety\/preservation\u00a0information to the general public. At the end of the first year, the program was deemed a success and is still in operation today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What do MFP\u2019s do?<\/h3>\n<p>At WSU the Master volunteer programs are an important part of the delivery structure of WSU\u00a0Extension outreach and education. Volunteers serve in partnership with the local community,\u00a0functioning as an unpaid employee of Washington State University.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the Master Food Preserver volunteers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist county and state Extension faculty by answering food safety\/preservation inquiries.<\/li>\n<li>Assist the county office staff with distribution of food safety\/preservation materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click here to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/mfp\/resources\/\">food preservation resource library<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter halves\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<h3>Contacts<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Julie Pirtle<\/strong>, MFP Volunteer Coordinator &#8211; julie.pirtle@lewiscountywa.gov, (360) 740-1212<\/p>\n<p>Canning Club President<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gary Fredricks<\/strong>, Director of Lewis County Ext &#8211; garyf@wsu.edu<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-column  two\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4441\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2057\/2021\/03\/mfp-LOGO-396x118.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2057\/2021\/03\/mfp-LOGO-396x118.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2057\/2021\/03\/mfp-LOGO.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4437\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2057\/2021\/03\/MFP-New-logo-2018-792x792-1-396x396.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2057\/2021\/03\/MFP-New-logo-2018-792x792-1-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2057\/2021\/03\/MFP-New-logo-2018-792x792-1-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2057\/2021\/03\/MFP-New-logo-2018-792x792-1.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Master Food Preserver program? The WSU Master Food Preserver (MFP) program is a volunteer outreach program designed to\u00a0bring research-based education to the public. 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