Food Safety and Post Harvest Handling

Resources that are referenced in the FamilyFarmed.org "Wholesale Success" trainings are posted on this page. I appreciate any feedback you have on the Action Plans, or suggestions to improve them, atina (at) organicfarmingworks (dot) com

FSMA: Produce Rule

• Understanding FDA’S Produce Rule – PART 1 || NSAC
• Understanding FDA’S Produce Rule – PART 2 || NSAC

FSMA: Preventive Controls

• Who is subject to FDA's Food Facilities Rule? – PART 1 || NSAC
• Who is subject to FDA's Food Facilities Rule? – PART 2 || NSAC
• Who is subject to FDA's Food Facilities Rule? – PART 3 || NSAC

Food Safety: Free On-line Tools for Writing Food Safety Manuals

• Write a Food Safety Plan On-line Question Tree || Familyfarmed.org
  • Create a Land-Use, Potential Pathogen, and Water Map || Familyfarmed.org
  • Write a Standard Operating Procedure

Food Safety: Training

• GAPs Worker Training Videos || North Carolina (8 topics in English and Spanish)
• Cornell Worker Educational Materials
• Food Safety Decision Trees || Cornell University

Food Safety: Checklists

Food Safety: Legal Issues

• Farmers' Guide to Reducing the Legal Risks of a Food Safety Incident || Farm Commons

Food Safety : Hand Washing Station Designs

• How to Build a Handwashing Station in 10 Easy Steps For Under $20 || Michele Schermann, U of MN
• Plans to make a "Tippy-Tap" hand washing station || YouTube Video

Food Safety: Information

• Farming With Food Safety And Conservation in Mind || Wild Farm
• Food Safety Power Point || Familyfarmed.org
• An Illustrated Guide to Growing Safe Produce on Your Farm || ATTRA

Food Safety: 3rd Party Audits

• “Good Agricultural Practices for Small and Diversified Farms: Tips and Strategies to Reduce Risk and Pass an Audit” Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA)

Food Safety: Leafy Greens

• Improving the Safety and Quality of Organic Leafy Greens Webinar EOrganic

Post Harvest Handling

Wholesale Success: A Farmer’s Guide to Selling, Post Harvest Handling, and Packing Produce |FamilyFarmed.org

Some sections of Wholesale Success are available online at MISA.

• Cover, Introduction, Table of Contents (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
• Section 1: Selling Into Wholesale Markets
• Section 2: Preharvest Preparation
• Section 3: Harvesting
• Section 4: Cooling and Curing (PDF, 2.4 Mb)
• Section 5: Cleaning and Drying (PDF, 2.4 Mb)
• Section 6: Sorting and Packing (PDF, 2.8 Mb)
• Section 7: Storage and Transportation
• Section 8: Packing Shed Design
• Section 9: Postharvest Sanitation (PDF, 172 kb)
• Section 10: Food Safety
• Section 11: Crop Profiles

Post Harvest: Grading and Standards

• Quality / Standards and Regulations | Purdue University
• Illustrated Guides to Grading Vegetables | Purdue University

Post Harvest: Tool Design

• Pack and Cool: Portable Cooling | NC Extension Service
• On-Farm Storage Experts || Force Air Cooler and Consulting

Post Harvest: Products

• PeakFresh: Ethylene and Humidity Management - Polyethylene Liners
• Chico Wash: Sanitizer
• Food Safety Equipment and Supply List || UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Packaging Suppliers

• Globe Bag Co
• Innovative Packaging Solutions
• ProducePackaging
• Produce Packing Inc
• Rockford Package
• Uline

Post Harvest Handling: Manuals and Information

• Post Harvest Center | UC Davis
• Production Guide For Storage Of Organic Fruits and Vegetables | Cornell University

Farm Storage Facility Loan Program || USDA

Worker Food Safety Training