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- Other Locations
Local Food Advisory Committee
The intent of this advisory committee is to provide a non-adversarial setting where issues relating to local meat and food can be raised and discussed, information can be shared and problem-solving between Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Health, and the local food community can take place.
Introducing the Local Food Advisory Committee:
Mission and Scope (docx, 17kb)
PowerPoint Presentation Given at Sustainable Farming Association Conference, 2/16/13: PDF (1.8 Mb) | PPTx (1.7 Mb)
Submit a question, comment, or complaint to the Committee
If you have a concern or you've spotted an issue in some way that local food production, distribution, and marketing interacts with state regulations, please send us a note on this Comment Form
...Or, contact a staff person directly:
Wayne Martin, U of MN Extension. marti067@umn.edu; 612-625-6224
Jane Jewett, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. jewet006@umn.edu; 218-845-2832
Jan Joannides, Renewing the Countryside. jan@rtcinfo.org
Local Food Advisory Committee Primer (docx, 16 kb)
Includes links to information from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture on local regulations, processing, and sales for farmers' markets, meats, and produce; also covers donation of food and links to supporting documents from the Minnesota Department of Health. This is basic information that committee members should read to support discussions at advisory committee meetings.
Meeting Notes & Other Documents
Action Items, 5/24/13 (docx, 16 kb)
Meeting Notes, 5/24/13 (docx, 27 kb)
Meeting Agenda for 5/24/13 (docx, 18 kb)
Listening Session Notes, 2/16/13 (docx, 17 kb)
Meeting Notes, 1/30/13 (docx, 32 kb)
Local Food Advisory Committee Members:
Homegrown Minneapolis
Just Food Co-op (Northfield)
Mike Phillips – Three Sons Meat Co.
MN Association of Meat Processors
MN Department of Agriculture
MN Department of Health
Minnesota Grown
MN Farmers Market Association
MN Farmers Union
MN Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
Renewing the Countryside
Sustainable Farming Association
U of MN Extension
U of MN Meat Science
Steering Sub-Committee:
Wayne Martin, U of MN Extension. marti067@umn.edu
Jane Jewett, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. jewet006@umn.edu
Jan Joannides, Renewing the Countryside. jan@rtcinfo.org
John Mesko, Sustainable Farming Association. john@sfa-mn.org
Kathy Zeman, MN Farmers Market Association. kzeman@mfma.org
Ryan Cox, Meat Science Program, U of MN. ryancox@umn.edu
Jennifer Stephes, MDA-Dairy & Food Inspection Division. jennifer.stephes@state.mn.us
Nicole Neeser, MDA-Dairy & Food Inspection Division. nicole.neeser@state.mn.us
