Useful Resources

Market Vendor Business Strategies

Penn State Extension recorded webinar:  How to be a Successul Market Vendor

Montana Farmers Market Network: New Market Vendor Toolkit

NCAT  Tips for selling at Farmers Markets

NCAT Basic Accounting: Guidance for Beginning Farmers

Farmers Market Coalition: Liability Insurance

 

Montana State Food Laws

Montana Food Freedom/ Local Food Choice Act

MCA 50-49 Montana Local Food Choice Act

Montana Food Freedom/ Local Food Choice Act revisions for Farmers Markets

MCA 30-30-121 Requirements for Farmers Markets

Safe Food Handling Practices

Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO)

Food Safety Tool for Home Producers

 

Approved Home Canning Recipies

Univ of Georgia: National Center for Home Food Preservation: Approved Recipies

USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

 

Potentially Hazardous Foods

Univ Rhode Island Extension: Potentially Hazardous Food List

Meat

MT Department of Livestock's MLFCA guidance document

Eggs

MT DPHHS: Guidance for Selling Farm Fresh Eggs

Dairy

MT Department of Livestock Milk & Egg FAQ

 

Selling Foods Independently of a Farmers Market

AERO Virtual Workshop playlist: Cottage Food Worskhops and Technical Assistance 

MT DPPHS Cottage Food FAQ

MT DPPHS Cottage Food Guidance and Registration

Roadside Produce Stand

Montana's Agritourism Manual

 

Teton County Resources

Temporary Food Permits

Teton County Sanitarian