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FY22 Grantees
First Name	Last Name	City	County	Category
Michael	Adams	Little Falls	Morrison	Dairy cattle
Brian	Aschenbrenner	Sleepy Eye	Brown	Beef cattle
Gary	Beranek	New Ulm	Nicollet	Dairy cattle
Lisa	Beumer	Saint Cloud	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Brady	Beyer	Winona	Winona	Beef cattle
Luke & Shelby	Black	Luverne	Rock	Sheep/goats
Brian	Boomgaarden	Pipestone	Pipestone	Beef cattle
Ryan	Brandts	Saint James	Cottonwood	Swine
Daniel	Breeggemann	Shakopee	Le Sueur	Diversified livestock
Robert	Citterman	Canby	Lincoln	Dairy cattle
Samantha	Cofell	Little Falls	Todd	Poultry
Landon	Craig	Alexandria	Douglas	Beef cattle
Bailey	Driessen	Canby	Yellow Medicine	Diversified livestock
Erica	Earley	Wykoff	Fillmore	Beef cattle
Herman	Eggers	Cologne	Carver	Diversified Livestock
Anthony	Eilers	Clear Lake	Sherburne	Beef cattle
Maverick	Fiene	Echo	Yellow Medicine	Beef cattle
Alex	Gruber	Pierz	Morrison	Diversified livestock
Chad	Hallermann	Grey Eagle	Todd	Diversified livestock
Lance	Hartung	Melrose	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Todd	Heieie	Brooten	Stearns	Dairy cattle
Cory	Hourscht	Little Falls	Morrison	Dairy cattle
David	Huber	Little Falls	Morrison	Diversified livestock
Shelby	Kaehler	Saint Charles	Winona	Beef cattle
Adam	Kalthoff	Melrose	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Brian	Kimm	Pelican Rapids	Clay	Diversified livestock
Aaron	Klaphake	Melrose	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Mark	Koep	Vining	Otter Tail	Diversified livestock
Karen	Koester	Dennison	Goodhue	Beef cattle
Leah	Kurth	Cosmos	Renville	Dairy cattle
Mitch	Lieser	Browerville	Todd	Dairy cattle
Nathan	Lund	Brandon	Douglas	Dairy cattle
Brandon	Marshik	Rice	Benton	Dairy cattle
Dean	Marshik	Pierz	Morrison	Dairy cattle
Zach	McGuire	Hardwick	Rock	Swine
Karli	Moger	Altura	Winona	Dairy cattle
Whitney	Olson	Lowry	Pope	Beef cattle
Robert	Padula	Montevideo	Lac qui Parle	Sheep/goats
Mitch	Pederson	Hendricks	Lincoln	Diversified livestock
Robert	Roelofs	Mankato	Blue Earth	Swine
Philip	Rotz	Pelican Rapids	Otter Tail	Dairy cattle
Eric	Ruen	Lanesboro	Fillmore	Diversified livestock
Dale	Rupprecht	Thief River Falls	Marshall	Dairy cattle
John	Ryan	Springfield	Brown	Swine
Wayne	Saemrow	Waterville	Rice	Dairy cattle
Creighton	Sauer	Lewiston	Olmsted	Swine
Quinci	Scherber	Rogers	Hennepin	Dairy cattle
Dean	Scherping	Little Falls	Morrison	Beef cattle
Harvey	Schoon	Hillman	Morrison	Diversified livestock
William	Schroeder	Norwood Young America	Carver	Beef cattle
Travis	Schultz	Balaton	Murray	Swine
James	Schumer	St. Stephen	Stearns	Dairy cattle
Sterling & Denise	Severtson	Kenneth	Rock	Diversified livestock
Connor	Stark	New Ulm	Nicollet	Swine
Luke	Stevens	Hazel Run	Yellow Medicine	Swine
Ryan	Strobel	Eagle Lake	Blue Earth	Swine
Jonathan	Tauer	Marshall	Lyon	Diversified livestock
Paul	Tol	Canby	Yellow Medicine	Beef cattle
Edward	Twohey	Stewartville	Olmsted	Diversified livestock
Steve	Uter	Waverly	Wright	Dairy cattle
Marcus	Vander Lugt	Edgerton	Pipestone	Swine
Damon	Vander Maten	Brandon	Murray	Swine
David	VanKlompenburg	Montevideo	Chippewa	Beef cattle
Ryan	Verlinde	Tracy	Murray	Diversified livestock
Jake	Vlaminck	Lake Lillian	Kandiyohi	Poultry
Eli	Waldoch	Little Falls	Morrison	Diversified livestock
Cory	Walker	Villard	Pope	Diversified livestock
Mark	Watrin	Sandstone	Pine	Dairy cattle
Ronald	Wegner	Faribault	Rice	Dairy cattle
Thomas	Weikle	Fairfax	Renville	Swine
Bobby	Welle	Melrose	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Troy	Wendlandt	Paynesville	Stearns	Beef cattle
Jerry	Wipf	Lake Benton	Pipestone	Swine
Paul	Wright	Hutchinson	McLeod	Diversified livestock
Kathy	Yamry	Albany	Stearns	Beef cattle
Kevin	Young	Avon	Stearns	Dairy cattle
Margaret	Zimmer	Clarissa	Todd	Diversified livestock

