Pickup, Delivery & Shipping for Direct Marketers
If you missed them, check out our previous webinars:
Setting Up a Simple Online Store
Other useful links:
Kentucky Center for Rural and Agricultural Development can directly support Kentucky Ag and Rural businesses with getting their eCommerce set up and dialed in.
GrazeCart educational resources
Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Market Program guidance
Below are some links, but the most important link is the last one; the USDA link. My advice is to communicate with their meat processor, so he can talk with the USDA inspector. Those guys don’t like surprises and the more people that know the better.
- https://www.ups.com/us/en/services/knowledge-center/article.page?kid=d746b8ce
- https://tasteprofit.com/a-small-business-guide-to-shipping-perishable-food/
- https://ipcpack.com/resources/how-to-ship-meat/
- https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/safe-food-handling/mail-order-food-safety/CT_Index