Gleaning Safely: Volunteer Produce Safety Training

Project Type: Education Only
Funds awarded in 2022: $49,999.00
Projected End Date: 03/31/2025
Grant Recipients: Virginia Tech; Society of St. Andrew
Region: Southern
State: Virginia
Principal Investigator:
Co-Investigators:
Allyson Ey
Society of St. Andrew
Description:
This video covers basic produce safety information for individuals gleaning fresh produce. When you have completed this training, we would appreciate your feedback through a short survey:
https://vce.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1G4tWzMA3XQaZ94

This training was developed as a collaboration between Virginia Tech/Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Society of St. Andrew. This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2021-38640-34724 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number EDS22-37. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

As part of this project, we also made two additional training videos for others who may be involved in gleaning fresh produce:

Farmer training - https://video.vt.edu/media/Farmer-GleaningTraining/1_yebin82t
Farmers market training - https://video.vt.edu/media/FarmersMarket-GleaningTraining/1_...
Please reach out to Dr. H. Lester Schonberger (hls@vt.edu) if you have any questions or need anything else related to this training.
Type:
Video
Transcript Embedded:
Yes
Authors:
Allyson Ey, SoSA; Laura Strawn, VT/VCE; Renee Boyer, VT/VCE
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.