In this episode of the Farm Walks Podcast, we get to sit down with Ryan Lichttenegger of Steel Wheel Farm in Fall City, WA to talk about developing COVID-specific employee training protocols and discuss recent updates to their wash/pack facility to help prepare them for GAP/FSMA compliance. Ryan will also share about his love of vintage farm equipment and Steel Wheel Farm’s approach to completing infrastructure projects on leased land and some of the marketing pivots they’ve made during COVID. Later in this episode, we get to chat with Andy Chamberlin, Agricultural Engineering Technician at the University of Vermont Extension about DIY hygienic design.

Steel Wheel Farm, is a small, first-generation family farm with one goal in mind: to improve the way in which produce is grown, harvested and distributed. Everything they do is guided by their mission of growing quality food, being environmentally friendly and stewards of the land. They believe that quality food begins with the farmer and because of this they choose Non-GMO seeds, Certified Naturally Grown Practices, and giving back to the soils they mine from. You can find their diversified farm located in the Snoqualmie Valley.  

This episode is generously supported by the National Farmer Union’s Local Food Safety Collaborative. The Local Food Safety Collaborative is a network of farm and agriculture organizations providing education and training for local food producers.