Food Safety
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. [...]
Going to Market: A Guide to Selling Food at Farmers Markets
A Guide to Selling Raw, Processed and Prepared Food Products at Farmers’ Markets, Stores & Roadside Stands Prepared by Renee Boyer, Associate Professor, Extension Specialist & Joell Eifert, Director of Food Innovations Center, Food Science & Technology Department, Virginia Tech Do you need to get inspected? By whom? This resource has the [...]
NEW PRODUCE SAFETY RULE FOR FARMERS
Please encourage produce farmers at your market to check the Exemption Flow Chart at www.VAProduceSafety.com to see if they are covered by the new Produce Safety Rule. The rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of fresh fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption. [...]
FOOD SAFETY AT THE MARKET
With the danger of foodborne illnesses and the potential for litigation, farmers market managers and vendors should pay close attention to State and local health department rules and use some common sense practices. For the past few years, Virginia Cooperative Extension and VDACS have been cooperatively working to train small farmers in implementing [...]
FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA) FOR DIRECT MARKETERS FACTSHEET
by Wythe Morris, ANR Agent (retired) Although the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was passed and signed into law on January 4, 2011, the new program will take several years to roll out; even longer to become fully effective. Direct Marketers have asked many questions as to how this will [...]
Food Safety
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. [...]
Going to Market: A Guide to Selling Food at Farmers Markets
A Guide to Selling Raw, Processed and Prepared Food Products at Farmers’ Markets, Stores & Roadside Stands Prepared by Renee Boyer, Associate Professor, Extension Specialist & Joell Eifert, Director of Food Innovations Center, Food Science & Technology Department, Virginia Tech Do you need to get inspected? By whom? This resource has the [...]
NEW PRODUCE SAFETY RULE FOR FARMERS
Please encourage produce farmers at your market to check the Exemption Flow Chart at www.VAProduceSafety.com to see if they are covered by the new Produce Safety Rule. The rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of fresh fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption. [...]
FOOD SAFETY AT THE MARKET
With the danger of foodborne illnesses and the potential for litigation, farmers market managers and vendors should pay close attention to State and local health department rules and use some common sense practices. For the past few years, Virginia Cooperative Extension and VDACS have been cooperatively working to train small farmers in implementing [...]
FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA) FOR DIRECT MARKETERS FACTSHEET
by Wythe Morris, ANR Agent (retired) Although the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was passed and signed into law on January 4, 2011, the new program will take several years to roll out; even longer to become fully effective. Direct Marketers have asked many questions as to how this will [...]