Regulatory, Compliance & Labor
Farm Produce Sales Compliance Guide
A compliance guide for selling fresh produce, used by farms selling at stands, markets, stores and through subscriptions. Fill it in with a pen, share it with your team, and store it with related paperwork.
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The steps on this page
- Check whether produce safety rules apply
- Test water and manage amendments per rules
- Train workers on hygiene and harvest
- Clean and sanitize harvest tools and bins
- Label and weigh according to local rules
- Keep sales and lot records
- Plan for recall and complaint handling
How to use this guide
Read the steps once through before you start, then keep the page nearby while you work. Use the notes lines to add what your own setup needs.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with FDA and eXtension.
For more in this area, see the farm safety guides. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Farm Quail Produce Tiny Eggs and Enormous Federal Paperwork, and agribusiness farm stories.