Published on 7 May 2008

Safe, Small and Local:
Feeding Alaska through Farmer’s Markets, Fairs, Bazaars and Other Direct Sales Venues

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s Food Safety and Sanitation Program invites you to a public meeting on the regulations and guidelines for people who wish to produce and sell food products at local markets and how to safely bring those products to market. What type of permit do you need? Where can your products be produced? What requirements are necessary to maintain a permit? These questions and more will be addressed at the meeting.

Safe, small, local foods

They will also be looking for feedback from the public regarding any suggestions they may have to streamline the regulatory process of bringing their products to farmer’s markets, bazaars, fairs and other direct sales venues. USDA, Alaska Division of Agriculture, FDA Alaska and the UAF Cooperative Extension Service will be on hand to help answer questions as well.

The meeting will be held on May 15 from 6-7 PM and based in the Fairbanks Legislative Information Office (LIO) at 1292 Sadler Way Suite 308. They will teleconference to several other LIO’s across the state, or people may call-in from any location in the state to hear the meeting. Call in at 1-800- 315-6338 code 2178#.
Meeting materials will be available at the LIO’s, on our website or by request. www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/fss
Call 1-87-SAFE-FOOD (1-877-233-3663) for materials or more information.

Locations of other LIO’s where the meeting will be teleconferenced to:
Anchorage LIO, 716 W. 4th Ave. Suite 200
Delta Junction LIO, Jarvis Office Center, Room 218
Homer LIO, 345 W Sterling Highway, Suite 102 A
Juneau LIO, State Capitol, Terry Miller Building, Suite 111
Mat-Su LIO, 600 E. Railroad Avenue