Food Safety
Enhancing the Safety of Food at Virginia’s Farmers Markets — Food Safety Best Practices
Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) offers excellent publications outlining food safety practices at farmers markets. Visit their website here or use one of the direct links below to view publications about enhancing the safety of local food. Going to Market - https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/ANR/ANR-46/FST-273.pdf Samples - https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/FST/fst-310/FST-310.pdf Labeling - https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/FST/fst-312/FST-312.pdf Enhancing [...]
Virginia Farmers Market Food Safety Summit
Virginia Farmers Market Food Safety Summit March 17, 2023; 9:30 am - 4:00 pm A webinar for market managers & food vendors covering the ins and outs of food safety requirements in Virginia Food freshness, short supply chains and excellent traceability make farmers markets ideal venues [...]
VDACS Launches New Online Portal to Assist Virginia Produce Farmers and Agribusinesses
VDACS Launches New Online Portal to Assist Virginia Produce Farmers and Agribusinesses The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is launching the new Virginia Produce Safety Grower Portal, a free online portal to assist fruit and vegetable growers operating in the Commonwealth to meet the requirements [...]
Food Safety for Farmers Market Vendors (recording & slides)
Food Safety for Farmers Market Vendors Recorded April 27, 2022 The third webinar in the Farmers Market Preparedness Series from the Virginia Farmers Market Association and Virginia State University Small Farm Outreach Program addresses food safety for farmers market vendors. Experts from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and [...]
Farmers Market Preparedness Webinars for Vendors
Farmers Market Preparedness for Vendors Online, April 13, 20, & 27, 6pm VAFMA is partnering with VSU Small Farm Outreach for a free series of Farmers Market Preparedness Trainings for Vendors in April. This is a three-workshop series focused on social media marketing, basic market preparedness, and food safety. Register for [...]
Virginia Farmers Market Manager Resources
Virginia Farmers Market Manager Resources Speakers at VAFMA's March 2022 Virginia Market Manager Meeting shared many useful tools, updates, presentations, and contact info. We've pulled them together on this page. You can view the full recording of the meeting on our YouTube channel. Below you will find each [...]
Food Safety
Enhancing the Safety of Food at Virginia’s Farmers Markets — Food Safety Best Practices
Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) offers excellent publications outlining food safety practices at farmers markets. Visit their website here or use one of the direct links below to view publications about enhancing the safety of local food. Going to Market - https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/ANR/ANR-46/FST-273.pdf Samples - https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/FST/fst-310/FST-310.pdf Labeling - https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/FST/fst-312/FST-312.pdf Enhancing [...]
Virginia Farmers Market Food Safety Summit
Virginia Farmers Market Food Safety Summit March 17, 2023; 9:30 am - 4:00 pm A webinar for market managers & food vendors covering the ins and outs of food safety requirements in Virginia Food freshness, short supply chains and excellent traceability make farmers markets ideal venues [...]
VDACS Launches New Online Portal to Assist Virginia Produce Farmers and Agribusinesses
VDACS Launches New Online Portal to Assist Virginia Produce Farmers and Agribusinesses The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is launching the new Virginia Produce Safety Grower Portal, a free online portal to assist fruit and vegetable growers operating in the Commonwealth to meet the requirements [...]
Food Safety for Farmers Market Vendors (recording & slides)
Food Safety for Farmers Market Vendors Recorded April 27, 2022 The third webinar in the Farmers Market Preparedness Series from the Virginia Farmers Market Association and Virginia State University Small Farm Outreach Program addresses food safety for farmers market vendors. Experts from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and [...]
Farmers Market Preparedness Webinars for Vendors
Farmers Market Preparedness for Vendors Online, April 13, 20, & 27, 6pm VAFMA is partnering with VSU Small Farm Outreach for a free series of Farmers Market Preparedness Trainings for Vendors in April. This is a three-workshop series focused on social media marketing, basic market preparedness, and food safety. Register for [...]
Virginia Farmers Market Manager Resources
Virginia Farmers Market Manager Resources Speakers at VAFMA's March 2022 Virginia Market Manager Meeting shared many useful tools, updates, presentations, and contact info. We've pulled them together on this page. You can view the full recording of the meeting on our YouTube channel. Below you will find each [...]