US (OH): Fresh Produce Safety Training set for Portage, Stark, Cuyahoga Counties

Ohio State University’s Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team will hold workshops on Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) for fresh produce growers in three locations over the next three months. All three workshops will focus on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms. The workshop presenters are all specialists from Ohio State University Extension, which is the outreach arm of Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Feb. 27: 1-4 p.m. in OSU Extension’s Portage County office meeting room, 6970 State Route 88, Ravenna. Co-sponsored by Downtown Ravenna Farmers Market. $10. Registration deadline Feb. 25. Information: Heather Neikirk, [email protected] or 330-296-6432.
March 22: 1-4 p.m. in OSU Extension’s Stark County office, USDA Service Center meeting room, 2650 Richville Drive SE, Massillon. $10. Registration deadline March 20. Information: Heather Neikirk, [email protected] or 330-296-6432.
April 9: 6-9p.m. in OSU Extension’s Cuyahoga County office training room, 5320 Stanard Ave., Cleveland. $10. Pre-registration required; space limited; no registration at the door. Send name, contact information and registration payment (make checks payable to “OSU Extension”) to OSU Extension, Cuyahoga County, Attn: Jacqueline Kowalski, 9127 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH 44105. Information: Jacqueline Kowalski, 216-429-8200, ext. 217.

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