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.

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.

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. 

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.

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/

In this episode, we chat with the farmers from Love is Love Cooperative Farm about farm mapping and how considering the farm and its location (neighbors, prior land use) can help shape food safety 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/

In this episode, we talk with farmer Gianna Costa  about how she keeps track of all the people who make the farm go, including suppliers, employees, neighbors and other contacts. We also chat with farmer Stacey Carlberg about how employee training and management can help create a culture of food safety on your farm. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources/

In this episode, we talk with farmers, Kelly Skillingstead and Julia Asherman, about how they set goals and expectations on their farms and how that can influence and impact food safety practices. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources/

As part of our food safety focus group series, we also wanted to include some in-depth conversations with subject matter experts about topics that seemed particularly relevant for your farms. In this interview, we chat with farmer and Young Farmers board member Roberto Meza from Emerald Gardens in CO about Group GAP certification. This is a two-part conversation, and in this second part, we'll explore Roberto’s experience during the audit.

Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources.

The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

As part of our food safety focus group series, we also wanted to include some in-depth conversations with subject matter experts about topics that seemed particularly relevant for your farms. In this interview, we chat with farmer and Young Farmers board member Roberto Meza from Emerald Gardens in CO about Group GAP certification. This is a two-part conversation, and in this first part, we'll explore to lead up to the audit at Emerald Gardens.

Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources.

The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.