[p2p-research] New laws in Michigan

[Alex Rollin]

Laws like these, that require safety protocols, are often designed in such a
way as to make home based preparation of food for distribution too costly
without cooperation.

I worked for a network of kitchens for a bit 10 years ago that allowed folks
to access the required cooking equipment, approved and licensed by the
county and state, so they could prepare foods for distribution.

This was good for certain things, but it was not designed in such a way that
people could bring, say, 5 or 6 tons of tomatoes for processing.

Similar laws regarding milk, allowing the sale of raw milk, were passed in
California recently.  This has been very good for cheese making, but does
not actually enable cheese makers to sell the cheese.  Only farmers to sell
the milk.

A

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 6:52 AM, Matt <matt at digiblade.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I figured Sam would be especially pleased. Let’s hope this is the
> beginning of a national trend.
>
>
>
> *From:* Michel Bauwens [mailto:michelsub2004 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, August 02, 2010 9:58 PM
> *To:* p2p research network
> *Cc:* Matt; Samuel Rose; Steve Bosserman
> *Subject:* Re: [p2p-research] New laws in Michigan
>
>
>
> hi Matt, this is superb news, and I would welcome any report on it for our
> blog ...
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Matt <matt at digiblade.com> wrote:
>
> Michigan's newest laws relating to the sale of home grown foods. I haven't
> had time to keep up with it, but my fellow growers there seem to be very
> happy with it.
>
> This afternoon, Gov. Jennifer Granholm is to sign into law two cottage food
> operation bills that will allow individuals to make or package certain
> foods
> in their kitchens instead of having to use a commercial food operation as
> they do now.
>
> Baked goods, jam and jellies, candy, vinegar, dried fruit, herbs and mixes
> made in your kitchen could all be sold publicly provided they are properly
> labeled to reflect that they are homemade and identify all ingredients
> under
> guidelines provided by the state.
>
> The new measures will allow people to sell their goods publicly at farmers
> markets, roadside stands, county fairs, flea markets and festivals without
> a
> state Department of Agriculture license. An individual residence could make
> up to $15,000 gross annually from such sales, which could help some
> families
> with good bakers and cooks make ends meet or spur the creation of
> entrepreneurs.
>
> Matt
>
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