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COVID-19 Update
In cooperation with COVID-19 precautions from the State of California, our UCCE offices will be closed to the public until further notice. While we regret the inconvenience and although our doors are closed, we are working remotely to meet your needs. Our in-person events will be limited for the near future. Please see our calendar or call us to learn more about virtual and in-person opportunities to connect with us.
You can contact us by our main phone number at (530) 621-5502, or by email at cecentralsierra@ucanr.edu
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2021 UC Master Food Preserver Training
Phase 1: online 2-hour classes on 18 Friday afternoons between March 5 - August 13, 2021
Phase 2: in-person hands-on labs - TBD
Matchmaking grazing animals with grass and rangelands to reduce wildfire fuel & feed livestock.
Food Safety and Coronavirus Disease
Coronaviruses are generally thought to be spread from person-to-person through respiratory droplets. Currently there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food. Before preparing or eating food, it is important to always wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds for general food safety. Throughout the day, wash your hands after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing, or going to the bathroom.
It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.
Continue reading the Food Safety and Coronavirus Disease article.
