Produce Program

Produce safety practices before harvest can help you prevent contamination of produce.

Tips for cleaning and sanitizing food contact surfaces to prevent contamination of produce.

Produce safety practices that can help you prevent postharvest water from contaminating produce.

Produce safety practices can help you prevent irrigation water from contaminating produce.

Produce safety practices can help you prevent feces from wildlife or farm animals from contaminating produce.

Everyone on the farm should be trained to prevent contamination of fruits and vegetables with pathogens that can cause severe illness.

Here’s a list of some “best practices” you might already be implementing, have been meaning to do, or… don’t even want to think about. This isn’t meant to overwhelm you, but to provide reminders of things you may want to act on. The list is not in priority order, and is kind of random…send me your ideas on topics I should have included!

While you're preparing equipment, tools, and buildings for the growing season, use these three quick tips to prevent contamination of produce with pathogens that could get someone sick.

Do you need a hand washing station at your farm, orchard, farmers market, or other agritourism business?

Vermont Produce Safety Improvement Grants help Vermont produce growers implement on-farm food safety practices, transition to compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, and meet market demands for on-farm food safety.