Upcoming Cottage Food Safety Trainings in Colorado
2020 State Schedule (pdf)
| County | Contact Method |
| Arapahoe | See flyer and register here |
| Boulder | See flyer and register here |
| Chaffee | Contact Morgan.Young@colostate.edu or call (719)-39-6447 |
| Delta | Contact Ann Duncan at Ann.Duncan@colostate.edu |
| Eagle | See flyer and register here |
| El Paso | Learn more and register here |
| Jefferson | See flyer and register here |
| Larimer | See flyer and register here |
| Logan | See flyer and register here |
| Mesa | Contact Ann Duncan at Ann.Duncan@colostate.edu |
| Montrose | Contact Ann Duncan at Ann.Duncan@colostate.edu |
| Pueblo | Learn more and register here |
| Routt | Contact Libby Christensen at lchristensen@co.routt.co.us |
For other Colorado locations, please contact your local county Extension office or see the Cottage Food Safety Classes State Schedule.
More About Food Safety for Colorado Cottage Foods Producers
Offered by Colorado State University Extension, this new training program covers the specifics of the Colorado Cottage Food Act and how to safely operate a food business from a home kitchen. Length: 2.5 to 3 hours; 3-year certificate.
Participants will learn:
- Basic food safety – including proper hygiene; preventing cross contamination and cross contact of food allergens; temperature control for safe food preparation, storage, transport and sales
- Foods permissible in Colorado’s Cottage Food Act
- Ingredient labeling and disclaimer requirements
- Special considerations for food preparation at altitude
- Resources for going further
