FW: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Workshop on Friday, March 11 in Portage

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

FW: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Workshop on Friday, March 11 in Portage

FYI!

From: Brown, Elaine [mailto:browne@ANR.MSU.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 2:57 PM
To: FOODSPEAK@LIST.MSU.EDU
Subject: [FOODSPEAK] FW: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Workshop on Friday, March 11 in Portage

This may be of interest to you or a farmer you know in the SW Michigan Area. Elaine

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Please note the correction to the subject line of the last e-mail - the date of the workshop is Friday, March 11, 2011.

The information in the body of the e-mail is correct.

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Good Agricultural and Good Handling Practices For Produce

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This workshop, as well as the others around the state, address key issues that growers face when tackling food safety certification. Get an overview of audit considerations and expectations, hear from auditors and from growers who have become certified,and get a buyer's perspective on the importance of food safety certification. grocery

Friday, March 11, 2011

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA)

1819 East Milham Ave.

Portage, MI 49002

RSVP required by Monday, March 7, 2011

Space is limited, so save your spot early!

You MUST register for these workshops to attend! Contact Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS) for more information or to RSVP at (517) 432-0712 or miffs@msu.edu. Or Register Online Now!

There is no cost to attend, but the value is more than $50 per person, so don't

miss it! Lunch will be provided, and participants can purchase the revised,

255-page "Wholesale Success: A Farmer's Guide to Selling, Post-Harvest Handling and Packing Produce" Manual.

Other workshop dates and locations include:

Thursday, March 17, 2011 from 2 - 4 p.m.
Online Webinar
Thursday, March 24, 2011 from 2 - 4 p.m.
Online Webinar
Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The University Center at Gaylord
80 Livingston Blvd., Gaylord, MI 49735

To learn more, contact MIFFS at (517) 432-0712 or miffs@msu.edu

or visit www.miffs.org/gapghp.asp.

Funding for these workshops was provided through a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant. Partners and sponsors include: Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS), the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Michigan State University Extension.