Certified Local Farm And Fish Program Application Details

last revised 03/13/24 at 5:08 pm

Certified Local Farm And Fish Program Application

Producers and seafood dealers can voluntarily apply to MDA's Certified Local Farm and Fish Program.


The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) established the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program to encourage state agencies, including public four-year universities, to achieve an overall goal of purchasing 20% of their food from Certified Local Farm and Chesapeake Invasive Species Providers.  


Fill out this application if you're interested in becoming certified with the program. It’ll take approximately 10 minutes to complete the application and there’s no fee.  A farm that has a nutrient management plan or meets the nutrient management requirements, i.e. apiarists or aquaculturists, with the Maryland Department of Agriculture can be eligible to become a Certified Local Farm. A seafood dealer that is licensed as a Tidal Fish Dealer with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources can be eligible to become a Certified Chesapeake Invasive Species Provider.


Certified producers and Chesapeake invasive species providers are automatically listed in the online directory upon receiving certification. The directory will be used by Maryland state agencies, universities and other institutions interested in buying from businesses listed in the Maryland Certified Local Farm and Fish Directory. For more information, please contact local.food@maryland.gov. 

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Instructions

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  1. Create a Maryland OneStop Account

    If you do not have a Maryland OneStop account click Register in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Enter your first name, last name, email address, and create a password, then click Register.

  2. Verify Your Maryland OneStop Account Email

    Once you have submitted your information to create an account you will receive an email from onestop.support@maryland.gov. Click the "Verify Your Email" button in the email.

  3. Click Apply Online

    Click the button above to navigate to the online application. Complete all required fields

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What Happens After Submission

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  1. Farm verification

    MDA will verify that you have a nutrient management plan.

  2. Seafood Dealer verification

    MDA will verify that you have an active DNR Tidal Fish Dealer license.

  3. Certification

    You will receive notification about your certification Status once your information is verified through OneStop. Your contact information, list of products, and certification number will be placed in the Certified Local Farm and Fish public directory for state agencies to access. MDA will ask you to update your directory information once a year.

Agency/Contact

Who issues the Form?

Contact Information

Karen Fedor

Email: local.food@maryland.gov

Address

Address: 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401