The Floyd County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is your local connection to Virginia's land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.
Through educational programs based on research and developed with input from local stakeholders, we help the people of Floyd County improve their lives.
We provide education through programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, and Community Viability.
209 Fox Street NW
Floyd, VA 24091
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Main Office: (540) 745-9307
Fax: (540) 745-9315
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Master Food Volunteer Opportunities
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Application Deadline: June 1st, 2013
Contact: Dawn Barnes, lbarnes@vt.edu, (540) 745-9307
If interested in becoming a volunteer please call or email us for an application and more information, spaces limited.
June 1st: Basics of Water Bath Canning
Learn the basics of safely canning high-acid foods in a boiling water bath. Topics to be covered are: Basic jars, pots and utensils; What is a high acid food; Adding acidity to foods; Problem solving; Recognizing a product gone bad. Class is hands on. Participants will prepare, pack, process, and take home a jar of a high-acid food. Please wear comfortable closed-toe shoes. An apron is suggested but optional. Prerequisite for this class is completion of the Home Food Preservation Safety Class. Class is limited to 15 participants.
Location: Floyd Co.: Farm Bureau, 335 E. Oxford St, Floyd Va
Time: 1pm-4pm
Fee: $15 in advance, $20 at the door space providing. Contact the Floyd Cooperative Extension Office to register at (540) 745-9307.
Payment may be mailed to or dropped off at the office at 209 Fox St NW, Floyd, VA 24091. Remember, the only reservation is a paid reservation.
June 15th: PC 101: Basics of Pressure Canning
Learn the basics of safely canning low-acid foods in a pressure canner. Topics to be covered are: Basic jars, pots and utensils; A pressure cooker is not a pressure canner; What is a low-acid food; Problem solving; Recognizing a product gone bad. Class is hands on. Participants will prepare, pack, process, and take home a jar of a low-acid food. Please wear comfortable closed-toe shoes. An apron is suggested but optional. Bring your pressure canner dial gauges for calibration. Prerequisite for this class is completion of the Home Food Preservation Safety Class. Class is limited to 15 participants.
Location: Floyd County: Farm Bureau, 335 E. Oxford St, Floyd Va
Time:1:pm-4pm
Fee: $15 in advance, $20 at the door space providing. Contact the Floyd Cooperative Extension Office to register at (540) 745-9307.
Payment may be mailed to or dropped off at the office at 209 Fox St NW, Floyd, VA 24091. Remember, the only reservation is a paid reservation.
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