There are still a few opportunities to participate in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training. Hal Kneen, who presented this information at the Ohio Farmers’ Markets conference in early March will be conducting the training sessions. Hal does a great job and provides useful information for Ohio growers. If you are interested in registering and/or checking [...]
March 11, 2010
Public Meeting On FDA Produce Safety Rule. 8;30 AM -5 PM
The Blackwell Inn, 2110 Tuttle Park Place Columbus, OH 43210
614-247-4077
Contact: Caroline Hubbard, 202-687-2976
cch48@georgetown.edu
www.producesafetyproject.org.
TO REGISTER NOW, GO TO: http://www.producesafetyproject.org/discussion_series/register
WHO’S INVITED:
Fruit and vegetable growers, extension educators, food retailers, consultants, produce trade association personnel and other interested stakeholders
WHY:
The Food and Drug Administration is going [...]
March 4-5, 2010 at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg
We have partnered with Ohio State University South Centers and the Ohio Department of Agriculture to present Ohio’s first statewide farmers market conference. This two-day conference will cover topics such as direct marketing, insurance and funding.
Farmers’ market managers and vendors are invited to attend to [...]
Our annual meeting will be this Wednesday, Jan. 27th, 2010
at 10 a.m. at the Ohio Dept. of Agriculture, Bromfield Building
8995 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
All market managers, farmer/vendors are welcome to join us to share and learn about how we can build stronger farmers’ markets in Ohio.
Lori Panda of Ohio Proud will give a [...]
As food safety concerns continue to be topics of discussion among growers and policy makers, I thought I would pass along this following information. There will be a hearing in Columbus on Oct. 6, 2009. Details are below.
USDA Sets Hearing for Proposed National Marketing Agreement for Leafy Green Vegetables
AMS No. 161-09
Jimmie Turner (202) 720-8998
jimmie.turner@usda.gov
Billy Cox [...]
The meeting minutes from our April 20th, 2009 board meeting are online at:
FMMN meeting minutes 4-20-2009