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The Farm Direct Bill

The Farm Direct Bill. Scale-appropriate rules for small growers selling directly. What the bill does. Clarifies which farm-direct activities require a license and which do not. Also clarifies status of farmers’ markets.

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The Farm Direct Bill

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  1. The Farm Direct Bill Scale-appropriate rules for small growers selling directly

  2. What the bill does • Clarifies which farm-direct activities require a license and which do not. Also clarifies status of farmers’ markets. • Allows low-risk processing such as drying fruits and vegetables without a processing license. • New options for growers of dried beans and grains in many forms. • Under many limits, farmers can make jams, jellies, preserves, syrups, sauerkraut, pickles and some salsas.

  3. What the bill does NOT affect • Sales to stores, restaurants or institutions or any other sales not direct to the consumer. • Commingled foods not included – hurts traceability • Regulation of meat or poultry – another bill deals with 1,000 or fewer birds sold directly and probably on farm • Low-acid foods – too risky to deregulate • Baked goods in domestic kitchens

  4. For more information about the bill www.oregonfarmersmarkets.org/mktmngr/food_safety.html OFMA web pagehosts the officialODA FrequentlyAskedQuestions

  5. Home baked in Oregon Domestic bakery license costs $152 annual for sales <50K Non-domestic license costs $244 No (furry?) pets in home Restrictions re children Separate ingredient storage Many markets require insurance Big $ outlay for low-income entrepreneurs Recipe for profit or loss?

  6. More policy intersections • Wireless EBT for SNAP • Nutrition ed at markets • FDNP & eWIC FVV • Gleaners at markets • Tax credit lost in 2011 • CA borrows our law

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