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  • From: "Paul Wiediger" <wiediger AT windstream.net>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Chili Roasters
  • Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:26:54 -0600

Toni,

KDA and the Health Department have just made this sort of thing even more
onerous than ever. If you are planning to do this at a Farmers' Market, you
might want to download KDA's Farmers Market Manual from their website:
http://www.kyagr.com/marketing/farmmarket/index.htm

TO even give out produce samples now, you must attend a class (3 hours,
probably at your extension office) and pass a test (open book) to get a
permit which must be displayed at your booth, you must have a hand-washing
station, have samples under sneeze/insect protection, use sanitized
knives,etc. No cutting of a melon with a pocket knife, or inviting a
customer to pick up a cherry tomato and try it. Roasting and selling
peppers would probably come under temporary food permits. And, farmers
markets are being asked to police these regulations. I'd make sure I could
legally roast and sell peppers at the farmers market (or roadside stand) I
planned to use before I invested any money.

All under the guise of helping farmers out, of course!

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

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Subject: [Market-farming] Chili Roasters


I loved the roasted chiles out west.....but few customers would buy them
in our part of Kentucky!
Can you see any reason why one couldn't have a smaller roaster with the
propane turkey fryer as base - using a peanut or coffee roasting drum
instead? I think doing 1-5 lb. batches as needed or wanted would still
bring people in with that lovely scent. I hope to be nearer a tourist
area, where more people would enjoy roasted peppers of all kinds, while
my local neighbors would not. The drum roasters are made of steel, and
come in various sizes for 50.-150. each. Might be a great attractor!
What different kind of permit would one need in regard to food safety or
cold storage until sold?
Thanks,
Toni
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