Local Produce Safety Initiative

The long-term goal of this proposed expansion of our work is to provide equal opportunities for small-scale, limited-resource, historically underserved, and new and beginning farmers seeking access to the high-value markets for local foods in Carolina communities. Objectives are:Review and modify existing training material and curriculum and develop technical fact sheets to better meet the needs of historically underserved farmers and organic farmersConduct twelve 1-day workshops covering Principles of Fresh Produce Safety and Navigating the GAP Audit to 180 workshop participantsConduct twelve 1-day workshops covering Food Safety Program and Plan Development to 180 workshop participantsProvide direct Food Safety Program and Plan Development assistance to 90 small-scale farms seeking GAP certificationConduct 15 Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training to 225 program participants