Remote Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course - Dec 2021
Event Details
Date
December 8 - December 9, 2021
Time
12pm - 5pm
Location
Zoom Webinar
Cost
PSA Registration : $30.00
(addl attendee $30.00 ea.)
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureElisabeth Hodgdon
518 650 5323
email Elisabeth Hodgdon
A grower training course developed by the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) that meets the regulatory requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) for farms subject to the Produce Safety Rule. All farms are welcome to attend to learn about recommended food safety practices for growing, handling, and storing fresh produce. Course registration fee includes a course manual and certificate of course completion by the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO).
The course consists of the following modules:
Day 1:
- Introduction to Produce Safety
- Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training
- Soil Amendments
- Wildlife, Domesticated Animals, and Land Use
Day 2:
- Agricultural Water (Part I: Production Water)
- Agricultural Water (Part II: Post-Harvest Water)
- Postharvest Handling and Sanitation
- How to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan
- What to Expect After the Training: On-Farm Readiness Reviews and Inspections in NYS
Note that this is a remote delivery (Zoom) course. Participants must have access to a device (computer or tablet) connected to broadband internet with functioning microphone and video camera capabilities. High-speed internet (>25 Mbps download, >3 Mbps upload) is recommended. Participant engagement will be monitored throughout the course via audio, visual, and written methods. In order to receive a certificate of course completion, participants must be engaged and present for the entirety of all modules.
Please provide the address at which you will be able to receive your course manual between Nov. 20 and Dec. 7. Manuals will be shipped to you via UPS (PO Boxes not accepted). To receive a certificate of course completion, you must have your course manual on hand during both days of our course.
This class is now full. Thank you!
Contact Elisabeth Hodgdon (eh528@cornell.edu or 518-650-5323) with questions and requests for course accommodations.
Funding for this course was provided in part by the Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety and the Northern NY Agricultural Development Program.
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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