Food Safety & Storage in a Warmer New England

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Join UMass Extension, CISA, and UVM Extension for a climate-themed twilight meeting at Kitchen Garden Farm in Sunderland, MA! Lilly Israel and Max Traunstein will give a tour of Kitchen Garden Farm’s postharvest and food production facilities, and discuss how the farm is considering climate change and food safety in its operations. Chris Callahan of UVM Extension will discuss precooling resources, sizing CoolBots and coolers, condensation management, and guidance on sorting/culling product for storage. Lisa McKeag of UMass Extension will give an overview of potential climate impacts on food safety. Program and presentations will be from 4-5:30 pm with refreshments to follow.

• Date: Tuesday, October 15, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
• Location: Kitchen Garden Farm, 131 S. Silver Lane, Sunderland, MA, 01375

This event is co-sponsored by CISA and UMass Extension. The event is part of CISA’s Adapt your Farm to Climate Change series. Contact climate@buylocalfood.org with questions.

This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2023 70027-40447.