[p2p-research] New laws in Michigan

[Michel Bauwens]

no rush!

wondering if sepp knows something about the european situation?




On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:07 AM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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