Food Safety
Local Food Sales | Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA)
Required food safety training, guidelines for purchasing, links to state certification requirements.
Food_Safety_Requirements_for_School_Nutrition_Programs.pdf
MDE Food Safety Requirements for School Nutrition Programs
Food Safety Questions to Ask Your Farmer
MDE Food Safety Questions to Ask Your Farmer
Fact sheets to help understand the key points when selling and buying local foods
Food Safety Trees- Shell Eggs and Meat and Poultry
Use the food safety tree to view allowable practices when purchasing local shell eggs, meat and poultry.
Legal Local Overview for Schools
School Nutrition Programs are allowed to procure and serve locally grown foods. When buying products directly from a farm for your food service operation, it is important to know the food safety requirements that farmers must follow.