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 email info@mfma.org. Enjoy!

MAY 2024

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

Blazing Trails Through the Jungle of Food Regulations: Wednesday | Jun 5, 2024 | 9am - 12pm
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

JULY 2024

Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Thursday | Jul 11, 2024 | 9 - 10:45am
Blazing Trails Through the Jungle of Food Regulations: Friday | Jul 12, 2024 | 9am - 12pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: Canning acidic foods: boiling water or atmospheric steam canning: Tuesday | Jul 16, 2024 | 12-1pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Thursday | Jul 18, 2024 | 6 - 7:45pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: Canning acidic foods: boiling water or atmospheric steam canning: Friday | Jul 19, 2024 |5:30-6:30pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Sunday | Jul 21, 2024 | 1:30 - 3:15pm

AUGUST 2024

Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Sunday | Aug 11, 2024 | 1 - 2:45pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: Making & selling juice: Monday | Aug 12, 2024 |12-1pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Tuesday | Aug 13, 2024 | 10 - 11:45am
UMN Extension Food Safety: Making & selling juice: Thursday | Aug 15, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm
Blazing Trails Through the Jungle of Food Regulations: Saturday | Aug 17, 2024 | 10am - 1pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Wednesday | Aug 21, 2024 | 6 - 7:45pm

SEPTEMBER 2024

Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Wednesday | Sep 4, 2024 | 9 - 10:45am
UMN Extension Food Safety: Canning low-acid foods: pressure canning: Tuesday | Sep 10, 2024 | 12-1pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: Canning low-acid foods: pressure canning: Friday | Sep 13, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm
Blazing Trails Through the Jungle of Food Regulations: Monday | Sep 16, 2024 | 12:30 - 3:30pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Saturday | Sep 21, 2024 | 1 - 2:45pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Thursday | Sep 26, 2024 | 6 - 7:45pm

OCTOBER 2024

Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Wednesday | Oct 2, 2024 | 9 - 10:45am
Blazing Trails Through the Jungle of Food Regulations: Friday | Oct 4, 2024 | 9am - 12pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: Drying, dehydrating, freeze-drying produce: Monday | Oct 14, 2024 | 12-1pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: Drying, dehydrating, freeze-drying produce: Thursday | Oct 17, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Saturday | Oct 19, 2024 | 10 - 11:45am
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Wednesday | Oct 23, 2024 | 5:30 - 7:15pm

NOVEMBER 2024

Blazing Trails Through the Jungle of Food Regulations: Sunday | Nov 3, 2024 | 1 - 4pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Thursday | Nov 7, 2024 | 2 - 3:45pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Sunday | Nov 10, 2024 | 1 - 2:45pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: Cottage foods: selling high-moisture foods: Tuesday | Nov 12, 2024 | 12-1pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Thursday | Nov 14, 2024 | 10 - 11:45am
UMN Extension Food Safety: Cottage foods: selling high-moisture foods: Friday | Nov 15, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm

DECEMBER 2024

MFMA Annual Conference!

Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Friday | Dec 6, 2024 | 2 - 3:45pm
UMN Extension Food Safety: Safe food temperatures: don't get your holiday guests sick: Monday | Dec 9, 2024 | 12-1pm
Blazing Trails Through the Jungle of Food Regulations: Tuesday | Dec 10, 2024 | 10am - 1pm
Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training & Test: Thursday | Dec 12, 2024 | 9 - 10:45am
UMN Extension Food Safety: Safe food temperatures: don't get your holiday guests sick: Thursday | Dec 12, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm

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