The following is a list of contact information our venors may find useful. A more detailed explanation of the local and state guidelines and requirements can be found in our Membership Rules.
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Sales Tax: Members selling taxable items must display their Certificate of Authority at market. Questions: (800) 225-5829, www.tax.state.ny.us.
Prepared Food: Permits must be posted in order to sell. Questions: 607-753-5035 or Cortland County Health Deptartment website.
Home Processors & Baked goods: Here's our easy guide for Cortland residents. Food processed in a home kitchen can only be sold if considered non-hazardous. Water tests are required and kitchens must be inspected to receive the home exemption certificate. Exemption certificates must be displayed at market. Questions: (585) 427-2273 - Cayuga, Tioga, Tompkins County; (315) 487-0852 - Cortland, Chenango, Broome or New York State Department of Ag & Markets.
For assistance in developing your processed food recipe and developing a processed food product, contact NY Food Venture Center at Geneva, 315-787-2259 To order Small Scale Food Entrepreneurship: A Technical Guide for Food Ventures contact Elizabeth Keller 315.787.2273
Meats and Poultry: Meats (beef, lamb, goat, venison) sold at market must be frozen solid, wrapped, and USDA approved and stamped, or tagged. Poultry sold at market is exempt from inspection for producers with 1000 or fewer chickens or turkeys/ducks/geese-packages but must be market labeled exempt from inspection. Questions: Ag & Markets at 518-457-5382.
Cheese and Dairy: Products must be prepared in a licensed processing facility. Questions: (518) 457-7771 - bill.fredericks@agmkt.state.ny.us.
Selling Produce: No special licenses are required. NYS Ag & Markets enforces quality, grades, and standards. Questions: (518) 457-2090.
Juice & Cider: requires an Article 20-C license. Cider must be pasteurized or UV light treated. Questions: call 518-457-2090.
Wine: Members selling wine must display a valid farm winery license. Purchasers must be at least 21 years old. Beer may not be sold at markets. Questions: (518) 457-2090.
Honey & Maple: exempt from licensing if you do not add ingredients or repack. Production facilities must be clean and sanitary. If you make specialty honey or maple products, you will need an Article 20-C license. Maple syrup must be identified by grade.
Plants: Members selling any live plants in potting mix or soil must obtain a NYS plant grower registration certificate. Questions, call plant inspector, Leslie McIntyre (315) 697-6196
Scales: Members selling by weight must have their scales approved and sealed annually by the Cortland County Bureau of Weights and Measures. Questions - Carl Moses, 753-5025
Organic Certification - If you want to sell organic foods in the marketplace and call them organic, you must become certified if you have sales of $5000 or more. Fact sheets relevant to the current standards can be found at the National Organic Program website, http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm
For information and questions about becoming certified, contact NOFA-NY 607-724-9851 or email certifedorganic@nofany.org
Funding is available from NYS to help offset the costs of certification - contact NYS Ag & Markets - 518-457-2195.
Unsure where to start….start with Cooperative Extension
General guidance provided by Monika Roth, Ag Development & Marketing Educator
CCE South Central NY Agriculture Program (607) 272-2292
Current Funding Available
Sales Tax: Members selling taxable items must display their Certificate of Authority at market. Questions: (800) 225-5829, www.tax.state.ny.us.
Prepared Food: Permits must be posted in order to sell. Questions: 607-753-5035 or Cortland County Health Deptartment website.
Home Processors & Baked goods: Here's our easy guide for Cortland residents. Food processed in a home kitchen can only be sold if considered non-hazardous. Water tests are required and kitchens must be inspected to receive the home exemption certificate. Exemption certificates must be displayed at market. Questions: (585) 427-2273 - Cayuga, Tioga, Tompkins County; (315) 487-0852 - Cortland, Chenango, Broome or New York State Department of Ag & Markets.
For assistance in developing your processed food recipe and developing a processed food product, contact NY Food Venture Center at Geneva, 315-787-2259 To order Small Scale Food Entrepreneurship: A Technical Guide for Food Ventures contact Elizabeth Keller 315.787.2273
Meats and Poultry: Meats (beef, lamb, goat, venison) sold at market must be frozen solid, wrapped, and USDA approved and stamped, or tagged. Poultry sold at market is exempt from inspection for producers with 1000 or fewer chickens or turkeys/ducks/geese-packages but must be market labeled exempt from inspection. Questions: Ag & Markets at 518-457-5382.
Cheese and Dairy: Products must be prepared in a licensed processing facility. Questions: (518) 457-7771 - bill.fredericks@agmkt.state.ny.us.
Selling Produce: No special licenses are required. NYS Ag & Markets enforces quality, grades, and standards. Questions: (518) 457-2090.
Juice & Cider: requires an Article 20-C license. Cider must be pasteurized or UV light treated. Questions: call 518-457-2090.
Wine: Members selling wine must display a valid farm winery license. Purchasers must be at least 21 years old. Beer may not be sold at markets. Questions: (518) 457-2090.
Honey & Maple: exempt from licensing if you do not add ingredients or repack. Production facilities must be clean and sanitary. If you make specialty honey or maple products, you will need an Article 20-C license. Maple syrup must be identified by grade.
Plants: Members selling any live plants in potting mix or soil must obtain a NYS plant grower registration certificate. Questions, call plant inspector, Leslie McIntyre (315) 697-6196
Scales: Members selling by weight must have their scales approved and sealed annually by the Cortland County Bureau of Weights and Measures. Questions - Carl Moses, 753-5025
Organic Certification - If you want to sell organic foods in the marketplace and call them organic, you must become certified if you have sales of $5000 or more. Fact sheets relevant to the current standards can be found at the National Organic Program website, http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm
For information and questions about becoming certified, contact NOFA-NY 607-724-9851 or email certifedorganic@nofany.org
Funding is available from NYS to help offset the costs of certification - contact NYS Ag & Markets - 518-457-2195.
Unsure where to start….start with Cooperative Extension
General guidance provided by Monika Roth, Ag Development & Marketing Educator
CCE South Central NY Agriculture Program (607) 272-2292
Producers and craftspeople living within our 30 mile radius are invited to apply for membership in the East End Farmers' Market. Download the forms below to get started.
Wondering whether you're producing within 30 miles?
Wondering whether you're producing within 30 miles?
