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Food Safety Spotlight: Preparing to Lead

2021-07-07 19:08:01| National Farmers Union

By Billy Mitchell, NFU Food Safety Training Coordinator, & Tricia Wancko, NFU Food Safety Grant Coordinator The Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training provides an excellent opportunity both for growers to learn about the Food Safety Modernization Acts (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) and for trainers to build community as they enhance their skills teaching food […]

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Gullah Geechee Cooperative Builds with Food Safety Focus

2021-06-23 20:11:32| National Farmers Union

By Billy Mitchell, NFU Food Safety Training Coordinator, & Tricia Wancko, NFU Food Safety Grant Coordinator A visit to the Gullah Farmers Cooperative processing, packing, and distribution facility on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, fills you with the same sense of promise as a freshly tilled field in springall the pieces are in place and […]

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Food Safety Spotlight: Food Hubs and Food Safety

2021-06-09 23:14:22| National Farmers Union

By Billy Mitchell, NFU Food Safety Training Coordinator, & Tricia Wancko, NFU Food Safety Grant Coordinator Im really passionate about helping to make the local food movement in Alabama successful, and I feel like that is only going to happen if we are extremely creative and cooperative, explained Farm Food Collaborative Co-Manager Carey Martin-Lane at […]

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Food Safety Spotlight: The ABCs in School Gardens

2021-05-13 02:18:15| National Farmers Union

By Billy Mitchell, NFU Food Safety Training Coordinator Farm to school programs continue to grow in popularity, with some schools taking part in hyper-local sourcing by using school gardens and farms to provide students with opportunities for taste testing and hands-on learning. Teachers tending these school plots may ask themselves, how do we grow the best tasting produce while following food safety practices to keep our kids safe? Thankfully, teachers are well-primed to […]

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