Overview of Farmers Markets Certified Ag Products Non-Certifiable Ag Products Food Facility Permit Requirements Load Lists Information specific to selling meat at Certified Farmers Markets.
Although Farmstays must be in the primary residence or guest house, there are farms that would like to offer an alternative experience like "Glamping." What is glamping? It is a combination of glamorous and camping - no ordinary tent camping.
Topography: This refers to land surfaceshills, slopes, north/south orientation, valleys, rivers, lakes, (natural or artificial features)or buildings. All of these affect air and water flow and can create microclimates in your own yard.
In 2021 the University of California Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County partnered with the City of Santa Rosa to develop a recommend palette of tree species that are likely to thrive in our projected climate in the years 2050-2100.
Santolina chamaecyparissus from the Mediterranean Basin is commonly called lavender cotton, a confusing name with no connection to either lavender or cotton. The Latin derivation translates to holy flax in English, but that, too, is obscure.
Regulated by California Department of Public Health Organic Food Processors Program Organic Processed Product Registration (OPPR) is required for all entities that handle and/or make processed food or cosmetics that are sold as organic. OPPR application.
Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Sonoma / Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) Departamento de Salud Pblica de California / CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) Centro de Desarrollo de Pequeos Negocios de Napa/Sonoma / Napa/Sonoma Small Business Development Center (SBD...
Farm stands are allowed in the following property zones in the Unincorporated areas of the County. NOTE: For City properties, check with your municipality.
The following has been provided by the Agricultural Commissioners, Weights & Measures office. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables may be sold by dry measure, net weight, or by count. Alternatives to selling by weight are as follows: You can sell produce by the each.