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

Local Food Fact Sheets

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.