This page holds all the pieces of information needed by market managers participating in this project.
MDA New Markets/E-Commerce Cost Share: How to Apply Tipsheet
MANUAL 2.0 (May 2019)
2020 Retail Pivot
Supplemental References
| Buyer Communications |
|COVID-19 |
| FSMA Produce Safety Rule |
| GAPs Produce Safety |
| Handwashing |
| Legality of Local Food |
| Licensing Info |
| Market Share Boxes |
| Pricing |
| Product Standards |
| Promotional Materials|
| Specialty Crops |
| Traceability |
| Vendor Communications |
| Water Testing
|Buyer Communication Sample Documents
Sample Email to Prospective Buyers
Print-friendly buyer survey This is exactly the same as what appears on your “Buyer Survey” tab on your market’s Spreadsheet, but in a format you can download, adapt, and print in a word processing program. Adapt this document
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COVID-19
Food Safety for Delivery and Pickup (Minnesota Department of Health) Example Letter to Farmers Market Customers
FSMA Produce Safety Rule
FDA Produce Safety Rule Summary covers the seven (7) main points of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. Use this document to understand what FSMA requires for sorting, packing, and holding of raw produce.
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Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)
One-Page Summary Form: On-Farm Food Safety Plan
The above website includes templates for on-farm food safety plan development
USDA GAPs checklist: Is your farm ready for a GAPs audit?
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Handwashing Station
Cheap, easy handwashing station plan (PDF)
Back to topLegality of Local Food
Selling Minnesota Produce is the document you should use to understand the broader legality of produce sales by farmers or others.
Selling or Serving Locally Grown Produce in Food Facilities is a document intended for food facilities that buy produce. Copy and share this fact sheet as needed to assure buyers that locally grown produce is an “approved source” for them to purchase.
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Licensing Information
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What Kind of License?
Licensing Checklist
Selling Minnesota: Aggregation of Farmers’ Produce is the document you should use to understand the legality of this farmers’ market-based model for wholesale produce sales. Share it with buyers and inspectors as needed.
Visit this MDA web page to open a checklist of things to consider when preparing to apply for a Wholesale Food Handler license.
Sample Protocol Documents for Markets
(Based on documents from the Wabasha Farmers’ Market) These sample protocols are in Google Docs. You will need to download them to your computer as document files in order to modify them for your own market:- Click on the link to go to the Google document
- In the upper left of the screen, click on “File”
- Click on “Download As >” and choose your preferred document format
- Open the downloaded document and save it to your computer
Inspection Report from Wabasha Market, 9/09/16
Inspection Report from Chisago City Market, 6/21/18
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Market Share Boxes
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Market Share Flyer Example
Market Share FAQs
2017 & 2018 CSA Tracking Spreadsheet Example
2019 CSA Tracking Spreadsheet Example
Newsletter Examples: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Market Share Hack for Local Line
Market Share Photos (PPTx, 33 Mb)
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Pricing References
Minneapolis Public Schools Request for Proposals — Appendix 4: Reference Prices This document includes example pricing information from several sources. It is intended for your reference, but you are not obligated to use any of the pricing shown here. Back to top
Product Standards
Here are some examples of standards for appearance and packing of produce. These will help you see what some organizations want, but these standards are not required for this aggregation project. You should have the conversation with your buyers about how they want produce to look when they get it.
Minneapolis Public Schools “cheat sheet” on product appearance and packing
The Good Acre’s Wholesale Standards Booklet
Wholesale Success is a publication that includes the USDA pack standards and grades for a wide variety of produce. Market managers will receive a copy of Wholesale Success.
The pack standards shown in Wholesale Success are also publicly available in:
USDA Handbook #66: The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks
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Promotional Materials
“Menu” of Farmers’ Market Hub Items
Back to topSpecialty Crops, Non-Specialty Crops
Specialty and Non-Specialty Crops List & Regulatory Info
What is a Specialty Crop? Use this online document from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to understand what qualifies as a “specialty crop” for purposes of this grant-funded project.
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Traceability
Read the Farmers’ Market Aggregation project’s policy on product traceability
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Informational Letter for Vendors Back to topWater Testing
Water Testing Basics
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