Food, health and nutrition

Preserving and preparing food safely

Canning, freezing, drying, pickling, safe meals, food storage

Selling cottage food

The Cottage Food Law allows individuals in Minnesota to make and sell certain non-potentially hazardous food in a home or commercial kitchen without a license.

For food service industry

Food manager and employee certification

For food processors

Becoming licensed food processor, especially of acidified foods, on-site education

Sanitation and preventing illness

Washing fruits and vegetables, food allergens, preventing food poisoning

Growing safe food

On-farm food safety, GAPs audits, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

Protecting health for older adults

Get tips for eating healthy and staying active to help you live a longer, healthier life.

Health care directive workshop

Arrange for us to come and teach on this important topic. Excellent resource for employee groups, community organizations, and more.

How to support aging parents and address potential conflicts

Follow these strategies and tips to help your family cope when faced with problems and decisions related to long term care.

Minnesota Health Care Directive Planning Toolkit

Write down your wishes for your care in a health care directive.

Farmers markets

Get tips for shopping at farmers markets on a budget.

Supporting farmers markets in accepting SNAP benefits

Get an overview of all the steps necessary to accept SNAP benefits at a farmers market in Minnesota.

Power of Produce (PoP) club

Get all the materials to successfully start a Power of Produce (PoP) Club at your local farmers market.

One Vegetable, One Community

Learn more about starting a garden to provide fresh vegetables to your community.

What is mental health?

Learn about mental health interventions, how to begin conversations about mental well-being, and find resources for professionals.

Stress and change

Tips, online courses and resources for understanding and coping with stress.

Trauma and healing

Learn about trauma-informed care for youth work, historical trauma and cultural healing, and secondary trauma and workplace wellness.

Understanding opioid addiction and treatment

Learn about opioid use and overdose. Find resources for treatment and support for long-term recovery.

Real life good food

Free healthy eating tips, physical activity ideas and recipes.

Save money on food

Learn about nutrition assistance, food budgeting and more.

Systems and food justice

Learn how Extension is advancing food justice in Minnesota.

Building better food shelves

Training, print materials, and videos are available free of charge to food shelf directors, volunteers, and others working to improve healthy food access.

Cooking with your children: Rusty's Cooking Club

Create special memories in the kitchen with this fun club designed for preschool-aged children and their parents, grandparents and caregivers.

Energizers for nutrition education

Short group activity ideas for educators to get participants of all ages moving in a class, conference, or business meeting environment.

Healthy and fit on the go

Tip sheets to help keep you and your family healthy and fit when you're on the go.

Farm-to-school practices

Farm-to-school practices connect schools with fresh and healthy food grown or raised by Minnesota farmers.

Start Strong: Cooking, Feeding and More

Start Strong is hands-on nutrition education for family childcare providers to help serve healthy food.

Project breakFAST toolkit

Access guidelines, templates, and more to get your school breakfast program started and make it successful.

Workshops for school food service professionals

Bring one of these workshops on increasing participation in school breakfast, creating Smarter Lunchrooms, serving fruits and vegetables, and lowering sodium to your school district.

Go Wild with Fruits & Veggies