UF/ IFAS Extension Florida Food Entrepreneurship

02/03/2021

UF, in collaboration with the National Asso. of State Departments of Agriculture, has developed a FREE intensive program to support women farmers and ranchers with developing value-added businesses.

Farm2Food Accelerator empowers Florida’s women farmers (including ranchers, producers, growers, fisherwomen, beekeepers and other related agriculturalists) to become more resilient by providing practical tools and knowledge to increase income stability. The free online program generously sponsored by the U.S. Economic Development Administration for up to 10 women farmers provides a unique opportunity to:
- Connect with a community of women farmers and local experts
- Learn how to launch a food or beverage product
- Participate in live 1-hour weekly discussions with guest speakers
- Gain new skill sets related to packaging, pitching to buyers, and more.

Visit www.f2faccelerator.org to learn more, fill out an application, and register for an info session!

05/08/2020

FDA is providing a food safety re-opening checklist for previously closed retail food establishments or those that have been open with limited service related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This checklist addresses key food safety practices for retail food establishments to consider when re-opening and restarting operations. You can get access to the checklist and Infographic at:

Food Safety Checklist

12/19/2019

Understanding consumer and industry trends can bring a great idea for food product development.

Most people think of collagen as a protein used for cosmetic purposes that you get in a jar, but prepare for drinkable collagen. If you think that’s interesting, try going online to order meal kits... Read More

11/05/2019

There is a long list of recalled fresh produce products both in the US and Canada due to Listeria risk.

Mann Packing Co. Inc. has recalled dozens of fresh vegetable products sold by some retailers in the United States and Canada. Brands in the U.S. subject

10/29/2019

Florida is one of the states where the recalled apples were shipped. If you have purchased apples from "North Bary Produce", they should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

Traverse City, MI-based North Bay Produce Monday recalled 2,297 cases and two bulk bins of fresh apples due to the potential to be contaminated with

06/18/2019

Just heard about this webinar tomorrow (Jun 19). This will be a great opportunity to learn about Cottage Food Operation in Florida if you don't have time to attend the workshop.

Do you like to bake bread, make pastries, pasta, candy, jams & preserves? Family recipe? If so, sign up for the online workshop that helps you start your microbusiness and start earning income. In this shortcourse, you will learn: Cottage Food Law & Zoning Business and Marketing Plan Food Safety & Q...

06/10/2019

This is the very last Food Entrepreneurship workshop UF/IFAS Extension offers in 2019. This is for current and potential cottage food operators in Florida. I hope to meet many of you at the workshop!
https://ifascottage2019.eventbrite.com

You can also find this and purchase the ticket from facebook events page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/311091563143766/

This workshop is intended to provide the audience with general information on food safety and quality, product development, and regulatory requirements for Florida cottage food operation. The target audience is anyone who is interested in running his/her own cottage food business in Florida. The reg...

06/02/2019

More than 95,000 pounds of the smoked sausage, all produced and packaged on March 12, are subject to the recall. The 14-ounce packages have a best-by date of June 9 printed on the back. The sausage packages also have the establishment number “EST. 34224” printed inside the USDA mark of inspection on their labels. Recall was due to consumer complaints about green, hard plastic pieces found in the product.

The iconic Johnsonville company has initiated an international recall of some of its smoked sausage after a consumer complained about finding hard, green

05/28/2019

Food Entrepreneurship workshop (Jun 10-11, Fort Pierce) got canceled due to another low registration.
We will not have any 2-day comprehensive food entrepreneurship workshop for commercial production this year, unfortunately. If you have any question, feel free to contact me or your county extension office.

The only class scheduled for this year will be Cottage Food Operation workshop scheduled on Aug 2 in Davie, FL (Broward County). The registration information will follow soon.