Food Safety
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 [...]
Sampling Now Allowed and More Farmers Market Updates
Sampling Now Allowed, Customers May Pick Out Own Produce, & Designated Eating Areas Not Required Effective May 15, 2021: Seventh Amended Executive Order 72 UPSHOT of this VAFMA News Update: Sampling is now allowed Customers may pick out their own produce Designated eating areas are not required Masks are [...]
Farmers Market Preparedness Food Safety Webinar Recording & Resources
On February 25, 2021, the Virginia Farmers Market Association (VAFMA) and the VSU Small Farm Outreach Program hosted a webinar on food safety for farmers at farmers markets in Virginia. Speakers discussed applicable laws and regulations, inspections, food labeling and packaging. They also shared links to downloadable resources and [...]
Produce Safety Worker Health, Hygiene and Training
Training Program from Virginia Cooperative Extension This self-paced training curriculum includes all required standards outlined in subpart D of the Produce Safety Rule including visual representations of personal health and hygiene; as well as, content to confidently train farm and packinghouse workers in order to increase their workers’ knowledge, [...]
Infectious Disease Training for Farmers Markets
Infectious Disease Training for Farmers Markets November 10, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM All Virginia businesses – including farmers markets, farms and market vendors -- are now required to adhere to the new Statewide Emergency Workplace Safety Standards adopted by The Department of Labor and Industry’s Virginia [...]
Farmers Markets: To Stay Open or Close?
We know that many farmers market operators are trying to decide how to respond to COVID-19. VAFMA recommends that markets work with their local governments' recommended course of action. Farmers markets are essential to their communities — especially during times of uncertainty. We applaud FreshFarm's well thought out response below. [...]
Food Safety
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 [...]
Sampling Now Allowed and More Farmers Market Updates
Sampling Now Allowed, Customers May Pick Out Own Produce, & Designated Eating Areas Not Required Effective May 15, 2021: Seventh Amended Executive Order 72 UPSHOT of this VAFMA News Update: Sampling is now allowed Customers may pick out their own produce Designated eating areas are not required Masks are [...]
Farmers Market Preparedness Food Safety Webinar Recording & Resources
On February 25, 2021, the Virginia Farmers Market Association (VAFMA) and the VSU Small Farm Outreach Program hosted a webinar on food safety for farmers at farmers markets in Virginia. Speakers discussed applicable laws and regulations, inspections, food labeling and packaging. They also shared links to downloadable resources and [...]
Produce Safety Worker Health, Hygiene and Training
Training Program from Virginia Cooperative Extension This self-paced training curriculum includes all required standards outlined in subpart D of the Produce Safety Rule including visual representations of personal health and hygiene; as well as, content to confidently train farm and packinghouse workers in order to increase their workers’ knowledge, [...]
Infectious Disease Training for Farmers Markets
Infectious Disease Training for Farmers Markets November 10, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM All Virginia businesses – including farmers markets, farms and market vendors -- are now required to adhere to the new Statewide Emergency Workplace Safety Standards adopted by The Department of Labor and Industry’s Virginia [...]
Farmers Markets: To Stay Open or Close?
We know that many farmers market operators are trying to decide how to respond to COVID-19. VAFMA recommends that markets work with their local governments' recommended course of action. Farmers markets are essential to their communities — especially during times of uncertainty. We applaud FreshFarm's well thought out response below. [...]