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Re: [Market-farming] shoots and sprouts (was Lettuce Display)
- From: "Shelly Elliott" <shelly AT idlethyme.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] shoots and sprouts (was Lettuce Display)
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:36:45 -0600
I am selling pea shoots and sunflower shoots at
market. I will be selling sprouts Aug. 1. I am selling the shoots out of a large
cooler. The bottom is lined with those weekender blue ice packs and then covered
with paper grocery sacks. Then the shoots are divided up in tupperware
containers in the cooler. I put the cooler in a large farm wagon and use it as
part of my market display. There is a thermometer in the cooler so that the
health department can check the temp on the shoots. There is a great risk of e
coli on the seed that sprouts are grown with. I buy seed from Tiensvold Farms www.eatorganicbuffalo.com . These
are the folks that sell seed to Johnny's and I believe that Johnny's tests all
their sprout seed lots for e coli.
As far as the state goes, some states require that
sprouts be grown in a commercial kitchen. I received and exemption from the
state department of agriculture stating that I could sell sprouts as a raw
agricultural product. However, I am putting up a building that will be for a
commercial kitchen eventually and that is where I am putting the sprout drum and
grow racks for the shoots and sprouts. I will add stainless sinks and
countertops now and will finish the commercial kitchen requirements
later. For great information on the process and safety of sprouts
visit www.sproutnet.com . Be sure to read all the USDA regs for sprouts and just
in case I would make sure that your liability policy is up to date.
Best of Luck!
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Re: [Market-farming] shoots and sprouts (was Lettuce Display),
White Family, 06/27/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] shoots and sprouts (was Lettuce Display),
Shelly Elliott, 06/28/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] shoots and sprouts (was Lettuce Display),
TxBeeFarmer, 06/28/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] shoots and sprouts (was Lettuce Display), Andy Hupp, 06/28/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] shoots and sprouts (was Lettuce Display),
TxBeeFarmer, 06/28/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] shoots and sprouts (was Lettuce Display),
Shelly Elliott, 06/28/2006
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