The FARMS Community Kitchen above Damariscotta’s Rising Tide Community Market is now open. This month schoolchildren, teenagers, parents and grandparents from all over Lincoln County are beginning to sign up for hands-on cooking classes in the now complete Community Kitchen.

On Oct. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m., FARMS and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a hands-on, three-hour food preservation workshop entitled “Preserving the Harvest.”

Participants will learn about recommended methods for preserving foods, the latest and safest recipes, equipment to insure safety and how to check for properly sealed jars. There is a materials fee of $15 per person.

Participants will receive a “Preserving the Harvest” food preservation packet and will take home a jar of pear ginger jam. Participants should bring a potholder to the workshop.

Please call 207-342-5971 or 1-800-287-1426 by Oct. 10 to register for the workshop. Materials fee is payable by check payable to “WCEA” putting “Preserving the Harvest/Oct. 15” in the memo section or Discover, MasterCard or Visa credit cards are accepted by calling 1-800-287-1426 to reserve your space.  

If you are a person with a disability and will need any accommodations to participate, please call as soon as possible to assure fullest possible attention to your needs.