Specialty Vegetable Crop Production, Post Harvest Handling, and On-Farm Food Safety

Please join FOG as we learn from Kevin O'Dare, of Osceola Organic Farm. Kevin will share some of what he has learned in 24 years of growing specialty fruit and vegetable crops. Topics covered include profitable organic production and post-harvest handling of specialty crops, including an overview of on-farm food safety provided by Sean Springfield, Food Safety Assurance Senior Assistant with Quality Certification Services (QCS). See the agenda outline below.

Agenda

12 noon - Check-in / On-site Registration opens
1 pm - Welcome
1:20 - Osceola Organic Farm history and overview
1:30 - General Q&A
1:45 - Tour and Explanation of practices
2:45 - Break / Networking
3:00 - Food Safety Discussion
3:45 - Workshop Evaluations by participants
4 pm - Close