Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

When
16-May-2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Registration

Attendee

Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

Saturday | May 16, 2025 | 12 – 4pm | Farmer’s Room

Nobles County Government Center

315 10^th Street | Worthington MN 56187

This 4-hour training will cover the legal requirements; food safety issues; completing the MDA training, test, and submitting your application. You will practice using a pH meter and Aw meter to test cottage foods. MFMA Board Directors Letty Rodriguez and Angelica Pena will train this session in Spanish and English.

Check out ahead of time:

MFMA's Minnesota Cottage Foods Law Registration Manual (English)
MFMA's Manual Registro de Alimentos Caseros de Minnesota (Spanish)
The Master Non-Potentially Hazardous Foods List
The pH and water activity kits and other resources in our Cottage Foods Academy

Bring your questions!

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;
Ensures these opportunities are available to everyone regardless of ethnicity, age, gender identity, or economic standing.

Director of Government Affairs: Friendly Vang-Johnson /// friendly@mfma.org /// (206) 276-2284

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

Minnesota Farmers' Market Association | 308 East Prince Street | St. Paul MN 55101