In this episode we hear from farmers, Chris Edwards and Ellen Polishuk, about tracking the financial sustainability on farms, including what information should be tracked, why it is useful, and how to track it. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources.
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Food Safety Plan - Daily(ish) Farm Chores
In this episode, we hear from farmers, Keely Curliss and Mariah Foley, about how they organize the daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly chores with their farm crews on their farm, how they keep track of all of the activities they do throughout the day, and how to train employees through verbal trainings and SOPs to ensure that chores are completed sufficiently. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources.
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Food Safety Plan - Preventative Maintenance
In this episode, we hear from farmers Lindy Kloepfer and Daniel Guzman about the importance of preventative maintenance of everyday equipment on the farm. We also chat with Rahul Anand about the food safety considerations to keep in mind with wash stations and walk-in coolers. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources.
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Food Safety Plan - Water Testing and Quality
In this episode, we talk with farmers, Brent Biles and Rachel Kimpton, about the important role water plays on our farms, especially as it relates to food safety. We discuss water testing, wash water protocols, sanitizers, SOPs for washing produce, and much more. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources.
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Food Safety Plan - Soil Health
In this episode, we chat with farmers, Ellen Baird and Jennifer Ghigarelli, about building soil health, incorporating compost, amendments, manures and livestock rotation and how all of these factors plays an important role in understanding food safety risk on the farm. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources/
Learn more about incorporating produce safety practices into your farm operation through conversations with experts from the National Young Farmers Coalition, National Farmers Union, and young farmers from across the country!
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