"Blazing Trails" Food Regulations Training
Key Resources
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Resource Topics
What is Local Food?
Selling or Buying Produce
Produce Safety
Selling Meat & Poultry
Selling Eggs
Milk, Mushrooms
Food Sampling & Demonstration
Cottage Food
Donation of Food
Water Source
Food Licensing
Starting Licensed Food Businesses
Local Food Purchasing/Selling to Institutions
On-Farm Food Service
Farm & Food Business & Legal Information
Minnesota Constitution
Minnesota Statutes
Minnesota Rules
Minnesota State Taxes
Stay Connected
What is Local Food?
Tiers of the Food SystemCenter for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Selling Minnesota Guides to Local Food Regulations |
Selling or Buying Produce:
Selling Minnesota Produce |
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Selling Minnesota: Aggregation of Farmers' Produce |
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Selling or Serving Locally Grown Produce in Food Facilities |
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Produce Safety:
MDA Produce Safety Program |
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FSMA Produce Safety Rule Flow Chart – Are You Covered? |
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MDA On-Farm Readiness Reviews |
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U of MN Extension Produce Safety |
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Selling or Buying Meat & Poultry:
Selling Minnesota Meat Products |
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Selling Minnesota Poultry Products |
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Approved Sources of Meat and Poultry for Food Facilities |
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Sale of Locally Home or Farm-Raised Poultry |
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Selling or Buying Eggs:
Selling Minnesota Shell Eggs |
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Sale of Locally Raised Eggs to Food Facilities |
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MDA Registration Form for Exempt Small-Flock Egg Producers and On-Farm Poultry Processors |
Milk, Mushrooms:
Minnesota Department of Agriculture: What is Raw Milk? |
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Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Certified Wild Mushroom Harvester |
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Minnesota Mycological Society Classes |
Food Sampling & Demonstration:
U of MN Extension: Safe Food Sampling |
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Cottage Food
Back to top of ResourcesDonation of Food
Venison Donation Program |
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Donation of Wild Game to Charitable Organizations in Minnesota |
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Water Source
Approved Water Supply for Rural Food Businesses |
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Minnesota Well Index |
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Water Testing Labs in Minnesota |
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Food Licensing
MDA Food Licenses |
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MDH Food Licenses |
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Special Event Food Stands |
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Seasonal Temporary Food Stands |
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Seasonal Permanent Food Stands |
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Mobile Food Units |
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Starting Licensed Food Businesses
Starting a Food Business Road Map |
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Acidified Food Processors Training |
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Commercial Kitchen Guide |
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Local Food Purchasing/Selling to Institutions:
FOOD from FARMS: Direct Purchasing of Local Foods Toolkit |
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Farmers' Market Aggregation |
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Service of Traditional Foods in Public Facilities |
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Service of Traditional Foods in Public Facilities: USDA Memo |
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On-Farm Food Service
Come & Get It! What You Need to Know to Serve Food on Your Farm |
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Farm & Food Business & Legal Information
Back to top of ResourcesMinnesota Constitution
Product of the Farm or Garden |
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Minnesota Statutes
Back to top of ResourcesMinnesota Rules
Food; General Rules – Rules Chapter 1550 Egg Handling Rules – Rules Chapter 1520 Minnesota Food Code – Rules Chapter 4626 Special Event Food Stand requirements – Rules Chapter 4626.1855 |
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Minnesota State Taxes
Stay Connected!
Discussion Groups Sponsored by MISA and U of MN Extension |
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Food Innovation Team |
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