Published December 16, 2021 The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has posted draft changes to the regulations governing farmers markets and cottage…
FARFA reacts to Houston’s move to limit cottage foods
Published October 11, 2021 The City of Houston recently began requiring cottage foods operators to purchase a Temporary Food Dealer’s Permit to sell foods at certain…
Cheers and Jeers: The 2019 TX Legislative Session
The deadline for the Governor to veto bills has passed, so the 2019 Texas legislative session is finally truly wrapped up. Below, you’ll find a summary…
Weekly Legislative Update; And a ‘Save-the-Date’
Join us on Thursday, May 2, for the Local Foods Awareness Day at the Texas Capitol. This event brings together farmers, consumers, and activists to…
Cottage foods & farmers market permit bills scheduled for hearing
Two of our top priority bills are up for a hearing on Tuesday, April 2. The cottage foods bill, SB572, would significantly expand opportunities for…
Cottage foods bill filed — and more!
Three more local food bills have been filed this week, including the bill to expand the cottage food law! And earlier-filed bills are being assigned to committees,…
Advancing Local Foods in the 2019 Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature is in session for the next 132 days, giving us a narrow window of time to pass meaningful bills to help small farmers…
HB 1926: The Homemade Foods Bill
Expanding opportunities for local food producers During the 2011 and 2013 Texas Legislative Sessions, FARFA worked to pass the Cottage Food Bill, legalizing sale of non-potentially hazardous foods…
2017 Texas Legislative Session
The Texas Legislature is now in session! We have until May 29 to pass bills to help local farmers and food producers – and to kill bad bills…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Texas Legislative Session
We have a lot of information to share in this alert – to make it easier, below is a table of contents of all the…