Title
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
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
