Farm Made: A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers
This report provides an overview of the general requirements for organic certification and for food processing facilities, followed by a discussion of four different on-farm enterprises, including table eggs.
Author: George Kuepper, Holly Born, Anne Fanatico
Date: 2009
Pages: 50
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