OSU Good Agricultural Practices (GAPS) Class

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Location:
The Robert J. Anderson Agriculture Training Center, Toledo GROWs, 900 Oneida Street, Toledo, Ohio 43608
Contact email:
Contact name:
Beth Scheckelhoff
Contact phone:
419-592-0806

This Produce Safety Educational Course covers good agricultural practices, or 'GAPs', which help reduce the risk of on-farm produce contamination and includes the following topics:

  • Food Safety Modernization Act Overview
  • Worker Training, Health and Hygiene
  • Manure and Compost Handling
  • Domestic and Wild Animals
  • Recordkeeping
  • Pre-Harvest and Post-Harvest Water Quality

The deadline to register is Monday, February 20, 2017.  The cost is $20.00 per person.  Registration can be done via the following methods:

  1. by mail at OSU Extension, 5403 Elmer Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43615
  2. by phone at 419-578-6783 (bring cash, check or money order to the class)
  3. by email at stone.91@osu.edu (bring cash, check or money order to the class)