#1 Listen to the Webinar
Available for both Minnesota and Wisconsin - this Webinar is the perfect starting point and a prerequisite the Field Days listed below.You can listen to the archived webinars here:
Minnesota focused webinar or Wisconsin focused webinar
#2 Read the Manual
Available in both Minnesota and Wisconsin-specific versions, the Come & Get It! on-farm food service manual guides farmers to assess and evaluate the business planning aspects of adding an on-farm food enterprise. Download here
Subjects covered include:
• Navigating regulatory categories
• Assessing market opportunities
• Food business licenses
• Liability and food safety compliance
• Marketing
#3 Explore, Experience, Ask Questions
Pizza Farm Field Days: ($35 for first registration, $15 for additional from same farm business - Preregistration is required and space is limited )10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of a successful pizza farm operation, including the commercial kitchen set-up, wood fired oven and pizza preparation process. Includes pizza lunch.
Saturday Aug. 15: DreamAcres (Wykoff, MN) (Minnesota state specific content)