2-day Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs
A Produce Safety Workshop
Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County
24 Martin Road Voorheesville, New York 12186
April 30 & May 1, 2014
Day 1 & Day 2 run from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
$50/farm to attend. Up to 2 people/farm may attend.
See below for requirements & registration info.
Class size is limited. CALL NOW!
Co-sponsored by: The NWF Local Economies Project, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The National GAPs Program, The Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell University, and the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets,
Goals of this workshop:
Ø Understand how GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices) impact produce safety
Ø Learn what is needed to have a USDA GAP/GHP audit and the 2 types (Harmonized & Basic)
Ø Begin writing a farm food safety plan that complies with a USDA GAP/GHP Audit
Growers participating in this training will receive:
Ø A flash drive pre-loaded with templates to use in writing your own farm food safety plan including templates of record keeping forms
Ø Farm Worker Training CD
Ø Food Safety Begins on the Farm: A Grower Self Assessment for Food Safety Risks
Ø Bag with lots of other resources
Bring the following items with you on day 2 of the workshop:
a. Laptop computer unless you reserved one of ours in advance*
b. A list of crops you want to be USDA GAP/GHP certified in (if planning to participate in an audit)
c. Farm maps with fields outlined that contain crops to be certified
d. If you have a packinghouse, bring a packinghouse floor plan that shows product flow from the time it enters the packinghouse until it leaves. Can be hand drawn and simple.
e. A list of services you have contracted. This may include pest control, portable toilet rental/servicing, trucking/transportation, etc. and any recordkeeping documents they supply.
f. Lots of questions
To register: Call Cathy at 845-344-1234. Lunch will be provided. Let Cathy know if you any special dietary needs (vegetarian, nut allergy etc.).
*Also let Cathy know if you will need a computer. Best to bring your own laptop to make it easier but if you don’t have one we can loan you one.