"Blazing Trails" Food Regulations Training
What is Blazing Trails?
"Blazing Trails through the Jungle of Food Regulations" is a project to bring a half-day training workshop about local food regulations to every county in Minnesota, between January 2019 and September 2020.
The goal is to make sure the entire state has access to information and resources about how to navigate food regulations that pertain to local food, in order to help individual food entrepreneurs and local food systems move forward.
Who is doing this?
"Blazing Trails" is a project of the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Renewing the Countryside, and the Minnesota Farmers' Market Association. It is funded through a Professional Development Program grant from North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE.)
The trainers who will be going out to counties:
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Jane Grimsbo Jewett |
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Brett Olson Creative Director & Co-Founder Renewing the Countryside brett@rtcinfo.org |
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Kathy Zeman Executive Director Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association kzeman@mfma.org |
Who Should Attend?
ANYONE with a passion for their local farms and local food …
Who sees potential for local food systems where they live …
But is confused or intimidated by food regulations.
Who are some likely attendees?
- SHIP coordinators
- U of MN Extension educators
- Farm group leaders
- School board members
- School food service directors
- Economic development staff
- Public health staff
- Restaurant owners
- Farmers
- Community Garden coordinators
- ... and anyone else who wants to!
Who should NOT attend?
If you have to twist someone’s arm, they probably aren’t the right person for this training. We want folks who are already supporters of local food.
Key Resources
PDF of Resources List
What is Local Food?
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Tiers of the Food System Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Local Food Advisory Committee (LFAC) Fact Sheets
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Selling Minnesota Guides to Local Food Regulations |
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Fact Sheets & Forms
Minnesota Department of Health Information
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Food, Pools, and Lodging Licensing Division | |
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MISA Publications
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FOOD from FARMS: Direct Purchasing of Local Foods Toolkit | |
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Come & Get It! What You Need to Know to Serve Food on Your Farm |
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