An online summit for farmers market managers & farmers market food vendors/producers covering food safety requirements in Virginia

During this annual Food Safety Summit, the Virginia Farmers Market Association (VAFMA) brings together representatives from VDACS, VDH, Virginia ABC, and Virginia Cooperative Extension to walk you through current requirements and answer your questions. These sessions are recorded and shared with registrants.

If you were not able to attend all three sessions live, you can still receive a certificate of completion by watching the recordings and purchasing access and passing a short quiz through Farmers Market University ($10).

Agenda

Day 1: April 28, 2026 (Click to watch video)

• Intro and Q&A
• Market Food Safety (VDH)
• Market Food Safety (VDACS)
• Produce Safety (VDACS)
• Weights and Measures (VDACS)
• Closing and Q&A

Day 2: April 29, 2026

• Intro and Q&A
• CBD/Hemp (VDACS)
• Pet Food (VDACS)
• Fire Safety (VDFP)
  
• Meat and Poultry (VDACS)
• Closing and Q&A

Day 3: April 30, 2026

• Intro & Q&A
• Dairy (VDACS)
• Alcoholic Beverages, Boozy Food Products, and Tinctures (VA ABC)
  
• Food Safety Resources (VCE)
• Closing and Q&A

***Nursery Services (VDACS) training will not be live this year, but you can access the recording from day 3 of the summit last year.

Funding for this publication was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grant 21FMPPVA1084. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.

Funding support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA NIFA award number: Grants 12843216) is acknowledged.