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Post-Harvest Handling: A to Z

11/18/2014

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Post-Harvest Handling, Food Safety and GAPs Compliance

Overview
As the demand for local and organic food has exploded in the last five years, so has the expectation on the part of consumers and institutional buyers for production and handling systems designed to minimize microbial contamination. Chris Blanchard, who has been through the audit process and helped others through it as well, will present a review of practical food safety, how to develop a written food safety plan, and how to set up records management systems that support business processes rather than existing outside of the system.

Outline
1. Simple Steps to Safer Produce
2. Post-Harvest Handling Systems and Principles
3. Snoop the Poop Interactive Session
4. Understanding the Audit Verification System
5. Creating Your Food Safety Plan
6. Automatic Failures
7. Rock Spring Farm’s Plan and Implementation
8. General Questions
9. Worker Health and Hygiene
10. Farm Review
11. Field Harvest and Field Packing
12. House Packing Facility     
13. Storage and Transportation
14. Inspections
15. Traceability and Record Keeping

Series
In The Field

Topics
Food Safety, Post-Harvest Handling, Production, Records Management, Risk Management

Audience
All Farmers

Length
4 - 8 hours


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Post-Harvest Handling: Keeping It Fresh and Clean

11/6/2014

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Play Clean: Post-Harvest Handling for Profit and Pulchritude

Overview
Growing great vegetables is only the start. To succeed in market farming, you need to maintain quality and present a product that looks good and lasts after you harvest it. Chris Blanchard has managed post-harvest operations and worked with growers around the country at a variety of scales, and this workshop will provide you with the information you need to help your produce reach and maintain the peak of freshness.

Outline
1. Produce Buyers
2. Quality
3. Temperature
4. Humidity
5. Cleanliness
6. Food Safety
7. Facilities and Product Flow
8. Materials Handling
9. Keep Perspective

Series
In The Field

Topics
Food Safety, Post Harvest Handling, Risk Management

Audience
All Farmers

Length
45 - 90 minutes

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Post-Harvest Handling: Tools and Techniques

11/5/2014

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Post-Harvest Handling: Profiles, Tool, and Considerations

Overview
As the demand for local and organic food has exploded in the last five years, so has the expectation on the part of consumers and institutional buyers for clean produce that lasts on the shelf and in the refrigerator. Chris Blanchard will take you on a journey through packing houses in the Upper Midwest and beyond, with a look at the washing and packing facilities and tools used by farmers large and small.

Outline
1. Basics
2. Containers
3. Facilities and Product Flows
4. Cooler Considerations
5. Materials Handling
6. Dry Goods Storage
7. Other Considerations
8. The Work You Do in the Field Makes the Packing Shed work
9. Plan for Change
10. Bulk Tanks
11. Baby Salad Greens
12. Broccoli
13. Brush Washer
14. Bulk Roots and Tubers
15. Beans and Peas
16. Tomatoes
17. Some General Considerations
18. Clothing
19. To Market

Series
In The Field

Topics
Production, Post Harvest Handling, Risk Management

Audience
All Farmers

Length
90 - 120 minutes

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    Workshop Topics:
    Business
    Finances
    Food Safety
    Irrigation
    Labor
    Management
    Marketing
    Post Harvest Handling
    Pricing
    Production
    Records Management
    Risk Management
    Scaling Up
    Season Extension
    Systems
    Transplants
    Value Added

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