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Should Farmers Market Vendors Carry Product Liability Insurance?

By Cookson Beecher on November 20, 2012

You’re there at your favorite farmers market. As always, you stop by one of  the farm stands where you regularly shop to buy some fresh veggies and fruit. The farmer greets you with a welcoming…
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Pizza Stand at Seattle Farmers Market Shut Down for Health Violations

By Gretchen Goetz on November 7, 2012

A pizza vendor operating at a Seattle farmers market was shut down this weekend after a health department inspection revealed multiple sanitation violations at the facility. The Veraci Pizza, Inc. stand at the Ballard Farmers…
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Study: Farmers Market Employees Rarely Wash Hands

By Gretchen Goetz on July 11, 2012

Employees serving ready-to-eat food at farmers markets may be putting consumers at risk by not washing their hands, according to a recent study from Purdue University. Researchers observed 18 workers at different Indiana farmers markets…
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CA Recalls More Farmers Market Soups for Botulism Potential

By News Desk on June 12, 2012

The California Department of Health is warning consumers not to eat certain soups sold at  southern California farmers markets because they may have been produced in a way that makes them susceptible to Clostridium botulinum.
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California Warns of Botulism Risk in Jarred Soups

By News Desk on May 25, 2012

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) director Dr. Ron Chapman warned consumers on Thursday not to eat Taste of Roux, LLC jarred vegetarian soups because they may have been improperly produced, making them susceptible to…

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SNAP Participants to Have Greater Farmers’ Market Access

By Gretchen Goetz on May 10, 2012

Farmers’ markets have not traditionally been a go-to source of food for those enrolled in nutrition assistance programs. But with a new grant to help states bring wireless technology to these venues, the Obama administration…

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Portland, ME Says ‘Yes’ to Raw Milk at Farmers’ Markets

By Cookson Beecher on February 8, 2012

In a victory for raw-milk farmers, Maine’s Portland City Council has given a unanimous thumbs-up to allow raw-milk sales at the city’s farmers’ markets.

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The City Council also handed the dairy farmers another victory by…
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NY Organic Farmers Cultivate Food Safety

By Amy Halloran on February 4, 2012

At the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York’s annual winter conference in Saratoga Springs, about 40 farmers and farm workers packed a small conference room for a workshop on food safety.

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The session, titled…
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USDA Investing in Growth of Farmers Markets

By Lindsey Kratochwill on December 13, 2011

In discussions about government and agriculture, attention tends to focus on issues such as the billions spent on commodity supports. But the Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) – a branch of the USDA – has a…

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Maine City Considers Raw Milk Info at Farmers Markets

By Cookson Beecher on December 5, 2011

“Buyer, be informed.”

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That’s the goal of a raw-milk “package deal” in Maine sent last month to the Portland City Council for consideration. It not only recommends that raw-milk sales be allowed at the city’s…
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