Safe Produce Harvest and Handling for Organic Producers
Event Details
How do GAPs regulations translate onto a large scale diverse organic produce farm? Rick Pedersen will show farmers how he delivers the highest quality organic produce to large wholesalers who have stringent regulations. We’ll see Rick’s farm food safety plan in action as we observe the harvest and post-harvest handling procedures for organic asparagus. Harvest procedures (gloves, daily harvest container washing) and post-harvest handling (gloves/hairnets, trim line, blast washing, packaging, and sanitizing) will be discussed.
Pedersen Farms produces over 400 acres of certified organic vegetables that are sold to wholesalers, processors, grocery stores, and at farmers markets. The farm is a member of Finger Lakes Organics, offers a line of value-added pickle products, and now produces 15 varieties of hops for regional breweries.
Register for this event online here or call the NOFA-NY office at (585)271-1979 ext 512 (Membership & Registration Coordinator).
FREE for NOFA-NY Members / $15 All Others
Made possible in part by a grant from USDA Risk Management Agency.
