In this episode we hear from farmers, Chris Edwards and Ellen Polishuk, about tracking the financial sustainability on farms, including what information should be tracked, why it is useful, and how to track it. As you listen, we encourage you t

Food Safety Plan - Daily(ish) Farm Chores

Oct 14th, 2021 42m 38s

In this episode, we hear from farmers, Keely Curliss and Mariah Foley, about how they organize the daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly chores with their farm crews on their farm, how they keep track of all of the activities they do throughout th

Food Safety Plan - Preventative Maintenance

Oct 14th, 2021 45m 10s

In this episode, we hear from farmers Lindy Kloepfer and Daniel Guzman about the importance of preventative maintenance of everyday equipment on the farm. We also chat with Rahul Anand about the food safety considerations to keep in mind with w

Food Safety Plan - Water Testing and Quality

Oct 14th, 2021 42m 19s

In this episode, we talk with farmers, Brent Biles and Rachel Kimpton, about the important role water plays on our farms, especially as it relates to food safety. We discuss water testing, wash water protocols, sanitizers, SOPs for washing pro

Food Safety Plan - Soil Health

Oct 14th, 2021 45m 2s

In this episode, we chat with farmers, Ellen Baird and Jennifer Ghigarelli, about building soil health, incorporating compost, amendments, manures and livestock rotation and how all of these factors plays an important role in understanding food

Food Safety Plan - The Farm and its Location

Oct 14th, 2021 26m 3s

In this episode, we chat with the farmers from Love is Love Cooperative Farm about farm mapping and how considering the farm and its location (neighbors, prior land use) can help shape food safety on the farm. As you listen, we encourage you to

Food Safety Plan - Community Contacts + Employee Health

Oct 14th, 2021 46m 49s

In this episode, we talk with farmer Gianna Costa about how she keeps track of all the people who make the farm go, including suppliers, employees, neighbors and other contacts. We also chat with farmer Stacey Carlberg about how employee train

Food Safety Plan - Goal Setting

Oct 14th, 2021 42m 38s

In this episode, we talk with farmers, Kelly Skillingstead and Julia Asherman, about how they set goals and expectations on their farms and how that can influence and impact food safety practices. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along

Food Safety Subject Matter Expert Interview: Group GAP Certification with Farmer Roberto Meza from Emerald Gardens in CO, Part 2

Feb 18th, 2021 33m 38s

As part of our food safety focus group series, we also wanted to include some in-depth conversations with subject matter experts about topics that seemed particularly relevant for your farms. In this interview, we chat with farmer and Young Far

Food Safety Subject Matter Expert Interview: Group GAP Certification with Farmer Roberto Meza from Emerald Gardens in CO, Part 1

Feb 18th, 2021 31m 33s

Food Safety Subject Matter Expert Interview: Cleaning & Sanitizing with Dr. Ruth Petran formerly with Ecolab

Feb 18th, 2021 46m 54s

As part of our food safety focus group series, we also wanted to include some in-depth conversations with subject matter experts about topics that seemed particularly relevant for your farms. This is a recording of an interview with Dr. Ruth Pe

Food Safety Subject Matter Expert Interview: Hygienic/Sanitary Design with Chris Callahan and Andy Chamberlain from UVM Extension

Feb 18th, 2021 43m 40s

As part of our food safety focus group series, we also wanted to include some in-depth conversations with subject matter experts about topics that seemed particularly relevant for your farms. This is a recording of an interview with Agricultura

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 17: Postharvest Produce Safety & Recordkeeping

Feb 18th, 2021 23m 51s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's seventeenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on September 2, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Educators Maggie Kaiser, Billy Mitchell, Cara Fraver, and farmer Anita A

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 14: Developing a Farm Food Safety Plan using the Young Farmers Guidebook

Feb 10th, 2021 36m 46s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fourteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 24, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Educator Billy Mitchell, Bre Sliker, and farmer Mariah Foley with Rockbotto

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 16: Food Safety for Urban Aggregation and Distribution

Dec 21st, 2020 35m 46s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fifteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 27, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Educator Maggie Kaiser and farmer Raqueeb Bey with Black Urban Gardeners & F

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 15: Produce Safety Misconceptions

Dec 21st, 2020 40m 6s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fifteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 26, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farme

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 13: Lean & Clean (Produce Safety when Applying Lean Farming Concepts)

Dec 21st, 2020 43m 26s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's thirteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 13, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 12: Produce Safety for Educational Farms

Dec 21st, 2020 40m 42s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's twelfth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 11, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 11: Produce Safety Building Blocks in Year 1

Dec 21st, 2020 23m 4s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's eleventh 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 6, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 10: Creating a Culture of Produce Safety on Your Farm

Dec 21st, 2020 36m 42s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's tenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 4, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Rob

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 9: Scaling Up Produce Safety Practices with Your Farm Operation

Dec 21st, 2020 41m 36s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's ninth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 27, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Scot

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 8: Making SOPs that Work for Your Farm

Dec 21st, 2020 41m 49s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's eighth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 23, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Jos

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 7: Produce Safety for Hydroponic Operations

Dec 21st, 2020 49m 7s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's seventh 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 13, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Sr

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 6: Produce Safety for Urban Farms

Dec 21st, 2020 42m 51s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's sixth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 9, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Germa

Food Safety Farmer Focus Group 5: Produce Safety for Farm to School

Dec 21st, 2020 38m 56s

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fifth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 8, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Sarah