Re: kombucha being sold at farmers markets?

[Guest guest]

Foxy Falafel sells kombucha at the Mill City farmers market, and I believe

Kingsfield. She will also be at Linden Hills Farmers Market this year.

[Guest guest]

Hi Caroline,

I did ask a couple years ago as well as kefir and some other stuff. I got a

real runaround and finally someone from the duluth area called to tell me that I

could not do kombucha because of the alcohol content in it. I did start by

asking the health inspector (who didn't care if milk was there if labeled for

pets--she did not have to do anything with pet food).

I had enough to do anyway without selling that stuff so didn't bother with it

past that point.

It is sold at a few markets.

My advice--I have NEVER seen the Dept of Ag at a farmers market checking on

things. I have seen the local health depts doing it tho. Just make sure you

label it and if they say no, act like you don't know anything! lol It is

better to beg forgiveness than ask permission.

And markets change from county to county and city to city in some cases.

Example--EVERY market other than MPLS would let me bring in eggs and have them

in a cooler. MPLS health dept wanted refrigeration and commercial units.

Didn't matter. Just put a sign up stating that I had fresh eggs available via

shares at a drop site nearby and that worked well.

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> has anyone seen kombucha being sold at the farmers market or water kefir? - i

am asking because it is not clear in the department of agriculture farmers

market guidelines. they say no juice but what if it is fermented? thank you

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> -caroline lunger

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