Post Harvest Handling
The templates in this collection are samples that you can adapt to meet the specifics of your operation. Templates are not provided for every Harmonized GAP criteria.
Powerpoints
Post Harvest Handling and Facilities: Logs and SOPs
- Daily Food Safety Pre-Operational Checklist
- Post Harvest Assessment/Repair Log
- Packing and Facility Inspection Log
- Pre-Operation Inspection Sample SOP
- Cooler Temperature Log
- Pest Control Log
- Pest Monitoring - SOP
Post Harvest Vehicles and Equipment: Logs and SOPs
- F-8- Vehicles, Equipment, Tools and Utensils
- Cleaning Produce Transport Vehicles-SOP
- Transportation Vehicle Inspection and Corrective Action Log
- Transportation-Log-Truck
- Thermometer Calibration Log
- Thermometer Calibration SOP
Post Harvest Handling: Temperature and Humidity Needs
- Produce Storage Information
- Produce Respiration Rates
- Produce Cooling Chart
- Produce Packing guidelines
Production Manuals
- The Organic Grower Harvest Manual 2022 SARE
- Northeast Organic Grower Crop Manual 2022 SARE
- Production Guide For Storage Of Organic Fruits and Vegetables | Cornell University
Grading and Standards
- Quality / Standards and Regulations | Purdue University
- Illustrated Guides to Grading Vegetables | Purdue University
Post Harvest: Tool Design
- Cleaning Tools and Supplies for Produce Farms || UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- Pack and Cool: Portable Cooling | NC Extension Service
- How to Build a Handwashing Station For Under $20 || Michele Schermann, U of MN
- Knee controlled sink
- Greens Spinners Options University of Vermont Video
- AZS Conveyer Washer University of Vermont Video
Packaging Suppliers
- Globe Bag Co
- Innovative Packaging Solutions
- ProducePackaging
- Produce Packing Inc
- Rockford Package
- Uline
- PeakFresh: Ethylene and Humidity Management - Polyethylene Liners
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
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