The Grayson County Extension Office will host a videotaped Home Based Microprocessor Workshop on February 3, 2021 beginning at 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., CST. The cost for the workshop is $50.00 and is required to become a Homebased Microprocessor in Kentucky. It is the first in a series of steps which includes recipe approval (at a cost of $5 per recipe), verification of an approved water source, and annual certification by the Kentucky Food Safety Branch (with a certification fee of $50 per year). To qualify, farmers must live and farm in Kentucky. The final product must contain a fruit, vegetable or herb grown by the farmer. Products may only be sold from the farm, a Kentucky registered Farmer’s Market or a Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Market.

Once certified, Homebased Microprocessors may sell products such as canned tomatoes and tomato products, pickled fruits and vegetables, salsa, barbecue sauce, pepper or herb jellies, pressure-canned vegetables, and low- or no-sugar jams and jellies.

Participants must register at least 5 days prior to the workshop. Register online at Click Here or call Annhall Norris at
(859) 257-1812.

Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.
To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Tim West, UK College of Agriculture, (859) 257-3879; Terry Allen or Patty Bender, UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, (859) 257-8927; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Bldg., 14th &Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 (202-720-5964).