The Food Safety Dish is a production dishing on all things food safety, brought to you by National Farmers Union's Local Food Safety Collaborative. We talk with farmer and expert voices on their subject specialties: sharing practical advice, wisdom, and how to incorporate good food safety practices into your own growing operation.
Hear all about the buzz from apiary operations at two different ends of the country: urban bee keepers Timothy Paule and Nicole Lindsey of Detroit Hives in Michigan, and from Tara Chapman of Two Hives Honey in Austin, Texas. They share how pollinators fit into and enhance the fabric of an urban landscape, how they navigate consumer expectations on honey, and how food safety and security are tied to our small but mighty pollinators. Bees Please! Detroit Hives Two Hives Honey
In this exciting, jam-packed episode, we talk with National Farmers Union's Government Relations team members Mike Stranz and Aaron Shier, as well all-star urban growers Akello Karamoko and Romondo Woods II from Detroit, Michigan. We discuss how NFU's grassroots advocacy works, and hear from Akello and Romondo's experience bringing issues from the farm all the way up to their representatives on Capitol Hill. Tune in to hear how you too can become an advocate for your farm community, at home and beyond! Get involved with NFU! Keep Growing Detroit Urban Youth Agriculture (UYA) Detroit
Longtime food safety expert and consultant Dr. Jennifer McEntire joins us to talk recordkeeping, the FDA Traceability rule, and how to best incorporate a good traceability system on your farm. Resources: FDA Traceability Rule Food Traceability List Produce Traceability Initiative GS1 US FSMA 204 Readiness Checklist GS1 Guide to How Standards Fit Into the Rule Jennifer's Consultancy: Food Safety Strategy | FSMA
Kicking off Season 2 of the Food Safety Dish is a compelling conversation on produce recalls, crisis management strategies, and how to navigate a recall should it strike. We got the dish from experts Gretchen Wall, former Director of Food Safety & Quality at the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), PR communications expert Amy Philpott, and Margaret Dominguez, VP of Food Safety & Compliance at Soli Organics. All have experience navigating recalls and helping farms get back on track after the dreaded event, sharing their best advice so you can avoid this outcome. Plus, Gretchen calls Billy with a "trial" recall scenario -- there's an abundance of good information in this episode, so dig in! Resources: International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) IFPA Crisis Management 101 IFPA Recall Ready Workshop FDA ORA Recall Coordinators FSPCA Recall Plan Template Philpott PR Solutions
In an exciting bonus episode, we share a roundtable discussion with some of our esteemed season one guests on the topic "Creating Cultures of Food Safety." Anita Adalja, Lorig Hawkins, and Nathan Stacey all sat down with us to share their visions for good food safety farm cultures, and leave us with some maps on how we might arrive there. Check out our guests' websites: Not Our Farm Middle Ground Farm Tilth Alliance Do you have a great idea for an episode, or a topic you want to learn more about? Email us at kkavanagh@nfudc.org to share your thoughts!