Growing and Selling Herbal Products: On-Farm Workshop
(Updated: April 23, 2025, 9:17 a.m.)
Are you growing herbs to sell at a farmers market or produce stand? Are you making value-added products from herbs you grow or buy? Want to learn more about the safe cultivation and processing of your ingredients and products?
Join Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) and NC State University Extension for an on-farm workshop at Second Wind Perennial Farm to learn about food safety and regulatory considerations for growing, processing, and selling value- added herbal products. The focus of the workshop will be on food products like teas, spices, and syrups. This interactive workshop will include a tour of the farm’s growing and processing areas.CFSA is sponsoring for up to ten participants to receive a $100 cost-share voucher for process authority review for an herbal product of their choice.
Speakers:
- Cassidy Fryga, CFSA Local Produce Safety Coordinator
- Jay Dunbar, CFSA Local Produce Safety Coordinator
- Sara Runkel, CFSA Local Food Program Director
- Elena Rogers, Area Specialized Agent – Produce Safety, NC State University Extension
- Kate Nicholas, Extension Associate, NC State University Extension
Registration:
- $25 | $20 CFSA Members
- Lunch included.
- Registration deadline is May 15, 2025.
This workshop is supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award #5U01FD006921-05 totaling $34,514 received from National Farmers Union. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by FDA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit FDA.gov.
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