Fiscal Year 2022

FY22 Grantees
First Name	Last Name	City	County	Category
Michael	Adams	Little Falls	Morrison	Dairy cattle
Brian	Aschenbrenner	Sleepy Eye	Brown	Beef cattle
Gary	Beranek	New Ulm	Nicollet	Dairy cattle
Lisa	Beumer	Saint Cloud	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Brady	Beyer	Winona	Winona	Beef cattle
Luke & Shelby	Black	Luverne	Rock	Sheep/goats
Brian	Boomgaarden	Pipestone	Pipestone	Beef cattle
Ryan	Brandts	Saint James	Cottonwood	Swine
Daniel	Breeggemann	Shakopee	Le Sueur	Diversified livestock
Robert	Citterman	Canby	Lincoln	Dairy cattle
Samantha	Cofell	Little Falls	Todd	Poultry
Landon	Craig	Alexandria	Douglas	Beef cattle
Bailey	Driessen	Canby	Yellow Medicine	Diversified livestock
Erica	Earley	Wykoff	Fillmore	Beef cattle
Herman	Eggers	Cologne	Carver	Diversified Livestock
Anthony	Eilers	Clear Lake	Sherburne	Beef cattle
Maverick	Fiene	Echo	Yellow Medicine	Beef cattle
Alex	Gruber	Pierz	Morrison	Diversified livestock
Chad	Hallermann	Grey Eagle	Todd	Diversified livestock
Lance	Hartung	Melrose	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Todd	Heieie	Brooten	Stearns	Dairy cattle
Cory	Hourscht	Little Falls	Morrison	Dairy cattle
David	Huber	Little Falls	Morrison	Diversified livestock
Shelby	Kaehler	Saint Charles	Winona	Beef cattle
Adam	Kalthoff	Melrose	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Brian	Kimm	Pelican Rapids	Clay	Diversified livestock
Aaron	Klaphake	Melrose	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Mark	Koep	Vining	Otter Tail	Diversified livestock
Karen	Koester	Dennison	Goodhue	Beef cattle
Leah	Kurth	Cosmos	Renville	Dairy cattle
Mitch	Lieser	Browerville	Todd	Dairy cattle
Nathan	Lund	Brandon	Douglas	Dairy cattle
Brandon	Marshik	Rice	Benton	Dairy cattle
Dean	Marshik	Pierz	Morrison	Dairy cattle
Zach	McGuire	Hardwick	Rock	Swine
Karli	Moger	Altura	Winona	Dairy cattle
Whitney	Olson	Lowry	Pope	Beef cattle
Robert	Padula	Montevideo	Lac qui Parle	Sheep/goats
Mitch	Pederson	Hendricks	Lincoln	Diversified livestock
Robert	Roelofs	Mankato	Blue Earth	Swine
Philip	Rotz	Pelican Rapids	Otter Tail	Dairy cattle
Eric	Ruen	Lanesboro	Fillmore	Diversified livestock
Dale	Rupprecht	Thief River Falls	Marshall	Dairy cattle
John	Ryan	Springfield	Brown	Swine
Wayne	Saemrow	Waterville	Rice	Dairy cattle
Creighton	Sauer	Lewiston	Olmsted	Swine
Quinci	Scherber	Rogers	Hennepin	Dairy cattle
Dean	Scherping	Little Falls	Morrison	Beef cattle
Harvey	Schoon	Hillman	Morrison	Diversified livestock
William	Schroeder	Norwood Young America	Carver	Beef cattle
Travis	Schultz	Balaton	Murray	Swine
James	Schumer	St. Stephen	Stearns	Dairy cattle
Sterling & Denise	Severtson	Kenneth	Rock	Diversified livestock
Connor	Stark	New Ulm	Nicollet	Swine
Luke	Stevens	Hazel Run	Yellow Medicine	Swine
Ryan	Strobel	Eagle Lake	Blue Earth	Swine
Jonathan	Tauer	Marshall	Lyon	Diversified livestock
Paul	Tol	Canby	Yellow Medicine	Beef cattle
Edward	Twohey	Stewartville	Olmsted	Diversified livestock
Steve	Uter	Waverly	Wright	Dairy cattle
Marcus	Vander Lugt	Edgerton	Pipestone	Swine
Damon	Vander Maten	Brandon	Murray	Swine
David	VanKlompenburg	Montevideo	Chippewa	Beef cattle
Ryan	Verlinde	Tracy	Murray	Diversified livestock
Jake	Vlaminck	Lake Lillian	Kandiyohi	Poultry
Eli	Waldoch	Little Falls	Morrison	Diversified livestock
Cory	Walker	Villard	Pope	Diversified livestock
Mark	Watrin	Sandstone	Pine	Dairy cattle
Ronald	Wegner	Faribault	Rice	Dairy cattle
Thomas	Weikle	Fairfax	Renville	Swine
Bobby	Welle	Melrose	Stearns	Diversified livestock
Troy	Wendlandt	Paynesville	Stearns	Beef cattle
Jerry	Wipf	Lake Benton	Pipestone	Swine
Paul	Wright	Hutchinson	McLeod	Diversified livestock
Kathy	Yamry	Albany	Stearns	Beef cattle
Kevin	Young	Avon	Stearns	Dairy cattle
Margaret	Zimmer	Clarissa	Todd	Diversified livestock

