Can't sell it

[JBloggs]

Intersting how farmers markets can sell without a commercial kitchen...
Http://consumerist.com/2016/01/13/3-wisconsin-farmers-challenging-law-that-wont-let-them-sell-baked-goods-without-a-commercial-license/

 

[JBloggs]

Ps using a device on tge forum is not doable for me... Sorry for typos etc. i could only get the link on part of the url.

 

[Morticia]

We were told here that if you're selling it 'to the public' it has to be made in a commercial kitchen. However, I've seen enough FB posts to know a lot of people are making baked goods and jams in their own kitchen, with their kids helping.
Link to Consumerist blog post about farmer's markets.

 

[EmptyNest]

Many of them get some sort of license from the State Agriculture Dept. I forget what it is called. And they say this gets them by.
I don't think so...but that is what they do.
Maybe some of this applies???
see this: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1290
HB 135 Home-produced or farm-produced products; sale of products by certain farm operations.

Summary as introduced:
Home-produced or farm-produced products. Allows the sale of food products made from any fruit, grain, herbs, honey, meat, milk, mushrooms, nuts, poultry, seafood, or vegetables by a farm operation employing 10 or fewer people or by a private home, so long as (i) the sale is made directly to consumers and (ii) the product is labeled with the producer's name and address, the product's ingredients, and a disclosure statement indicating the product is not subject to Virginia's food safety laws or regulations.
Full text:
12/18/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100017D pdf | impact statement
Status:
12/18/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100017D
12/18/13 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/13/14 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Agriculture
01/20/14 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
02/12/14 House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

 

[JBloggs]

Many of them get some sort of license from the State Agriculture Dept. I forget what it is called. And they say this gets them by.
I don't think so...but that is what they do.
Maybe some of this applies???
see this: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1290
HB 135 Home-produced or farm-produced products; sale of products by certain farm operations.

Summary as introduced:
Home-produced or farm-produced products. Allows the sale of food products made from any fruit, grain, herbs, honey, meat, milk, mushrooms, nuts, poultry, seafood, or vegetables by a farm operation employing 10 or fewer people or by a private home, so long as (i) the sale is made directly to consumers and (ii) the product is labeled with the producer's name and address, the product's ingredients, and a disclosure statement indicating the product is not subject to Virginia's food safety laws or regulations.
Full text:
12/18/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100017D pdf | impact statement
Status:
12/18/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100017D
12/18/13 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/13/14 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Agriculture
01/20/14 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
02/12/14 House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources.

Shared this as it pertained to a b&b.
i think many think tha anything goes, for some reason. Certain locales like the one in the article are sticklers, AND we have innmates here who had to install a commercial kitchen to serve/sell dinners to tgeir guests.

 

[Jcam]

See in the UK its a lot easier - just have to show you are clean and aware of fridge temps and stuff like that - I could start making my own jam to serve to guests tomorrow if I wished to- only thing that is a stickler is alcohol and they are relaxing that at the moment (so they say) we would be able to serve 1/2 a bottle of wine or equivalent to each guest without a liscence.