Local Food Business Seminar Series: Food Safety, Dec. 1-4

The Local Food Business Seminar series continues with Food Safety seminars scheduled around Wisconsin from Dec. 1 to 4. Don’t be daunted by state and federal food safety regulations. Join meat and food safety experts at one of these seminars hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and a number […]

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Marketing 201: Getting Your Products Off the Shelf- Registration now OPEN!

2013-2014 WI Local Food Business Seminars: This year’s seminars are presented monthly by DATCP and University of Wisconsin-Cooperative Extension. Check below for scheduled workshops and the webinar archive. Marketing 201: Getting Your Products Off the Shelf March will focus on branding and marketing your product. Tera Johnson of Tera’s Whey will discuss the following: 1)     Local food business […]

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WI Local Food Business Seminars- February seminar registration is OPEN!

UW-Cooperative Extension and the Department of Ag, Trade, and Consumer Protection have partnered to bring WI Local Food Business Seminars to four locations around the state.  Registration for the February seminar is now open! Click on the link for more information and to register:   February 11 – 14, 2014: Planning the best to avoid the worst […]

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WI Local Food Business Seminars, November 2013-May 2014

WI Local Food Business Seminars November 2013-May 2014  UW-Cooperative Extension and the Department of Ag, Trade, and Consumer Protection have partnered to bring WI Local Food Business Seminars to four locations around the state. The workshops will be held once a month in each location from November 2013-May 2014: Ashland Black River Falls Green Bay Madison (also available […]

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DATCP Food Labeling archived webinar

One of the most frequent mishaps (and reasons for recalls) has to do with properly labeling food products. Not sure what font size the name of your product should be or what a Principal Display Panel is or what is the difference between an ingredient and a sub-ingredient or which word (herb or spice) is […]

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NSAC Launches New Food Safety Site

    Looking for information about the new proposed food safety regulations?  Unsure about whether the proposed rules affect you?  Want to comment on the proposed rules?  Check out National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s new food safety website!

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Dr. Barbara Ingham’s Updated Pickle Bill Fact Sheet

  Dr. Barbara Ingham, UW-Madison Food Science Professor and UW-Extension Food Safety Specialist, recently updated a fact sheet on the Pickle Bill (Wisconsin Act 101).  The Pick Bill has been in effect since 2009 and it allows individuals to process and sell canned fruits and acidified vegetables without a food processing license.   You can […]

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Check out Wisconsin Public TV Video: Kitchen Incubators

Many people have delicious dreams of starting their own food-based business. Some of them are bottling their dreams in a professional kitchen they can rent in Wisconsin. Entrepreneurs are finding ways to get their favorite recipes to market with help from food-business incubators like the Farm Market Kitchen in Algoma.

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Time to Sign Up for 2012 Entrepreneur Workshops!

In 2012, Sharing Spaces Kitchen in Prairie du Chien, is hosting a series of free workshops for food producers and entrepreneurs focused on adding value and developing new markets for their products. Workshops include:  Government Contracting How to Create a Website Simply and Easily Ten Simple Steps to Food Safety  Practical GAPs Implementation for Organic Farmers Product Labeling […]

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