Guest Post – Safety Rules Cloud Beginning Farmers’ Futures
This summer we’ve started taking a closer look at the new food safety laws that are hurtling toward us from the FDA. (Alright, hurtling might be an exaggeration, but the November 16th deadline for comments is coming quick.) The more we read, the more it becomes clear that FSMA (the Food Safety Modernization Act) will […]
Final announcement – On-farm Food Safety Seminar today
At 11 AM EDT today, FamilyFarmed.org and GrowNYC/Greenmarket will present an On-Farm Food Safety webinar, focusing on best practices in food safety, post-harvest handling, and packing produce. As the FDA works on updating its food safety laws (as mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act – read more about it here), you need the most […]
Food Safety Rules – Coming to a farm near you!
It’s time to start talking about the new food safety bill and how it’s going to affect you. Food safety isn’t high on anyone’s list of exciting things to spend their free time reading about, but take a few moments, because how the law gets written this year will have a long-running impact on how […]