Farmers, processors and aggregation and distribution facilities need to stay up-to-date with new rules and regulations on food safety. Take a look at the links below for information on how to stay compliant with food safety regulations.
Farm Food Safety
This website provides educational resources for farmers interested in learning about GAPs. Some materials available in Spanish.Download File (2.28 MB)
Good Agricultural Practices
Fact sheets from North Carolina State University on GAP certification and insurance coverage options for vegetable producers.
Good Agricultural Practices
This guide from North Carolina State University provides growers with a framework for them to develop their own food safety plans.
Good Agricultural Practices Program for New Mexico
This website includes workshop/training and educational information on GAPs.
Mobile Poultry Processing Unit Farm and Food Safety Management Guide
Food safety information for mobile poultry processing units or stationary on-farm facilities.Download File (3.00 MB)
Organic Horticulture Training for the Southeast
An interactive website to help ag professionals develop successful organic education programs.
Understanding Food Safety
This document lays out permitting requirements and safe food handling practices at farmers markets.Download File (467.42 kB)
Video Series: Efficient and Safe Food Handling Processes
Low-cost techniques that help farms reduce labor needs and expenses during harvest, wash and pack.
Working With Your Food Safety Inspector
How food safety inspectors and small scale processors can work together to meet regulations.
Additional Resources
The following resources, which were not funded or produced by SARE, contain valuable information.
A Farmer's Guide to Food Safety and Conservation (Facts and tips from the Wild Farm Alliance)
Grading, Certification and Verification (USDA-AMS information on fresh fruit and vegetable audit programs)
National Good Agricultural Practices Program (Cornell University)
On-Farm Food Safety Project (Create a customized food safety plan at FamilyFarmed.org)
Produce Safety Alliance (Updates, opportunities and research on food safety from Cornell University)
Small and Very Small Plant Outreach (compliance assistance and educational materials for meat, poultry and egg processing plants by USDA-FSIS)