Comprehensive farm food safety training for small and mid-scale diversified produce farms. 

This is a two-day training. Participants need to attend both days: Tuesday, July 22 from 8:30 am – 4 pm & Wednesday, July 23 from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm.

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is hosting a comprehensive farm food safety training for small and mid-scale diversified produce farms at Lomax Farm in Concord, NC, on July 22nd and 23rd. This is a one-and-a-half-day training; participants need to attend both days. Topics covered include employee training, water best practices, cleaning and sanitizing, traceability, good agricultural practices, Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule, and more.

The training will be in English, and all participants will receive a full, printed course manual, lunch both days, and access to valuable food safety training geared towards small farmers ($100+ value). There are hands-on activities throughout the training, and no slide show.

Participants who attend both days will receive a certificate of participation that can be used to demonstrate supervisor-level food safety training as part of a GAP audit.

Location:

Lomax Farm
3445 Atando Rd, Concord, NC 28025

Speakers:

• Cassidy Fryga, CFSA Local Produce Safety Coordinator
• Jay Dunbar, CFSA Local Produce Safety Coordinator
• Sara Runkel, CFSA Local Food Program Director
• Steve Warshawer, Food Safety Consultant

Registration:

• FREE, but registration is required
• Max capacity: 15
• Lunch is included from 12:30-1 PM
• Registration deadline is July 17, 2025

This work is supported by Food Safety Outreach Program grant number 2021-70020-35679 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.