Blazing Trails through the Jungle of Food Regulations - East Central Chapter

Learn to Navigate Food Regulations at Isanti County Workshop

SFA is co-sponsoring an upcoming free workshop that aims to improve understanding of local food regulations for anyone interested in serving or selling local food – farmers, restaurant owners, educators, school food service directors, churches or the general public.

This workshop, “Blazing Trails Through the Jungle of Food Regulations” is being held 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Saturday February 22, 2020, at Isanti County Heritage Center (in the Isanti County fairgrounds) at 33525 Flanders St NE, Cambridge, MN 55008.

"Blazing Trails through the Jungle of Food Regulations" is a project to bring training about local food regulation to every county in Minnesota. 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 food systems move forward.  https://www.misa.umn.edu/resources/blazing-trails

This 4-hour training includes:

•    Overview of available resources and reference manuals
•    The history and landscape of food regulation in Minnesota
•    Exclusions and exemptions from licensing
•    "Product of the farm" sales of meat, poultry, eggs, vegetables
•    Licensed food product sales
•    Food & beverage service
•    Approved source of water
•    Food Regulatory agency jurisdiction
•    Types of food licenses
•    Practice exercise: jurisdiction and license type

The event will educate attendees how to navigate local food and foodservice regulations. Anyone confused or intimidated by food regulations and sees potential for local food systems in their community should attend.

An RSVP for planning purposes is requested; but walk-ins are welcome. Coffee and refreshments will be available.

These workshops are funded by a North Central Region SARE Professional Development Program grant.