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Note: This course is undergoing extensive renovation and will be available in its updated form late 2024. However, the old version is currently available and still meets the Tier 2 training requirement of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.


Learn all you need to know about the MN Cottage Food Law and how you can building your own home based business selling baked goods, home-canned pickles, salsa, jam or jelly and more!

This advanced course will provide you with a working understanding of important food safety concepts, practices and skills you will need to take full advantage of what the MN Cottage Food law. It covers processing methods for drying, baking, confections, jams and jellies, canned acid and acidified fruit and vegetables and fermentation. You will learn how to produce, package, label, store and transport a safe food product. You will also have the opportunity to dive deeply into how to do your own in house testing for pH and water activity to help you develop your own recipes. You'll have access to food safety experts to help answer your questions along the way!

By completing this course, you will meet the Tier 2 training requirement of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to register as a cottage food producer which allows you to make sales up to $78,000 annually.

Registration Fee

$50

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Cottage Food Producer Food Safety Training - ONLINE
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Once registered, you will have access to the online course through December 31, 2025. Until then, you may log in and out as needed. This course will take approximately 4 hours to complete.

By taking this course, you will meet the training requirement of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to register as a cottage food producer for Tier 2 food sales.

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