Food Safety in the Garden
A Handbook for Beginning and Veteran Garden Organizers: How to Reduce Food Safety Risks
NC State University Food Safety Culture Team - Food Safety for School and Community Gardens
, recording of a 45 min webinar with Dr. Ben Chapman (Skip Forward to the 35 min mark)
Summary of Key Areas to Address:
Site Selection - Learn the Site History (official and community knowledge)
Handwashing - Soap and Clean Running Water and Dry with Single Use Towel or wear single-use gloves to harvest
Water - Use a treated water source
Compost - Put the bin as far from the garden as possible on the downhill side of the garden - don't use raw manure in compost, ensure compost is heated to 130 degrees for 5 days prior to using it in the garden
Animals - Fence animals out.
Sanitation & Tools - use one-use gloves to harvest, put harvest in clean, sanitized containers.Dr. Ben Chapman
benjamin_chapman@ncsu.edu
www.barfblog.com
www.foodsafetyinfosheets.com
www.foodsafetytalk.com
