[p2p-research] New laws in Michigan

Wed Aug 4 09:08:16 CEST 2010

super, Sam, I look forward to that article, it's an important development,
not just locally,

Michel

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:

> Michel,
>
> I will report on it.
>
> Thanks Matt!
>
> replies to Alex:
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Alex Rollin <alex.rollin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Most of the efforts I am personally involved in encourage cooperation.
> I think it's safe to say that regulations or not, cooperation in food
> systems tends to trump non-cooperation. That is, if you are talking
> about participants in food systems cooperating
>
> This set of laws in Michigan is definitely an improvement. Previously
> in Michigan, in order for *anyone* to prepare and sell food, they had
> to do it in a health dept inspected kitchen which could not be in any
> way attached to or near their house. This meant they either had to pay
> to build a new building, or had to pool money with others to create
> "community kitchens".
>
> In this state, there are many people in rural areas that will benefit
> greatly from the passing of this law.
>
> > 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.
>
>
> Yes, even the existing laws that Matt emailed to the list will not
> really afford high volume processing. In the areas that i work in, I
> avoid high volume growing and processing and work instead to create or
> fill high paying niches that high volume producers and processors
> would overlook. This is the biggest area of growth, with no
> competition from large producers usually, and participants can operate
> without directly competing with each other. Also, there are many
> income streams that can be had from the byproducts of food production.
> The goal is to help participants realize multiple ways of either
> generating revenue, or meeting needs in a way that sustains their
> operations (usually involves collaboration and cooperation).
>
> > 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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