CAPS fit its your growing season Old Athens Farm Submit CAPS - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CAPS fit its your growing season Old Athens Farm  Submit CAPS Produce Safety Plan for review  Revise and finalize plan based on review feedback April  If needed, test well or spring water for bacteria 4-Corners Farm  Verify employee training Catamount Farm  Upload Water Test result July Submit remaining CAPS documents for review:  Photos and practices for wash line, containers and cold storage Nov  Manure management records Jericho Settlers Farm  Revise and finalize remaining CAPS documents based on review feedback  CAPS BADGE/ Certificate posted in Farm Folder — valid through Dec following season Who’s owns this?

CAPS fit its your markets Your buyers want YOU to manage food safety risks….. CAPS shows them you’re on it! Three tiers of What you get Annual Best or Needed For CAPS Cost Minimum task for all Farm Folder , Produce growers! Enough for Safety Plan and Share CAPS Pla lan Free! direct-market retail (e.g. Page access (self-serve, CSA, Farmers Market, takes only 2-4 hrs!) Farm Stand) Farm folder and CAPS Direct-market wholesale Certificate includes third- CAPS Certificate $100 (e.g. Institutions, Co-ops, party review of all CAPS Restaurants) documents Larger wholesale markets CAPS Certificate plus on- CAPS-Plus $200- and distributers such as farm verification by VT $400 Hannaford, Rinehart, Certificate Agency of Agriculture Deep Root Coop