Produce Program

Farmers tailor their operations to meet their unique management styles.

Grabowski Farm in West Rutland, VT uses a clever and inexpensive setup for keeping harvested produce off the ground.

Characteristics of pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes bacteria and how risks of Listeria monocytogenes contamination can be managed on produce farms

Characteristics of pathogenic Salmonella bacteria and how risks of Salmonella contamination can be managed on produce farms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a proposed rule that revises the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

Growers of fresh produce and those who work with fresh produce and produce farms are invited to participate in a Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training remotely via Zoom video conference on March 8 and 9, 2022.

Characteristics of pathogenic E. coli bacteria and how risks of E. coli contamination can be managed on produce farms

Opportunities to participate in Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training in winter 2022.

The Vermont Produce Program is accepting applications from fruit and vegetable farms for kits of cleanable plastic containers and cleaning tools.

Produce safety practices to prevent contamination of produce from biological soil amendments of animal origin.