Food-safety resources
Learn more about pH and water testing by visiting the Purdue Food Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing Institutes website.
Your local health dept might require pH and water activity testing of your food product. FEMI can help with that. They also want to help your business in food/beverage ideation, development, etc.
Learn more about home-based vendors by visiting the Purdue Home-Based Vendors website.
Rules around produce https://www.in.gov/health/food-protection/produce/Indiana-produce-safety-program/
Visit the Indiana Department of Health website above for more info about starting a retail food business
Learn more about on-farm food safety in Indiana by visiting the Safe Produce website.
Education for fruit and vegetable growers about on-farm food safety in Indiana. Safe Produce Video.
Learn more about aspects of a successful farmers market by visiting the Purdue Farmers Market Signature Program website
This program covers multiple aspects of a successful farmers market for both market managers and market vendors. Content includes market regulations, food safety, liability, sustaining a stable market, food assistance programs, and conflict management. This program promotes networking and follows our Market Manager Toolkit and Market Vendor Toolkit publications.
Purdue Farmers Market Signature Program Website
A list of some commonly asked food safety questions and answers (from Purdue researchers) for consumers:
https://ag.purdue.edu/department/foodsci/fenglab/resources-for-consumers.html
Learn more about increasing the vibrancy and visibility of Indiana Farmers Markets by visiting the Indiana Farmers' Market Community of Practice website.
Working with farmers and markets to increase vibrancy and viability for Indiana Farmers Markets, a key component of our local food system.
Indiana Farmers' Market Community of Practice Website
Learn more about food-safety by visiting the Purdue University Extension Education Store website.
