Are you turning your home-produced foods into farmers’ market favorites—or thinking about it? Whether you make jams and jellies, baked goods, candies, or other homestead products, this workshop will give you the clarity and confidence you need to sell safely, legally, and successfully at New Hampshire farmers’ markets.
In this practical, lively session, you'll have time to ask your specific questions, and you’ll learn:
- Which foods can be sold from a home kitchen—and which cannot
- When a homestead food license is required (and when it’s not)
- When you’ll need access to a licensed commercial kitchen
- Best practices for kitchen sanitation, labeling, transportation, and sampling
- How to protect both your customers and your business reputation
This workshop is ideal for:
- Homestead food producers
- Home bakers, jam and jelly makers, and candy makers
- Farmers’ market vendors
- Farmers’ market managers looking to support safe, compliant vendors
You’ll walk away with clear guidance, practical tools, and a better understanding of how to navigate food safety rules—so you can focus on what you do best: making and selling great food.
Register today and set yourself up for a successful market season.
Presenters:
- Mary Saucier Choate, Food Safety Field Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension
- Royann Bossidy, Food Safety & Defense Specialist, NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – Food Protection Section
- Erica Davis, Administrator, NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – Food Protection Section
There is no cost for this event, but preregistration is required.
Participants can join by computer or phone.
A duplicate of this live training will be offered Tuesday, March 24, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, online. Learn more: Strategies for Selling Safe Food at NH Farmers' Markets (March 24)
If you need an accommodation to participate in our programming, please contact Mary Saucier Choate at 603-787-6944 or mary.choate@unh.edu prior to the event. Given ample time, we will make any reasonable effort to meet your needs, including language access services if requested, which will be provided free of charge.
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Contact Mary Choate, Food Safety Field Specialist, with questions about the event. (mary.choate@unh.edu, 603-787-6944)