Yes. Minnesota Statute 28A.151 (Farmers' Market or Community Event; Food Product Sampling and Demonstration) allows food sampling and cooking demonstrations at farmers markets and community events without a license. However, all requirements in the law must be followed.

The food product sample must be:

A small portion of no more than 3 ounces of a food or beverage that includes as a main ingredient a product sold by the vendor.
Provided to customers at no cost.
Ingredients and foods used in the samples and demonstrations are obtained from sources that comply with Minnesota food laws.
Raw animal, raw poultry, and raw fish products must not be served as samples.
Food product sampling or demonstrations including cooked animal, poultry, or fish products must be prepared onsite at the event.
Animal or poultry products used must be from animals slaughtered under continuous inspection, either by the USDA or through Minnesota's Equal-To inspection program.
Signage that lists the food sample’s ingredients and major allergens is posted.
Food samples can be pre-packaged prior to the event. Those offering pre-packaged food samples that are completely sealed to prevent bare hand contact with the food are not required to have a handwashing station at the event. A handwashing station is required when handling open food for sampling or cooking demonstrations.

NOTE - The same food safety requirements as a Special Event Food Stand apply to sampling and cooking demonstrations. More details about requirements can be found on University of Minnesota Extension's website.

Can I provide samples of the cottage foods I sell?

The food product sample must be:

A small portion of no more than 3 ounces of a food or beverage that includes as a main ingredient a product sold by the vendor.
Provided to customers at no cost.
Ingredients and foods used in the samples and demonstrations are obtained from sources that comply with Minnesota food laws.
Raw animal, raw poultry, and raw fish products must not be served as samples.
Food product sampling or demonstrations including cooked animal, poultry, or fish products must be prepared onsite at the event.
Animal or poultry products used must be from animals slaughtered under continuous inspection, either by the USDA or through Minnesota's Equal-To inspection program.
Signage that lists the food sample’s ingredients and major allergens is posted.
Food samples can be pre-packaged prior to the event. Those offering pre-packaged food samples that are completely sealed to prevent bare hand contact with the food are not required to have a handwashing station at the event. A handwashing station is required when handling open food for sampling or cooking demonstrations.

No. Chocolate-covered fruit is not allowed to be sold as a cottage food (e.g., berries, pineapple, melon).

Are chocolate-covered strawberries allowed to be made and sold with a cottage food registration?

No. Chocolate-covered fruit is not allowed to be sold as a cottage food (e.g., berries, pineapple, melon).

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will send you a registration card in the mail with a unique registration number. Keep your registration with you when selling food. An inspector or market manager may ask to see it and you need to show your registration when asked.

You may check the status of your registration in the MDA's Licensing Information Search. Fill in the desired search terms (name, city, or county) and select COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCER REGISTRATION in the License Type list.
Once you are listed in this database with a registration number you can sell your cottage food items, even if you have not yet received your registration card in the mail.
It may take up to 30 days for your registration to be processed and displayed in the online system. Registration cards are mailed within one week of processing.

I applied for my cottage food registration - now what?

You may check the status of your registration in the MDA's Licensing Information Search. Fill in the desired search terms (name, city, or county) and select COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCER REGISTRATION in the License Type list.
Once you are listed in this database with a registration number you can sell your cottage food items, even if you have not yet received your registration card in the mail.
It may take up to 30 days for your registration to be processed and displayed in the online system. Registration cards are mailed within one week of processing.

Some resources that cottage food producers find helpful are:

Are there additional resources available for Minnesota cottage food producers?

Some resources that cottage food producers find helpful are:

FY22 Grantees

FY22 Grantees