Creating a Culture of Produce Safety: On-Farm Risk Assessments

Creating a Culture of Produce Safety: On-Farm Risk Assessments
4/15, 12:30-4:30 pm starting at Chesapeake Culinary Center, 512 Franklin Street, Denton, MD 21629
$20 Covers materials and lunch. Register by 4/12: http://bit.ly/producesafety1

Creating a Culture of Produce Safety on the Farm:
On-Farm Module #1: Seeing Your Farm Through a Food Safety Lens

On Monday, April 15th, please join us for the first of three workshops intended to increase understanding of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule and Good Agricultural Practices. On-farm Module #1 will focus on learning how to conduct a Land Use Risk Assessment including farm location and features, adjacent properties, wildlife, pets and livestock, waste management, manure, and compost. We will dig in to how to identify potential sources of contamination and practical strategies to reduce risks.

For this session, we’ll begin with a light lunch and brief orientation at the Chesapeake Culinary Center at 512 Franklin St in Denton, MD, then caravan to Abundant Grace Farms at 7904 Clark Road, just a few minutes away. Our hosts, Brian and Jessica Perez, raise heritage pigs, fresh market produce, and certified organic grain, which will provide ample opportunity for real-time learning. These workshops will be useful for beginning and experienced farmers, and whether or not you have attended a PSA Grower Training. Bring a map of your own farm and adjacent properties so you can begin to apply what you learn. We will provide risk assessment forms.

$20 registration fee covers printed materials and lunch.