NH Farmers’ Market Association Workshops

 

“How do I get started selling at a farmers’ market?”  What licensing and regulatory standards and requirements do I need to be aware of?  Can I sell products from my kitchen at farmers’ market and farm stands?

 

The 2006 NH Farmers’ Market Association workshops provides many of the answers to these questions, offers the UNH Cooperative Extension (UNHCE) “SAFE” (Safety Awareness in the Food Environment) course for food producers and gives the latest information on the new “homestead” food service license, approved by the 2006 NH legislature, for residential, non-commercial kitchens where home-made foods are manufactured or processed, or both, primarily for retail sales at farmers’ markets, farm stands, or residences.

 

Friday, February 2nd, 2007                       9:00 AM to 5:00 PM                                         Webster Room

 

 9:00 AM         Food Safety for Small Food Producers: Catherine Violette & Alice Mullen, UNHCE

11:00 AM        The New Homestead License and Other Food Service Licenses: Paul Raiche, NHDHHS

11:40 AM        Pesticides—Do I Need a License?: Darlene Lawrence, NHDAMF

 1:00 PM          Weights & Measures: Richard Cote, NHDAMF

 1:40 PM          Egg, Honey & Maple Standards:  Janis Conner, NHDAMF

 2:20 PM          Dairy & Cheese:  Leah Keller, NHDHHS

 3:00 PM          The NH WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program: Laura Desmarais, NHDHHS

 3:40 PM          Food Stamp Licensing for Small Farms and Farmers’ Markets:  Bob Hughes, USDA/FNS Field Office, Concord.

 4:20 PM          Poultry and Meat: Tina Savage, UNHCE

 

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007               9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON                                      Webster Room

 

 9:00 AM         Energy Efficiency:  Saving Your World and Your Wallet, One Watt at a Time:

Laura Richardson, New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association

10:00 AM        Marketing Farm Products at Farmers’ Markets and a CSA While Using Solar Energy to Run the Well Pump: Kate Sullivan, Willow Pond Farm

11:00 AM        The Amherst Outdoor and Indoor Farmers’ Markets: Eileen Cavallaro

 

 

Serving Local NH Farm Produce in NH Restaurants
NH Farm to Restaurant Connection

 

 Friday, February 2nd, 2007                          1:00 PM to 4:00 PM                                                        Salon D


The New Hampshire Farm to Restaurant Connection (NHFRC) links New Hampshire farms and food businesses with New Hampshire restaurants. The NHFRC was awarded the “2006 Perfect Partnership” award by NH Magazine.
 
This year’s topics include: Growers’ Dinners: How Can We Do Them Better?; What’s Our Relationship with the New Hampshire Food, Restaurant and Lodging Association (NHLRA); and Our NHFRC Goals for the Future.
 
Learn about our partnership/connection with United Parcel Service and how “Brown” is helping to keep NH “Green”. Find out how we’ve become a national model.
 
This session provides the opportunity for Chef’s and grower/producers to meet and learn about each other’s needs/operations and to make future food connections.
 
1 PM – 2 PM: The Farm To Restaurant Connection and Growers’ Dinners: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going; Gail McWilliam Jellie, NHDAMF; Charlie Burke, NHFRC
 
2 PM – 3 PM: Growers’ Dinners from a Chef’s Perspective: Jim Gallivan, CFBE, Executive Chef and Director of Education, Atlantic Culinary Academy and a Panel of Chefs.
 
3 PM – 4 PM: Panel Discussion: Gail Mc William Jellie; Jim Gallivan and colleagues; Nicole Jambard , Sales Support Manager, UPS; Michelline Dufort, Director, NH Food, Restaurant and Lodging Association; Charlie Burke, NHFRC.