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• Grow Your Green WEDNESDAYS Open Office Hours Evenings

  • Start
    07-Jan-2026
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  • End
    17-Jun-2026
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions

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  1st & 3rd Monthly Wednesday Evenings

  7 - 8pm Central 

  You are welcome to zoom in for these help sessions offered by Grow Your Green's Core Team. You can get answers to filling out your farm financial ledger, chart of account categories, Schedule F categories, balance sheets, and more. We're here to help you be profitable! 

  2026

  Wednesday | January 7 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | January 21 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | February 4 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | February 18 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | March 4 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | March 18 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | April 1 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | April 15 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | May 6 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | May 20 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | June 3 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | June 17 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | July 1 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | July 15 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | August 5 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | August 19 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | September 2 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | September 16 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday |October 7 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | October 21 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | November 4 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | November 18 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | December 2 | 7 - 8pm

  Wednesday | December 16 | 7 - 8pm

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• Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  • When
    14-Feb-2026
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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  Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  This 2-hour training will cover the legal requirements; food safety issues; completing the MDA training, test, and submitting your application.

  Check out ahead of time:

  • MFMA's Minnesota Cottage Foods Law Exemption from Licensing Manual
  • The Master Non-Potentially Hazardous Foods List
  • The pH and water activity kits and other resources in our Cottage Foods Academy 

  Bring your questions! 

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• 2026 Rules Refresher for Markets & Vendors

  • When
    15-Feb-2026
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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  For Markets & Vendors

  
  

  Let's make 2026 a phenomenal farmers' market year! Hop on a Rules Refresher zoom and learn the old & the new rules & regs. When you register, add any specific questions you want answered in the registration form. 

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• 2026 Rules Refresher for Markets & Vendors

  • When
    18-Feb-2026
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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  For Markets & Vendors

  
  

  Let's make 2026 a phenomenal farmers' market year! Hop on a Rules Refresher zoom and learn the old & the new rules & regs. When you register, add any specific questions you want answered in the registration form. 

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• Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  • When
    19-Feb-2026
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

  Register

  Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  This 2-hour training will cover the legal requirements; food safety issues; completing the MDA training, test, and submitting your application.

  Check out ahead of time:

  • MFMA's Minnesota Cottage Foods Law Exemption from Licensing Manual
  • The Master Non-Potentially Hazardous Foods List
  • The pH and water activity kits and other resources in our Cottage Foods Academy 

  Bring your questions! 

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• 2026 Rules Refresher for Markets & Vendors

  • When
    06-Mar-2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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  For Markets & Vendors

  
  

  Let's make 2026 a phenomenal farmers' market year! Hop on a Rules Refresher zoom and learn the old & the new rules & regs. When you register, add any specific questions you want answered in the registration form. 

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• 2026 Rules Refresher for Markets & Vendors

  • When
    16-Mar-2026
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    5:15 PM - 7:15 PM

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  For Markets & Vendors

  
  

  Let's make 2026 a phenomenal farmers' market year! Hop on a Rules Refresher zoom and learn the old & the new rules & regs. When you register, add any specific questions you want answered in the registration form. 

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• Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  • When
    21-Mar-2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  Register

  Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  This 2-hour training will cover the legal requirements; food safety issues; completing the MDA training, test, and submitting your application.

  Check out ahead of time:

  • MFMA's Minnesota Cottage Foods Law Exemption from Licensing Manual
  • The Master Non-Potentially Hazardous Foods List
  • The pH and water activity kits and other resources in our Cottage Foods Academy 

  Bring your questions! 

  Show details
• Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  • When
    24-Mar-2026
  •  
    5:15 PM - 7:15 PM

  Register

  Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  This 2-hour training will cover the legal requirements; food safety issues; completing the MDA training, test, and submitting your application.

  Check out ahead of time:

  • MFMA's Minnesota Cottage Foods Law Exemption from Licensing Manual
  • The Master Non-Potentially Hazardous Foods List
  • The pH and water activity kits and other resources in our Cottage Foods Academy 

  Bring your questions! 

  Show details
• 2026 Rules Refresher for Markets & Vendors

  • When
    02-Apr-2026
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  Register

  

  
  

  For Markets & Vendors

  
  

  Let's make 2026 a phenomenal farmers' market year! Hop on a Rules Refresher zoom and learn the old & the new rules & regs. When you register, add any specific questions you want answered in the registration form. 

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• Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  • When
    10-Apr-2026
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    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  Register

  Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  This 2-hour training will cover the legal requirements; food safety issues; completing the MDA training, test, and submitting your application.

  Check out ahead of time:

  • MFMA's Minnesota Cottage Foods Law Exemption from Licensing Manual
  • The Master Non-Potentially Hazardous Foods List
  • The pH and water activity kits and other resources in our Cottage Foods Academy 

  Bring your questions! 

  Show details
• 2026 Rules Refresher for Markets & Vendors

  • When
    12-Apr-2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  Register

  

  
  

  For Markets & Vendors

  
  

  Let's make 2026 a phenomenal farmers' market year! Hop on a Rules Refresher zoom and learn the old & the new rules & regs. When you register, add any specific questions you want answered in the registration form. 

  Show details
• Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  • When
    19-Apr-2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  Register

  Cottage Foods Tier 1 Training, Application, Test

  This 2-hour training will cover the legal requirements; food safety issues; completing the MDA training, test, and submitting your application.

  Check out ahead of time:

  • MFMA's Minnesota Cottage Foods Law Exemption from Licensing Manual
  • The Master Non-Potentially Hazardous Foods List
  • The pH and water activity kits and other resources in our Cottage Foods Academy 

  Bring your questions! 

  Show details
• CottageFoodieCon

  • Start
    23-Apr-2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    25-Apr-2026
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    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual and Hennepin Technical College

  

  April 23 - 25, 2026 | Virtual and In-Person

  Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie MN + Online
  

  Register Here.

  CottageFoodieCon will be an annual premier event dedicated to supporting and empowering small-scale food entrepreneurs operating under cottage food laws. This conference serves as a vital hub for cottage food producers, policymakers, educators, and industry professionals to connect, learn, and grow. Through a combination of keynote speeches, workshops, networking opportunities, and an exhibitor trade show. The conference will foster business development, regulatory compliance, and innovation in the cottage food sector.
  

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