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Gleaners: Community Food Producers

Gleaners must follow the California Small Farm Food Safety Guidelines. See also UC Pre and Post-Harvest Food Safety for training and produce safety information. Much of the information in UC ANR's Urban Agriculture Food Safety Guide applies to gleaning.
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Operaciones De Alimentos Hechos En Casa

Informacin el Programa Los Formularios Preguntas ms Frecuentes Grabacione de Webinar A grabacione de webinar: Obtenga informacin sobre el programa Operaciones De Alimentos Hechos En Casa.
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USDA Recognizes Avian Leukosis as a Trimmable Condition

July 18, 2020 from NMPAN listserv - for USDA Poultry Operations: FSIS has granted a petition from the National Chicken Council (NCC) respectfully to amend its regulations to recognize avian leukosis as a trimmable condition. Specifically, the petition requested that FSIS (1) amend 9 C.F.R. 381.
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Urban Agriculture

Urban agriculture allows for the development of a variety of environmental, economic, and social benefits to the surrounding communities. Urban farming can reduce transportation costs, help reduce runoff associated with heavy rainfall, and lead to better air quality.
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Preguntas de Seminario Web / Webinar Questions

Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Sonoma / Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) Departamento de Salud Pblica de California / CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) Centro de Desarrollo de Pequeos Negocios de Napa/Sonoma / Napa/Sonoma Small Business Development Center (SBD...
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Información de la agencia

Agencia Informacin de contacto Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Sonoma (DHS) Para los condados de Sonoma: Programa de operaciones de alimentos hechos en casa: Llame o enve un correo electrnico y pregunte por una persona que hable Espaol al eh@sonoma-county.
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Raw Fresh or Frozen Pet Food Manufacturing

Acronyms used: CCR - California Code of Regulations CDFA - California Department of Food & Agriculture CDPH - California Department of Public Health MPES - CDFA's Meat, Poultry & Egg Safety department USDA - United States Department of Agriculture Raw fresh or frozen meat pet food is regulated by th...
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Williamson Act

Are you considering a conservation easement? If so, check out Western Landowners Alliance Conservation Easement blog which provides an overview of these types of easements.
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Selling Dairy Products

Welcome! You must be interested in making an artisan dairy product. Great! Sonoma and Marin Counties are home to family dairies of cows, goats and sheep and many great artisan milk products are made here, but there is room for more.
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Regulations for Meat Products and Pet Food

California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) requires licensing of businesses, including retail food establishments, that make meat products for sale only direct to consumer. Note: meat products sold for resale must be made at a USDA inspected facility.
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