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Thought I would pass this link along as it can be a great resource to help with educating consumers on food safety. Please check it out http://foodsafety.osu.edu and link to your website if you feel it would assist your consumers. Thank you, Christie Writer: Source: Lydia Medeiros, Human Nutrition COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans now can get [...] Hello Ohio farmers market managers and vendors. I have received a number of questions about the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program and the WIC Fruit & Vegetable Program. In an effort to assist you with understanding the 2 programs and who can accept the vouchers, Kadie Donahoe from the Ohio Department of Health has [...] Attached for your information and use is a joint (ODA and ODH) training announcement which has been sent to all local health departments. The training options will address three separate topics offered at different locations and dates. They include: 1. Farmers’ Markets, Cottage Foods, Home Bakeries and Exemptions for Farm Market Registration; 2. Determining [...] There are still a few opportunities to participate in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training. Hal Kneen, who presented this information at the Ohio Farmers’ Markets conference in early March will be conducting the training sessions. Hal does a great job and provides useful information for Ohio growers. If you are interested in registering and/or checking [...] TRAFFIC STOPPERS: Fee [...] Do you know any farmers interested in Good Agricultural Practice training opportunities? FMC just received an announcement that the next GAPs Online Produce Safety Course will begin February 10 and will run through March 2, 2010. Each course is limited to 25 people. There will be a [...] March 4-5, 2010 at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg We have partnered with Ohio State University South Centers and the Ohio Department of Agriculture to present Ohio’s first statewide farmers market conference. This two-day conference will cover topics such as direct marketing, insurance and funding. Farmers’ market managers and vendors are invited to attend to [...] One of the most challenging aspects of running a market can be defining and enforcing a producer-only market policy. This winter, Farmers Market Coalition dove into the often murky and controversial waters of producer-only market enforcement on behalf of its market managing readers in search of the answers to a few frequently asked questions: What [...] |
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