Nelson Farmers' Market Co-operative
8 AM 'til Noon - Rain or Shine.
News and Info.
Announcements for
Members and Vendors
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Hi Folks,
I have a date for the annual Nelson Farmers Market meeting.
It will be held on March 25th at RVCC
at 7 pm. Remember growers that you have to have paid your season
market fee by that date in order to have a vote on any matters brought
up at the meeting. Hope to see you all there.
Sherri
The Farmers Market will be held in The Nelson Center parking lot in Lovingston Wed. afternoons. (8445 Thomas Nelson Highway) May 6, 2009, from 3:00 PM until 7:00PM and continuing through October. Nelson Farmers' Market Co-op Members may do business under the same Market Rules and have No Fees charged, New vendors will be charged a small
Space Fee will be $5.00 per day, a "Port-a-John" and "Hand-washing
Station" will be provided on location. Questions may be directed to Rik Hale,
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Here is a link to the legalese version: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+SB272ER This is a simple overview of the new rules: "A few things about the exemption from inspection that is sighted below. This exemption will be for people who are preparing from their own homes only and are sold from the individual preparing the product directly to a consumer. Therefore, if your business expands and you ever intend to sell your product through a broker or through a store, this exemption may not be for you. Secondly, you will have to label every food you make with the "NOT FOR RESALEPROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION" label. I am not sure how consumers will perceive this label - it could be detrimental to your business. Finally, the last requirement (iii) stipulates that if you require a license for production of your product (for example acidified foods - pickles, salsas and other pickled products), you will still need to be inspected because acidified foods has special production guidelines. Basically, the exemption if for low risk products such as some bakery items (cookies, bread, some cakes) and jams/jellies that would not require other licensing."In addition to this information from Joell, if you are interested in offering acidified foods as mentioned above, there is an upcoming food processing class being offered through Virginia Tech that will be offered in May. For more info/to register please contact: Joell A. Eifert Local (Albemarle
County) Health
Department Regulations (for the FM website) above
from:http://www.scottsvilleva.com/market.html
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in beautiful Nelson County on the
"Sunrise Side of the Blue Ridge Mountains".
3079 Rockfish Valley Hwy - (Route 151)
Nellysford, VA 22958
Nelson County, Virginia