Market Farming

[Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>]

So, I've become confused on the 'freedom' USDA inspection gives me to 
sell my own meat. If I have my birds slaughtered at a USDA plant, 
then do I have the right to put them in the freezer and sell them two 
months from now? Do I have the right to take them to the farmers 
market and sell them from a cooler? How much 'freedom' do I have to 
market the meat that was raised here? AND, doesn't my ability to 
store meat realiably become an issue to health departments?

I'm very curious about this. Thanks -Allan

> Shelley Pasco wrote:
> >  USDA plants are a different story. I wouldn't want any of
> >  my animals in a USDA processing plant anyway.
>
> In this state, you must either sell direct off the farm (customer must
> come to your farm to pick up the chicken(s) that you have slaughtered
> and processed) or the meat must come from a USDA approved facility.
>
> We are not allowed to bypass the USDA and still sell to consumers except
> for a limited number of self-processed birds off the farm.  In VA I
> think the "limit" is 2000, it is less here but I don't know how many.
>
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