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*Please share widely!* *About:* The Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA), in partnership with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), will be hosting four trainings throughout the state on Cooking Demonstrations and Safe Food Samples at Farmers Markets. In March of this year, MDARD released new guidelines and licensing options to allow farmers markets to conduct cooking demonstrations and provide safe food samples during market hours with a single license. The trainings are *free* and open to *market managers*,* nutrition educators*,* chefs *and* regulators* and will provide information on licensing requirements, proper protocol and best practices for educating consumers about safe food handling. Below are the dates, times and locations of the trainings. Please click on “Register Now” link to secure your spot at the training. Food safety education materials and recipe cards will be available to those who register in advance. *All trainings are free but registration is required!Saturday, September 19 – Register Now <http://mifma.org/events/training-cooking-demonstrations-and-safe-food-samples/>*9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. *(in conjunction with the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market)* Marquette Commons 112 South Third Street Marquette, MI 49985 *Thursday, September 24 – Register Now <http://mifma.org/events/lansing-training-cooking-demonstrations-and-safe-food-samples/>*1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. *(in conjunction with the Farmers Market at the Capitol)* Meeting Location TBD Lansing, MI *Sunday, October 4 – Register Now <http://mifma.org/events/canton-training-cooking-demonstrations-and-safe-food-samples/>*10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. *(in conjunction with the Canton Farmers Market)* Preservation Park 500 N. Ridge Rd Canton, MI *Frankenmuth, MI – Registration Coming Soon <http://mifma.org/events/>* *(in conjunction with the Frankenmuth Farmers Market)*Date, Time, Location TBD With questions, please contact Samantha at [log in to unmask] -- *Samantha Collins* Communications and Events Manager Michigan Farmers Market Association 480 Wilson Road, Room 172 East Lansing, MI 48824 517.432.3381 *www.mifma.org <http://www.mifma.org>* *MIFMA Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/michiganfarmersmarketassociation>* *MIFMA Twitter* <http://twitter.com/farmersmarketmi> *Get under the umbrella! * If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html