Apologies in advance for any cross-posting. Allen Neighborhood Center's next workshop of the 2014 Food and Farming Workshop series is this Friday 9/26 at 1pm! See details below. *Please RSVP, and direct questions to Neal Valley at 517.999.3923 <517.999.3923> or [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* *---* *Cottage to Commercial: Ingredients For A Successful Food Business* *Presented by **Diane Smith,** Innovation Counselor at MSU Product Center* Friday, September 26th - 1-3PM at Allen Market Place, 1629 E. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48912 Are you interested in starting a commercial food business based on your favorite recipe or a value-added agriculture product? Would you like to go beyond the limits of the Michigan Cottage Food Law and become licensed? If your food is a sauce, salsa, pickled vegetable, beverage, dairy product, or product that contains meat, take this class! This session will focus on basic food processing, licensing, legal requirements, marketing, business planning, and the resources of the MSU Product Center.