Comments for Community Ag Center http://communityagcenter.org Our Farms Our Food Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:19:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on Poultry Unit by jackie Macomber - Macomber Farms http://communityagcenter.org/processing/poultry-unit#comment-336 jackie Macomber - Macomber Farms Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:19:10 +0000 http://173.225.89.118#comment-336 Questions..from Snohomish County.. this is great info. Who did the design, who built it, how much does it cost to use?? Could a farmer build this and just have is more or less stationery at their own farm.? Does the USDA inspector have to be site during the processing? We do USDA cows and pigs, sheep and the USDA inspector comes with the unit. I would appreciate more info Thank you Jackie Macomber Questions..from Snohomish County.. this is great info. Who did the design, who built it, how much does it cost to use?? Could a farmer build this and just have is more or less stationery at their own farm.? Does the USDA inspector have to be site during the processing? We do USDA cows and pigs, sheep and the USDA inspector comes with the unit.
I would appreciate more info
Thank you
Jackie Macomber

]]> Comment on Farmers/Ranchers by admin http://communityagcenter.org/education/farmersranchers#comment-8 admin Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:21:45 +0000 http://173.225.89.118#comment-8 The Farmer/Rancher publication is in several sections and we have not had time yet to pull them together in one document and create a pdf file. Rabbit Processing falls under the same rules as those for chickens. You need an approved facility and a food processing license. If you store the processed rabbits you will need a separate freezer. Once processed you can sell anywhere in the State--farmers markets, coops and grocery stores, resturants, and directly to the public. The Farmer/Rancher publication is in several sections and we have not had time yet to pull them together in one document and create a pdf file.

Rabbit Processing falls under the same rules as those for chickens. You need an approved facility and a food processing license. If you store the processed rabbits you will need a separate freezer. Once processed you can sell anywhere in the State–farmers markets, coops and grocery stores, resturants, and directly to the public.

]]> Comment on Farmers/Ranchers by Sherry Bodkins http://communityagcenter.org/education/farmersranchers#comment-7 Sherry Bodkins Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:17:39 +0000 http://173.225.89.118#comment-7 There does not appear to be a link to view publications in pdf format. Tried clicking on picture, that didn't work. I'm very interested in learning all the obsticles that need to be navigated to become a rabbit processer. Have looked at the photos of your mobile unit. Would rather build a permenant structure at my farm, but would be interested in your unit in the mean time. Would like more details. Thanks. There does not appear to be a link to view publications in pdf format. Tried clicking on picture, that didn’t work. I’m very interested in learning all the obsticles that need to be navigated to become a rabbit processer. Have looked at the photos of your mobile unit. Would rather build a permenant structure at my farm, but would be interested in your unit in the mean time. Would like more details. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Educators by David Angell http://communityagcenter.org/education/educators#comment-4 David Angell Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:23:03 +0000 http://173.225.89.118#comment-4 A copy of your "Food Choices that Make a Difference" manual was given to us from our school's Horticulture teacher. This is a great resource for our magnet high school Culinary Arts class and we would like to see if we could get many more copies of your manual and perhaps any electronic resources you may turn us on to for our classes. Please let me know what I can do to receive more of these and thank you so much for gathering this information for us to explore a bigger picture of our food system. Sincerely, Dave Angell A copy of your “Food Choices that Make a Difference” manual was given to us from our school’s Horticulture teacher. This is a great resource for our magnet high school Culinary Arts class and we would like to see if we could get many more copies of your manual and perhaps any electronic resources you may turn us on to for our classes.
Please let me know what I can do to receive more of these and thank you so much for gathering this information for us to explore a bigger picture of our food system.
Sincerely,
Dave Angell

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