Farm Food Safety: Mission Statement

Part 1 of Preparing Your Farm Food Safety Plan -Meredith Melendez and Wes Kline Having a farm food safety plan that is specific to your operation makes good business sense. Publicity about illness outbreaks traced back to farms has created a public that pays much more attention to food safety than they used to. Developing […]

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White Rot on Garlic

PDL Senior Lab Technician, Sabrina Tirpak, gives the definitive diagnosis when a central New Jersey grower of organic produce calls their county agent to report problems in a field of overwinter garlic. [Read More…] Source: Sustaining Farming on the Urban Fringe

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Food Safety as an Important Part of Your Operation

I have been collaborating with NJDA in food safety training since 1999. Meredith Melendez and I took on this task at growers request to help support the industry. At times, it has been a frustrating experience for both growers and us. Some growers and buyers have said “I will get out of the business before […]

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