TY - JOUR
T1 - Survey of Farmers Market Managers in California
T2 - Food Safety Perspectives
AU - Pires, Alda F.A.
AU - Kukielka, Esther A.
AU - Haghani, Viktoria
AU - Stover, James K.
AU - de Melo Ramos, Thais
AU - Kim, Julia Van Soelen
AU - Jay-Russell, Michele T
N1 - Funding Information:
The work reported here was funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture Project CA-V-PHR-4063-H. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We thank Jasmin Torres for technical assistance. We also thank Judy Harrison from the University of Georgia and Catherine Nettles Cutter from Pennsylvania State University for sharing their survey and Erin DiCaprio and Carle Brinkman for their feedback on the survey. Additionally, we acknowledge the FM managers who participated in our study.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - We conducted a survey to characterize certified California farmers markets (FMs) regarding location, seasonality, size, product, product labeling, advertising methods, postharvest practices, regulations governing vendors, training offered, and training interests. Data obtained from the survey highlight the need for improvement regarding food safety and can serve as a basis for development of collaborative education by Extension educators, regulatory agencies, and FMs. Extension professionals can play a proactive role in such training opportunities, focusing outreach efforts for training according to applicable findings and including online training venues to maximize reach to stakeholders.
AB - We conducted a survey to characterize certified California farmers markets (FMs) regarding location, seasonality, size, product, product labeling, advertising methods, postharvest practices, regulations governing vendors, training offered, and training interests. Data obtained from the survey highlight the need for improvement regarding food safety and can serve as a basis for development of collaborative education by Extension educators, regulatory agencies, and FMs. Extension professionals can play a proactive role in such training opportunities, focusing outreach efforts for training according to applicable findings and including online training venues to maximize reach to stakeholders.
KW - animal products
KW - farmers markets
KW - food safety
KW - outreach
KW - vegetables
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85098687216
VL - 58
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Journal of Extension
JF - Journal of Extension
SN - 1077-5315
IS - 5
ER -