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• Chris Laughton – Director of Knowledge Exchange, Farm Credit East: Overview of key financial vocabulary, holistic farm planning (vision, finances, management, labor, marketing, profitability), and enterprise budgeting examples to help you evaluate economic performance.
• Will O’Meara – Owner and Operator, Hungry Reaper Farm: Scaling up experience, equipment acquisition timing, commodity and market selection rationale, and work-life balance considerations.
• Bruce Gresczyk Jr. – Manager/Co-Owner, Gresczyk Farms LLC: Approaches to product and market diversification, value-added opportunities, and how commodity and market choices have shaped his business.

Join social media marketing expert Lisa Lewin, owner of Social Ability LLC, for an engaging and practical webinar designed specifically for farmers’ market managers.

Learn how to harness the power of social media to raise awareness, attract more visitors, support vendors, and build a thriving community around your market. Lisa will share easy-to-implement tips for creating compelling content, engaging vendors, and building a successful social media account.

Whether you’re just getting started or looking to refine your strategy, this session will help you turn online engagement into real-world results for your market.

REGISTRATION:
Course fees are $65. The preferred method of registration/payment is through UConn Marketplace, paying with a credit card. Please include both a work and cell/home phone number and regularly used email address in case of emergency or cancellation.
ONLINE REGISTRATION is PREFERRED
Please go https://s.uconn.edu/fsma to register, including your phone number and regularly used email address in case of emergency or cancellation.  If you must register by mail, please use the form on the second page of this document.

If you have any issues enrolling, please contact Tolland County Extension at 860-875-3331 or tolland@uconn.edu

Instructors:

• Dr. Indu Upadhyaya, Ph.D., Food Safety Specialist, UConn Cooperative Extension
• Ms. Jacqueline Kowalski, Urban Agriculture Specialist, UConn Cooperative Extension
• Ms. Lisa McKeag, Extension Educator, UMass Extension Vegetable Program
• Ms. Kate Nelson, Agriculture Marketing and Inspection Supervisor, CT Department of Agriculture

Course Summary:
The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training Course has been designed to provide a foundation of Good Agricultural Practices knowledge that includes emphasis on co-management of food safety and environmental management goals, while outlining the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

The PSA Grower Training Course is one way to satisfy the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement outlined in § 112.22(c) that requires ‘At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration.’

To obtain a certificate that provides evidence of compliance with the training requirements of the rule, you must be present for the entire two-day course, so do not make plans for the snow date!

For additional information, questions regarding this course, or if you are an individual with a disability and need accommodations, please contact Indu Upadhyaya at indu.upadhyaya@uconn.edu or call her at 860-786-8191 as early as possible prior to the event to help us ensure availability. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange. A good faith effort will be made to provide accommodations up until the time of the workshop