Free Produce Farm Food Safety
Workshops in Presque Isle
When: May 14, 2025, 9 AM to 3 PM
Location: Maine Potato Board conference room, 744 Main Street #1 – parking lot is off Rice St.
Available Workshops:
The first two workshops were offered at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta in January and the resources are available in the Library of Resources under DACF Presentations. Food Safety Modernization Act – FSMA – Maine DACF. The last is currently being developed.
- 9 – 11 AM: How-to write a food safety plan for a USDA AMS regular GAP audit parts 1-4. Get audit tips, peruse plan & record templates.
- 11 AM – 1 PM: How-to conduct an agricultural water system inspection & assessment for the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. Get record templates & inspection cheat sheet. This workshop may also help with GAP and is a best practice for farms not subject to the regulation. *Please bring your own lunch or plan to grab something nearby.
- 1 – 2 PM: Farm Food Safety How-To Focusing on Risk Assessment and Cleaning & Sanitizing
If you plan on attending any or all of the workshops, please let Lindsay know at 207-592-2687 or Lindsay.werner@maine.gov.
Travel funding for outreach after 6/30/25 has been eliminated with travel restricted to inventory maintenance and inspection purposes. It looks like this may be our last opportunity to offer in-person workshops!
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