[p2p-research] New laws in Michigan

Wed Aug 4 23:07:31 CEST 2010

I'll try for Monday. I'll check to see if other states might have
these laws, too.

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 3:08 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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