Sell your agriculture products

Farmers can sell inspected meat and uninspected (farm gate) meat.

Inspected meat

If you want to sell your meat in a retail setting, sell it to the government or advertise it for sale, it must:

• be slaughtered in a licensed abattoir; and
• processed or stored in an inspected facility.

Before slaughter, the livestock owner must do the following.

1. Complete the slaughter declaration form.
   • Red meat
   • Poultry
2. Provide it to the abattoir operator.

The meat inspector must be present during slaughter. They will place a stamp of approval on the carcass.

Meat used in commercial kitchens or restaurants must be inspected. This also includes meat sold at a farmer's market.

Yukon licensed inspection facilities

The following facilities are licensed for inspected red meat and poultry slaughter in the Yukon.

Takhini Valley Meats & Abattoir

Status: Operational
Location: Whitehorse
Contact: Jorg and Peggy Schwarze
Email: takhinivalleyfarm@gmail.com
Phone: 867-667-2256
Type of abattoir:

• On-site
• Commercial
• Red meat

The Farm Gate

Status: operational
Location: Whitehorse
Contact: Cain Vangel
Email: cain@thefarmgate.ca
Phone: 867-336-2697
Type of abattoir:

• On-site
• Commercial
• Poultry
• Red meat

Uninspected (farm gate) meat

Farm gate sale means the occasional sale of a live animal. The farmer and person buying the meat must agree to the sale before the animal is slaughtered. Otherwise, it's against the law to advertise and sell uninspected meat after slaughter.

Processed and frozen animals are not farm gate unless there is evidence of a purchase agreement before slaughter.

Read the Agricultural Products Act to find out about how meat sales are regulated in Yukon.

There are no specific restrictions around selling locally grown produce. You don't need a permit to sell your fresh, uncut fruits and vegetables within Yukon. This includes:

• root vegetables;
• greens such as kale, chard, spinach and lettuces;
• legumes such as peas; and
• cultivated fruit and berries.

You can sell uninspected produce at retail markets, farmer's markets, to caterers and the Government of Yukon.

You are responsible for the quality and safety of the produce you sell to consumers.

Tell the environmental health inspector that you are using or selling Yukon grown produce. Email environmental.health@yukon.ca or phone 867-667-8391.

You don't have to wash produce before sale. If you do, you have to use potable water.

Find out more about food safety for fresh fruits and vegetables.

The regulations for selling processed products depend on the type of product you want to sell.

Jams, jellies and baked goods sold farm gate are low-risk products. They have less regulations and you can process these at home.

Higher risk products sold for retail need to be processed in an approved, permitted facility. These products include:

• meat;
• dairy; and
• fermented foods.

Find out where your product falls within the rules

1. Email environmental.health@yukon.ca or phone 867-667-8391 to speak to a health inspector.
2. They will assess your unique situation and advise you on how to proceed.

Laws for selling processed or value-added products

• Agricultural Products Act and Regulations.
• Public Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
• Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (federal).

Labelling food products

Most pre-packaged food sold in Canada must have a label that includes the:

• product's common name;
• net quantity;
• identity of the agent (grower, responsible person); and
• principal place of business (address).

Many foods also require nutrition facts. Some require specific information such as grades. Find out more about food labelling requirements.