USDA GAP Certification Training - Food Safety

Rural Action & Chesterhill Produce Auction host USDA Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Certification Training 

for growers and other fresh produce handlers. This is a great training for all growers interested in selling direct to grocers and supermarkets, and those committed to food safety.

The training will be led by Hal Kneen & Mark Koenig of OSU Extension Fruit & Vegetable Food Safety Team and 

participants will learn about:
- the costs and impact of diseases and outbreaks caused by foodborne pathogens
- strategies for controlling potential microbial food safety hazards before planting and throughout all phases of production planting, production, harvesting and 

postharvest handling
- the USDA Third Party Audit process

You will also receive a Farm Safety & Records binder for your farm which will make it easy to keep track of good agricultural practices and contains produce specs from wholesale buyers such as Kroger.

For more information, contact Tom Redfern at 740-767-4938, or e-mail him at tomr@ruralaction.org