Minnesota Farmers' Market Association

Minnesota Farmers' Market Association

Welcome to our free zoominars! Most will be live, some will be recorded. All of them are designed to help farmers' market mangers, food farmers, and food makers make profitable business decisions, stay food safety focused, and understand the laws and rules that impact your businesses.

Our intent is to offer the same zoominars multiple times to make them as accessible as possible: weekdays, evenings, weekends. If you need another offering, 1-on-1 help, or need the material offered in a language other than English, please contact Sina@mfma.org. Enjoy!

APRIL 2024

UMN Extension Food Safety: "Getting prepared to preserve: supplies & utensils you need" Thursday | Apr 18, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Saturday | Apr 20, 2024 | 10 - 11:45am
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Wednesday | Apr 24, 2024 | 6 - 7:45pm

MAY 2024

Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Wednesday | May 1, 2024 | 6 - 7:45pm
Blazing Trails Through The Jungle of Food Regulations: Thursday | May 9, 2024 | 9am - 12pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: "Preserves: jams, jellies, spreads" Tuesday | May 14, 2024 | 12-1pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: "Preserves: jams, jellies, spreads" Friday | May 17, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Saturday | May 18, 2024 | 10 - 11:45am
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Monday | May 20, 2024 | 1 - 2:45pm

JUNE 2024

UMN Extension Food Safety: "Safely pickling produce" Wednesday | Jun 5, 2024 | 12-1pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: "Safely pickling produce" Thursday | Jun 6, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Sunday | Jun 9, 2024 | 1 - 2:45pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Thursday | Jun 13, 2024 | 10 - 11:45am
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Tuesday | Jun 25, 2024 | 6 - 7:45pm

UMN Extension Food Safety: "Canning acidic foods: boiling water or atmospheric steam canning" Jul 16, 12-1pm

Jul 19, 530-630pm

UMN Extension Food Safety: "Making & selling juice"

UMN Extension Food Safety: "Canning low-acid foods: pressure canning"

UMN Extension Food Safety: "UMN Extension Food Safety:UMN Extension Food Safety:Drying, dehydrating, freeze-drying produce"
1. Oct 14, 12-1pm
2. Oct 17, 530-630pm

UMN Extension Food Safety:Cottage foods: selling high-moisture foods"
1. Nov 12, 12-1pm
2. Nov 15, 530-630pm

Safe food temperatures: don't get your holiday guests sick

MFMA provides services, programs, and leadership that support and promote farmers' markets

across Minnesota and our Tribal Nations.

We envision a community of vibrant, profitable, and professionally managed Minnesota farmers’ markets that:

Cultivates, nourishes, and inspires a vibrant local foods community;

provides accessibility to all to local farm fresh foods;

allows local food producers to thrive and grow.

Engagement & Inclusion Director: Sina War /// sina@mfma.org /// (612) 695-6587

Local Foodshed Database Manager: Maeve Mallozzi-Kelly /// maeve@mfma.org /// (574) 310-5553

Executive Director: Kathy Zeman /// kzeman@mfma.org /// (507) 664-9446

Minnesota Farmers' Market Association /// 9800 155th Street East, Nerstrand MN 55053 /// info@mfma.org