Food Safety on the farm
Food safety and quality assurance are high priorities on the farm. Wild Hope Farm is FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) & GAP (Good Agricultural Practice) compliant. Read about our food safety practices and quality standards below.
Food Safety Plan
All employees are trained on food safety protocols and are required to follow the daily / weekly / monthly GAP cleaning tasks.
Produce Washing
Fully loaded harvest bins get dumped into our wash tubs that are filled with sanitized water and dried if necessary.
Pack & Wash Stations
We start every morning by sanitizing all harvest tools and every surface of the pack/wash stations.
Harvest
We harvest into sanitized bins places in nesting bins to prevent contact with the ground.
Delivery
Produce is packed in sanitized bins or boxes & loaded onto clean pallets. The plastic wrapped pallets increase humidity & prevent contamination.
Bin washing
Empty CSA and harvest bins are sanitized and washed through our AZS rinse conveyor.