Young Farmers Food Safety Podcast

In this episode we hear from farmers, Chris Edwards and Ellen Polishuk, about tracking the financial sustainability on farms, including what information should be tracked, why it is useful, and how to track it. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources.

In this episode, we hear from farmers, Keely Curliss and Mariah Foley, about how they organize the daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly chores with their farm crews on their farm, how they keep track of all of the activities they do throughout the day, and how to train employees through verbal trainings and SOPs to ensure that chores are completed sufficiently. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources.

In this episode, we hear from farmers Lindy Kloepfer and Daniel Guzman about the importance of preventative maintenance of everyday equipment on the farm. We also chat with Rahul Anand about the food safety considerations to keep in mind with wash stations and walk-in coolers. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources.

In this episode, we talk with farmers, Brent Biles and Rachel Kimpton, about the important role water plays on our farms, especially as it relates to food safety. We discuss water testing, wash water protocols, sanitizers, SOPs for washing produce, and much more. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources.

In this episode, we chat with farmers, Ellen Baird and Jennifer Ghigarelli, about building soil health, incorporating compost, amendments, manures and livestock rotation and how all of these factors plays an important role in understanding food safety risk on the farm. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources/

In this episode, we chat with the farmers from Love is Love Cooperative Farm about farm mapping and how considering the farm and its location (neighbors, prior land use) can help shape food safety on the farm. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources/

In this episode, we talk with farmer Gianna Costa about how she keeps track of all the people who make the farm go, including suppliers, employees, neighbors and other contacts. We also chat with farmer Stacey Carlberg about how employee training and management can help create a culture of food safety on your farm. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources/

In this episode, we talk with farmers, Kelly Skillingstead and Julia Asherman, about how they set goals and expectations on their farms and how that can influence and impact food safety practices. As you listen, we encourage you to follow along with our Food Safety Plan Template, located at www.youngfarmers.org/fsma-resources/

As part of our food safety focus group series, we also wanted to include some in-depth conversations with subject matter experts about topics that seemed particularly relevant for your farms. In this interview, we chat with farmer and Young Farmers board member Roberto Meza from Emerald Gardens in CO about Group GAP certification. This is a two-part conversation, and in this second part, we'll explore Roberto's experience during the audit. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

As part of our food safety focus group series, we also wanted to include some in-depth conversations with subject matter experts about topics that seemed particularly relevant for your farms. In this interview, we chat with farmer and Young Farmers board member Roberto Meza from Emerald Gardens in CO about Group GAP certification. This is a two-part conversation, and in this first part, we'll explore to lead up to the audit at Emerald Gardens. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

As part of our food safety focus group series, we also wanted to include some in-depth conversations with subject matter experts about topics that seemed particularly relevant for your farms. This is a recording of an interview with Dr. Ruth Petran, formerly with Ecolab, about cleaning and sanitizing and considerations for the farm environment. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

As part of our food safety focus group series, we also wanted to include some in-depth conversations with subject matter experts about topics that seemed particularly relevant for your farms. This is a recording of an interview with Agricultural Engineers Chris Callahan and Andy Chamberlain from the University of Vermont Extension about hygienic and sanitary design for produce farms. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's seventeenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on September 2, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Educators Maggie Kaiser, Billy Mitchell, Cara Fraver, and farmer Anita Adalja with the Agri-Cultura Cooperative Network in Albuquerque, this episode focuses on postharvest produce safety and recordkeeping. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fourteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 24, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Educator Billy Mitchell, Bre Sliker, and farmer Mariah Foley with Rockbottom Ranch in Colorado, this episode focuses on utilizing A Small Farmers Practical Guide to Food Safety to develop a farm food safety plan. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fifteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 27, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Educator Maggie Kaiser and farmer Raqueeb Bey with Black Urban Gardeners & Farmers of Pittsburgh Cooperative (BUGS-FPC), this episode focuses on produce safety for urban aggregation and distribution. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fifteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 26, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer and produce safety educator Damian Valdez in CA, this episode focuses on some of the misconceptions about produce safety on small- and large-scale farms. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's thirteenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 13, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Ellen Polishuk from Plant to Profit in MD, this episode focuses on how to think about produce safety when applying the lean farming framework to your operation. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's twelfth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 11, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Paul Krysik from Windy City Harvest in IL, this episode focuses on produce safety practices for educational farms and those that work with volunteers. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's eleventh 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 6, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Oscar Chavez from Microledon Farm in SC, this episode focuses on the building blocks of produce safety during year one on new land. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's tenth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on August 4, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Roberto Meza from Emerald Gardens Microgreens in CO, this episode focuses on how to create a culture of produce on your farm. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's ninth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 27, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Scott Chang-Fleeman from Shao Shan Farm in CA, this episode focuses on how to scale up produce safety practices as your farm business grows. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's eighth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 23, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Josh Hardin from Southern Grown in AR, this episode focuses on developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that work for your farm. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's seventh 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 13, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Srah Ann Horton from Square Roots Grow in NY, this episode focuses on produce safety practices and considerations for hydroponic operations. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's sixth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 9, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Germaine Jenkins from Fresh Future Farm in SC, this episode focuses on food safety practices for urban farms. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's first 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on June 17, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmers Annie and Cheryl from River Queen Greens in LA, this episode focuses on food safety best practices for CSA and farmshare distribution during COVID-19. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's first 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on June 10, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainer Maggie Kaiser and farmer D. of Rock Steady Farm and Flowers in NY. This episode focuses on food safety best practices for CSA and farmshare distribution during COVID-19. Visit youngfarmers.org/focusgroups for more information about our food safety work and farmer focus groups. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's fifth 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on July 8, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Sarah Simon of Maine Farmland Trust (formerly Common Ground Farm in NY), this episode focuses on produce safety practices for participating in the Farm to School program. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's first 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on June 23, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell (National Farmers Union) and farmer Harrison Topp from Topp Fruits, LLC in CO, this episode focuses on good agricultural practices (GAPs) for rotating livestock through produce fields and orchards. Visit youngfarmers.org/foodsafety for more information about our food safety work and resources. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

This is a recording of the National Young Farmers Coalition's second 2020 Food Safety Farmer Focus Group. Recorded on June 12, 2020 and facilitated by Food Safety Trainers Maggie Kaiser and Billy Mitchell and farmer Jenny of Jenny Jack Farm in GA. This episode focuses on how to incorporate food safety best practices into worker trainings. Visit youngfarmers.org/focusgroups for more information about our food safety work and farmer focus groups. The National Young Farmers Coalition is a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the future of agriculture. We change policy, build networks, and provide business services to ensure all young farmers have the chance to succeed. Young Farmers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.