Employment Law and Zoning for Botanical Products

Did you know that when a farmer starts drying herbs for tea or turning elderberries into syrup, the farm’s employment law rules change? It’s true! The farm is also potentially subject to different food safety rules as well as different zoning/land use rules. In this tutorial, we help you avoid getting caught off-guard by sharing how to navigate the important legal transition point between growing herbal ingredients and making herbal/botanical products.

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Recommended Reading:

• Farmers’ Legal Guide to Botanical Products – How to market, label, and safely prepare specialty crop botanical value-added products like teas, tinctures, syrups, oxymels, hydrosols, and salves