Space is limited—reserve your spot now!
When: Thursday, March 26, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Where: UMass Cranberry Station, 1 State Bog Rd, East Wareham, MA 02538
Registration: Cost is $35 and includes the required PSA Grower Manual ($60 value), a Certificate of Course Attendance from AFDO ($35 value), plus door prizes, lunch and refreshments.
Who Should Attend: Fruit and vegetable growers interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. This course will also cover the Massachusetts Commonwealth Quality Program (CQP) and Rhode Island GAP, the voluntary 3rd-party audit programs in these states. This training satisfies the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement for covered farms that “at least one supervisor or responsible party” completes “food safety training … recognized as adequate” by FDA (21 C.F.R. §112.22(c)).
This program is co-hosted by UMass Extension, the MDAR Produce Safety Program and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Produce Safety Program
This is an in-person event. Space is limited. In the event that the course fills up, registration priority will be given to farms that are required to receive training to comply with federal and state produce safety regulations and/or audit programs.
Questions? Contact Lisa McKeag, lmckeag@umass.edu, 413-658-8631