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  • From: sora AT coldreams.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Rules and Regs
  • Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:17:30 -0700 (PDT)

Verry interesting loophole! I knew there was a reason for us to be a
non-profit......
>
> In Georgia, we had a visit to our market by an inspector from the GA Ag
> dept. Seems a disgruntled person called them about some farmers selling
> pickles and salsa made in non-certified kitchens.
>
> He checked our charter and said there were 2 reasons we culd do this:
> 1. we are incorporated as a non-profit corporation and they don't regulate
> those
> 2. we are a farmer owned and run organization, so he said we were under
> the same rules as a farm stand- they don't regulate those.
>
> It's different in every state, so check with a friendly in your state ag
> dept. There could be exceptions.
>
> Alex McGregor
> Walden Farm
>
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