Whether you are new to food safety or interested in becoming an Approved Supplier for the New Mexico Grown program, the NMFMA’s food safety training is designed for small-scale growers like you. Sign up soon for scheduled training, or ask us, and we will come to you! These training sessions are provided at no cost.
This fall, we continue to offer our free online sessions of both Tier 1 and Tier 2 Food Safety Training. These free classes fill up fast, so we encourage you to register for any of the sessions soon.
- September: Tier 1 on Sept. 23; Tier 2 on Sept. 30 2 (9 AM to 12:30 PM) – Register on Eventbrite
- October: Tier 1 on Oct. 21; Tier 2 on Oct. 28 (9 AM to 12:30 PM) – Register on Eventbrite
- August: Tier 1 on Nov. 18; Tier 2 on Nov. 25 (9 AM to 12:30 PM) – Register on Eventbrite
What you will learn:
- Tier 1 Workshops: Farmers will leave this training with a basic understanding of what food safety Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) look like on a farm, and prepare to develop a Farm Risk Assessment or Food Safety Plan, if desired.
- Tier 2 Workshops: This workshop walks farmers through completing a Farm Risk Assessment and Food Safety Plan. The plan will be customized to each farmer and their unique farm; it will act as each farm’s operations manual to ensure continuous improvement and implementation of food safety practices.
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