Expanding Food Safety Outreach and Education For Local Food Systems in California

Increase the understanding of FSMA, GAPs, food safety issues in post-harvest handling, the intersection of FSMA rules and National Organic Program (NOP) rules, and emerging food safety standards among small and historically underserved farms.Create approachable, understandable food safety educational tools and techniques to serve small and/or organic farms.Increase the quality (translating when necessary) and availability of food safety resources available to small, underserved and immigrant farming communities.Expand food safety outreach and education into new and underserved regions including the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys.