LIBERTY, NY— A two-part farm food safety series will be offered this spring by Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Sullivan County at the Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center at 64 Ferndale-Loomis Rd.

On Tuesday, April 14, “Expanding Your Market for Vegetable Farms: Introduction to GAP & FSMA Training” will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. This introductory class will cover what GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) certification and FMSA (Food Safety Modernization Act) training are and how they apply to producers. There also will be a discussion of purchasing requirements and product demand by distributors and end users. Cost to attend is $15 per person or $10 per CCESC enrollee.

On Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1, a two-day training on GAP Farm Food Safety will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for farmers interested in produce safety or in learning more about developing farm food safety plans and third-party verification of their food safety practices.

Cost to attend is $50 per farm and $24 for each additional attendee. Pre-registration with non-refundable payment is required. Call 845/292-6180 or email srb46@cornell.edu.