{"id":700,"date":"2026-03-26T21:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/?post_type=offering-cpt&#038;p=700"},"modified":"2026-03-26T21:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:46:02","slug":"master-food-safety-advisors","status":"publish","type":"offering-cpt","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/offering\/master-food-safety-advisors\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Food Safety Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-55ae9cea wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master Food Safety Advisors<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Routt County Extension office gets lots of calls year-round on home food safety and preservation. These questions often include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How long can I keep leftovers?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do I preserve tomatoes?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do I adjust the canning process for my elevation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And many more&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions? Contact our advisors!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Routt County Extension is home to the volunteer <strong>Routt County Master Food Safety Advisors<\/strong>. Thanks to their great work and dedication, we&#8217;re now able to answer many these calls, conduct presentations and workshops, and provide credible, up-to-date food safety information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Master Food Safety Advisors receive in-depth training on food safety and safe food preservation methods. Our volunteers help others practice safe food handling and successfully can, freeze, and dehydrate food at home. Volunteers conduct&nbsp;demonstrations and workshops, test pressure canner gauges, staff exhibits at county fairs and farmers markets, write articles, and answer phone calls and emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a food safety or food preservation question?&nbsp;Need to get your pressure canner dial gauge tested? Looking for a class?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/03\/Home-Cooking.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A person cooking in their home kitchen\" class=\"wp-image-701 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/03\/Home-Cooking.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/03\/Home-Cooking.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/03\/Home-Cooking.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/03\/Home-Cooking.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/03\/Home-Cooking.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/03\/Home-Cooking.jpg?resize=1400,933 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/03\/Home-Cooking.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/routt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/03\/Home-Cooking.jpg?resize=1568,1045 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-content-selector--grid wp-block-csu-content-selector\" data-grid-columns=\"4\">\n\n\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-26467\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/resource\/fresh-asparagus-means-springtime\/\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"c-card__label\">\n\t\t\tLive Smart\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFood Preparation\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tFresh Asparagus Means Springtime\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-24879\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/resource\/drying-fruit\/\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"c-card__label\">\n\t\t\tLive Smart\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFood Preservation\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tDrying Fruit\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-25148\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/resource\/holiday-meat-safety\/\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"c-card__label\">\n\t\t\tLive Smart\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFood Safety &amp; 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