{"id":70612,"date":"2002-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-dem-certify-six-r-i-farms-for-good-agricultural-practices\/"},"modified":"2002-08-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2002-08-29T00:00:00","slug":"uri-dem-certify-six-r-i-farms-for-good-agricultural-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2002\/08\/uri-dem-certify-six-r-i-farms-for-good-agricultural-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站, DEM certify six R.I. farms for Good Agricultural Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — August 29, 2002 — Six farms in South County and the East Bay are the first to be certified for their good farming and food handling practices as part of the voluntary Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) program sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. <\/p>\n

\tThe newly certified farms are Hallene Farm in Exeter, Manfredi Farms in Westerly, Maplewood Farm in Portsmouth, Quonset View Farm in Portsmouth, Sweet Berry Farm in Middletown, and Walker Farm in Little Compton. The farms received their certification this month following an extensive training program and an audit of their facilities and work practices by DEM\u2019s Division of Agriculture. <\/p>\n

\t“In recent years the U.S. has seen an increasing number of documented food borne disease outbreaks traced to fresh vegetables and fruits,” said 溏心vlog免费B站 food safety educator Lori Pivarnik. “GAP is designed to get farmers to take stock of what they\u2019re doing and minimize the potential for contamination.” <\/p>\n

\tAdded Ken Ayars, Division of Agriculture chief: “This is a voluntary program that we want to have in place as a means of recognizing farms for the use of good management practices, with emphasis on food safety. This has value to consumers as well, and is especially relevant to Rhode Island, given that the majority of Rhode Island grown produce is sold directly to the public through roadside stands and farmers markets.” <\/p>\n

\tThe New England-wide program was launched in 2001 after 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Food Safety Education Program received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Following guidelines established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Pivarnik and her colleague Martha Patnoad solicited interested farmers. <\/p>\n

\t“These farms are now certified that they\u2019ve taken steps to minimize microbial hazards,” explained Patnoad. “Lots of farmers may take the same steps, and these six farms are going the extra mile to make sure certain practices are in place.” <\/p>\n

\tThe primary issues that farmers must address to reduce contamination are worker hygiene, irrigation water quality, proper use of fertilizers (especially manure), produce handling and contaminated run-off. <\/p>\n

\tThe farmers all believe that the certification will help in the marketing of their produce. <\/p>\n

\t“Consumers want their food supply as clean as it can be, and it doesn\u2019t take much extra effort to follow some common sense rules to keep it clean,” said farmer Richard Manfredi of Manfredi Farms. “In time, farms are going to need to be certified just so the public has confidence in you. You\u2019ve got to win their confidence, and this is one way to do it.” <\/p>\n

\tAdded David Cotta of Quonset View Farm, “I\u2019m sure that if somebody sees that we took the effort to do these extra things, they might be more likely to buy from us.” <\/p>\n

For Information: Martha Patnoad 874-2960, Todd McLeish 874-7892\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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