1. What can I sell at a farmers market
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2. Fruits & vegetables Fresh unprocessed Minimally processed Shelled peas
Shucked corn
Cracked pecans
Shelled peanuts

3. Meat
Only raw meats, beef, pork, lamb, fish and seafood, that are processed, packaged and labeled at an inspected facility or are otherwise exempt from inspection.
Exempt meats: rabbit, quail and bison
Poultry
Meat products, other than fish and shellfish, must be brought to the market in frozen condition and kept frozen until sold.
Fish and shellfish may be brought to the market at degrees Farenheit if this temperature is maintained.

4. Dairy Products
All dairy products including, but not limited to milk, cheese and goat cheese, butter and yogurt must be processed, packaged and labeled at a facility permitted and inspected by the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Milk and Food Processing Branch.
Sale of raw milk for human consumption is not legal and cannot be sold at farmers markets.

5. Honey & Boiled Peanuts
Honey is considered an agricultural commodity and may be sold at farmers markets
Products sold as ‘honey’ or using the word ‘honey’ must be pure honey.
Boiled peanuts are considered an agricultural commodity and may be sold at farmers markets.

6. Home processed exemption Effective March 2009
Amended Chapter of the AL Dept of Public Health Administrative Code
Excludes a kitchen in a private home from the definition of food establishment only for food that is non-potentially hazardous and is prepared for sale only at ‘State sanctioned’ farmers markets.
Rule (7)(a)7(i)
Is revised to effectively exclude Farmers Markets from regulatory requirements of the ADPH
Home processed foods, with the exception of low acid foods, may be sold at Farmers Markets with appropriate labeling.
Food sold under this exemption must be labeled with:
This item(s) was prepared in a kitchen that is NOT inspected by a regulatory agency.

7. Cottage Food Law
Effective June 2014
Cottage foods may be sold from home or at local farmers markets.
Cottage food cannot be sold to:
Restaurants
Novelty shops
Grocery Stores
Over the internet

8. Home-processed exemption
Cottage Food Law
Home-processed exemption
Items allowed
Items allowed
Baked goods, cookies, cakes, brownies
Breads, rolls
Fudge, candy, fruit pies
Jams, jellies, marmalades
Pickles, relishes
Spices, herbs
Snack items, i.e. popcorn, caramel corn, peanut brittle
Baked goods, cakes, cookies,
Pastries, doughnuts, Danish
Breads
Candies
Jam, jellies
Dried herbs, dried herb mixes

9. Home-processed exemption
Cottage Food Law
Home-processed exemption
Items not allowed
Items not allowed
Baked goods with an ingredient that requires refrigeration
Juices from fruits and vegetables
Milk products
Cheese
Pickles
Barbeque sauces
Canned fruits and vegetables
Meats in any form
Low-acid or acidified foods
Heat-processed canned foods
Heat-processed canned foods
Home-canned green beans, peas, etc.
Slaw, soup
Any food containing meat or other potentially hazardous ingredients
Low-acid or acidified foods

10. Persons operating food businesses under the Cottage Food Law must attend and pass a food safety course approved by the Alabama Department of Public Health. Persons selling non-potentially hazardous foods at state sanctioned farmers markets do not have to attend and pass a food safety course.