De-mystifying FSMA: Creating a Food Safety Education and Training Program to Increase Market Access for Black Producers and Chefs in the Mid-Atlantic US

The 2 main goals & objectives of this project are to:1)INCREASE ACCESS TO CULINARY MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR DMV & MID-ATLANTIC-BASED SMALL FARMERSObjective 1a: Educate DMV-based farmers on food safety protocols required/desired by culinary professionalsObjective 1b: Provide training and infrastructure that allow DMV-based farmers to conduct basic processing required/desired by culinary professionals2) INCREASE ACCESS TO WHOLESALE AND INSTITUTIONAL MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR DMV & MID-ATLANTIC-BASED SMALL FARMERSObjective 2a: Build systems that enable small farmers to capture data required to fulfill FSMA requirements for wholesale and institutional market sales (Track and Trace)Objective 2b: Create processes via collaborative strategic actions that allow small farmers to fulfill FSMA requirements for wholesale and institutional market sales (GroupGAP)OurSpace World's and Good Earth Therapy's FSOP Community Outreach Project -- De-mystifying FSMA: Creating a Food Safety Education and Training Program to Increase Market Access for Black Producers and Chefs in the Mid-Atlantic US -- will meet these goals by creating (1) chef-led food safety training and education processes for farmers and (2) building and implementing technology that helps small farmers adhere to section 204 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Food Traceability Final Rule, by tracking and tracing produce from seed to table.