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. This is a recording of an interview with Dr. Ruth Petran, formerly with Ecolab, about cleaning and sanitizing and considerations for the farm environment. 

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. This is a recording of an interview with Agricultural Engineers Chris Callahan and Andy Chamberlain from the University of Vermont Extension about hygienic and sanitary design for produce farms.

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.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's seventeenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on September 2, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Educators Maggie Kaiser, Billy Mitchell, Cara Fraver, and farmer Anita Adalja with the Agri-Cultura Cooperative Network in Albuquerque, this episode focuses on postharvest produce safety and recordkeeping.

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.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fourteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 24, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Educator Billy Mitchell, Bre Sliker, and farmer Mariah Foley with Rockbottom Ranch in Colorado, this episode focuses on utilizing A Small Farmers Practical Guide to Food Safety to develop a farm food safety plan. 

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.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fifteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 27, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Educator Maggie Kaiser and farmer Raqueeb Bey with Black Urban Gardeners & Farmers of Pittsburgh Cooperative (BUGS-FPC), this episode focuses on produce safety for urban aggregation and distribution.

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.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fifteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 26, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer and produce safety educator Damian Valdez in CA, this episode focuses on some of the misconceptions about produce safety on small- and large-scale farms.

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.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's thirteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 13, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Ellen Polishuk from Plant to Profit in MD, this episode focuses on how to think about produce safety when applying the lean farming framework to your operation.

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.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's twelfth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 11, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Paul Krysik from Windy City Harvest in IL, this episode focuses on produce safety practices for educational farms and those that work with volunteers.

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.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's eleventh 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 6, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Oscar Chavez from Microledon Farm in SC, this episode focuses on the building blocks of produce safety during year one on new land.

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.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's tenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 4, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Roberto Meza from Emerald Gardens Microgreens in CO, this episode focuses on how to create a culture of produce on your farm. 

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.