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2021 Indiana Grown Marketplace at the Indiana State Fair – Resources
All vendors who are selling at the 2021 Indiana Grown Marketplace at the Indiana State Fair need to complete a new W9 form and a new Direct Deposit form. We also need a valid Certificate of Insurance and signed Indiana Grown Marketplace Terms and Conditions from all vendors. All vendors must complete and submit the following items to Indiana Grown staff – Heather Tallman HTallman@ISDA.IN.GOV and Angela Grant AGrant@ISDA.IN.GOV. Please use the links below to access the required forms and items:
*W9 Form: https://www.in.gov/isda/files/W-9-Oct-2018.pdf
*Direct Deposit Form: https://www.in.gov/isda/files/Direct-Deposit-Authorization-Form2018.pdf
*Certificate of Business Insurance
-List the Indiana State Fair Commission as the Certificate Holder – 1202 E 38th St Indianapolis, IN 46205.
The 2021 Certificate of Insurance needs to be valid through the duration of the Indiana State Fair: Friday, July 30, 2021 – Sunday, August 22, 2021
*Indiana Grown Marketplace Terms and Conditions
-This will be sent to you upon completion of the Step 2 Survey document. The Terms and Conditions has to be signed and returned prior to the 2021 Indiana State Fair.
Distributors
- Hoosier Harvest Market – Contact
- Ideal Meat – Contact
- Piazza Produce – Contact
- Plowshares Food Hub Wholesale Distributor – Contact Us
- Tiny Footprint Distribution – Contact
- Winkler Distribution – Contact
Online Grocery Stores
- Green Bean
- Hoosier Harvest Market – Contact
- Market Wagon – Contact
- Plowshares Food Hub Online Retail – Contact Us
Retail Vendor Portals
Shared Kitchens
- Art House, Gary
- CookSpring, Fort Wayne
- Greenwood Kitchen and Commissary, Greenwood
- Indy’s Kitchen, Indianapolis
- Nana Clare’s Kitchen, Valparaiso
- One World KitchenShare, Bloomington
- Skidmore Food Product Development Lab, West Lafayette
- Venture Out Business Center, Madison
- *Chef Space – Louisville, KY
- *Incubator Kitchen Collective — Newport, KY
- *Niles Entrepreneur and Culinary Incubator, Niles, MI
Meat Processors
- Cannelburg Meat Processing Plant
- Dewig Meats
- Fender 4-Star Meat Processing
- HRR Enterprises
- Indiana Packers Corp
- Knightstown Meat Processing
- Huber’s Meat Locker – 812-663-7744
- Merkley and Sons Meat
- Moody Meats
- Odon Meat Locker
- Parrett’s Meats
- Rice’s Meats
- Sander Processing
- This Old Farm – Contact
Co-Packers
- Big “B” Barbecue
- Dillman Farm
- Kingmaker Foods
- M & D Foods
- PacMoore – Contact
- Nationwide directory of co-packers
Commodity Groups
- American Dairy Association Indiana
- Brewers of Indiana Guild
- Illiana Watermelon Association
- Indiana Association of Beverage Retailers
- Indiana Beef Cattle Association & Indiana Beef Council
- Indiana Corn Marketing Council
- Indiana Dairy Goat Association
- Indiana Fruit Growers
- Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association
- Indiana Hemp Industries Association
- Indiana Pork
- Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association
- Indiana Sheep Association
- Indiana Sheep & Wool Market Development Council
- Indiana Soybean Alliance
- Indiana State Poultry Association
- Indiana Vegetable Growers Association
- Indiana Wine Grape Council
- Indiana Winery & Vineyard Association
- National Confectioners Association
- Specialty Food Association
Grants
- Indiana State Department of Agriculture Grants & Funding Opportunities
- VACANT, Indiana State Department of Agriculture Grants Program Manager
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Grants and Opportunities
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
- USDA Value-Added Producer Grant
Business Resources
- Bankable
- Become a USDA Foods Vendor
- Dog treats and pet food are regulated by the Indiana State Chemist Office. This office can be reached at: 765-494-1492.
- Energy Impact
- Facebook Event Resources
- FDA Labeling Requirements for Manufactured Products
- If a retail food product, label requirement is in 410 IAC 7-24 Section 146.
- If the retail operator does any wholesale (allowed to do up to 25%) they would have to follow the requirements from the link.
- If they are HBV they have to follow the requirements in the HBV law IC 16-42-5-29.
- Great Fermentations
- Hue of My Brown
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- Indiana Small Business Development Centers
- JPG Resources
- National Association of Women Business Owners
- PitchFeast
- Proven Prep Midwest
- Sustainable Agriculture & Research Education (SARE)
- SCORE – Indiana Locations
- USDA Help for Agricultural Producers
- USDA Help for Rural Businesses
- Yelp Indy
Labels/Signage
- Descon Inc.
- Digital Color Graphics
- Enterprise Marking Products
- Grapevine Local Food Marketing (label design)
- Lightning Labels
- Matrix Label
- Onlinelabels.com
- Print Runner
- Sticker Mule
- Sticker You
- Wizard Labels
- *MPI Label Systems
- *Scioto Signs Company
Packaging
- Alibaba
- Arvco Container Corporation
- BIP Supply
- Brown and Pratt
- ePackageSupply.com
- MSW Packaging
- Uline
- WebstaurantStore
- *Monte Package Company
UPC Codes
Food Safety
- County Health Department Contact Information
- Manda Clevenger, Indiana State Department of Health Director of Food Protection
- Vivien McCurdy, Indiana State Department of Health Produce Safety Supervisor
- Jennifer Coleman, Indiana State Department of Health Food Safety Farm Consultant, Northeastern Region
- William Tuley, Indiana State Department of Health Food Safety Farm Consultant, Southwestern Region
- Sarah Germann, Indiana State Department of Health Food Safety Farm Consultant, West Central/ Southeastern Region
- Donna Walker, Indiana State Department of Health Food Safety Farm Consultant, Northwestern Region
- Tari Gary, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Outreach Coordinator
- Food Analysis and Nutrition Labeling Contract Laboratories
- Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
- Produce Safety Alliance
- Purdue Extension Food Entrepreneurship Series
- Registration Application for a Temporary Retail Food Establishment
- Safe Produce Indiana
- *Eagle Certification Group
Indiana Buy Local Food Initiatives
- BIRA Bloomington
- Earth Eats
- Food and Growers Association
- Indiana Artisan
- Indiana Foodways Alliance
- Indiana Originals
- Indy Local Food Guide
- Johnson County Local Food Council
- Local Growers’ Guild
- Noble County Farm to Fork
- Slow Food USA
- VisitIndiana.net
Additional Resources
- Agritourism Advertising Opportunities
- Elkhart County Food Council
- FoodLink
- Hoosier Farmers Market Association
- Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition
- How to Add Your Farm Business to Google Maps
- Indiana Food Banks and Food Pantries List
- Indiana Organic Gardeners Association
- Indiana Uplands Food Network
- Northeast Indiana Local Food Network
- NWI Food Council
- Purdue Extension Local Food Program
- Society of St. Andrew
Dawn Barnes, Indiana Regional Director, 317.279.5119
Society of St. Andrew gleans fields to help feed the hungry
Do you know your legislator? Check out our MAP with Indiana Senate and Indiana House of Representatives districts to find out yours! And visit this WEBSITE for contact information.
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