North Dakota Farmers Market and Growers Association Resources

The NDFMGA has compiled extensive lists of resources for farmers markets, producers/growers, community, and other useful links.

Farmers Market Resources include:

• Marketing Toolkit for Farmers Markets and Vendors

• 2010 Market Exploration Grant Final Results

• Best Practices for Food Sampling at Farmers Markets

• Color Combinations for Signs and Banners

• Guide to Food Handling

• Guide to Starting your own farmers market

• Ideas for cooing demonstrations at the farmers market

• Letter visibility chart for signs and banners

• ND Farm to Market Guide

• ND market pricing study 2011

• Organic Labeling at Farmers Markets

• Starting a new farmers market management guide

• ND State Health Department ruling on selling home preserved items.

Check out these resources and more! 

Chapter 24 and You: A Practical Guide to Selling Safely at Farmers Markets

A booklet outlining food safety at farmers markets prepared by N.J. Department of Agriculture and N.J. Department of Health

Minimum Food Safety Requirements for Product Sales at Community Farmers’ Markets New Jersey

Minimum Food Safety Requirements for Product Sales for Farm Markets and Community Farmers’ Markets

RI Farmers Market Guidelines

The purpose of these guidelines by the University of Rhode Island is to highlight important food safety practices to take under consideration when vending at a farmers market. It also includes information on the various licensing requirements that may or may not be needed.

Selling Agriculture Commodities at Farmers Markets – NH

New Hampshire Dept. of Agriculture Guide for Selling Agriculture Commodities at Farmers Markets

Iowa Farmers Markets Requirements

List of products that may and may not be sold at a farmers market to consumer customers without being licensed as a food establishment at the market location.

Fact Sheet for Home-Processed & Home-Canned Foods

This fact sheet addresses recent issues relating to certain home-processed, home-canned and home-baked foods. Products covered are pickles, vegetables or fruits having an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower and non-temperature-controlled baked goods that do not require refrigeration.

The food products can only be sold at community and nonprofit events or farmers markets located in North Dakota. This includes such events as: county fairs, nonprofit and charitable events, public spirited and/or community celebrations and farmers markets and roadside stands.

South Dakota Requirements for the Sale of Home-Canned Processed Foods at Farmers Markets

Fresh, whole raw fruits and vegetables grown in South Dakota can currently be sold without regulatory requirements Licensure Exemption for Fresh and Intact Fruits and Vegetables. However, once a raw fruit or vegetable is processed or not intact, South Dakota law requires that certain regulations must be followed in order to ensure the safety of the product. The “Home-Processed Foods Law,”¹ exempted home-processed foods sold at Farmers Markets, roadside stands, and similar venues from some of these licensure requirements.

Food Sampling Requirements South Dakota

The following is a list of minimum requirements that should be followed when providing food samples at a Farmer’s Markets, roadside stand or similar events. This list is for food items that the marketer is selling and wants to provide free small portion sized samples for advertisement purposes only.

Selling and Distributing Eggs in South Dakota

If planning to sell eggs in the State of South Dakota, an Egg Dealer License must be obtained annually. The application for this license can be found and printed from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture’s Form Finder website (sdda.sd.gov/form-finder/). The cost for a license is $100 for a Class B License, or $10 for a Class A License.

A new license application can also be obtained by calling the South Dakota Department of Agriculture
at (605) 773-4294. The Department will send out a licensing packet with all the material you need to start the licensing process.