These resources may be especially helpful for people who have taken a Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training course.  It is arranged by modules that correspond to the course. 

Here is the content as a single PDF document: Post PSA Grower Training Resource Links 2025 (UC Small Farm Food Safety, March 7, 2025) (PDF 241 KB)

General 

• The Food Safety Resource Clearinghouse is a crowdsourced site containing resources for Produce Safety Rule and another FSMA rule, the Preventive Controls for Human Foods https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/ 

Module 1: Introduction to Produce Safety

• FSMA Inflation Adjusted Cut Offs https://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FSMA/ucm554484.htm 
  (scroll down and click on Produce Safety)
• FSMA Produce Safety Rule: How does it apply to my farm? This video guides you through the basics of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule and helps you figure out how the Rule applies to your farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt4G1AH7bhA 
• FDA Fact Sheet about Raw Agricultural Commodities (RAC): https://www.fda.gov/media/107445/download
• FDA Fact Sheet about Dropped Covered Produce: https://www.fda.gov/media/107445/download
• Recordkeeping fact sheet and templates on the PSA General Resources page: https://resources.producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/documents/Records-Required-by-the-FSMA-PSR.pdf 
• Resources for SOPs and record keeping
  These template SOPs can be used to tailor your own SOP. They are available in English and Spanish: https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/resources/food-safety-resources-food-hubs-sample-standard-operating-procedures-sops and 
  https://cals.cornell.edu/national-good-agricultural-practices-program/resources/educational-materials/decision-trees/farm-and-packinghouse-record-keeping-sheets
• Farm Food Safety Plan templates: https://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/resources/farm-food-safety-plan-writing-resources/ 
• LGMA video Why Behind Food Safety Training Video - ENGLISH with SPANISH subtitles (viewed up to 2:45) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd-SlKRjifM 
• Extension Legal Services Initiative Produce Farms, Foodborne Illness, and Legal Liability https://elsi.necafs.org/produce-farms-foodborne-illness-and-legal-liability 

Module 2: Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training

• ADA & Farms Factsheet by Rutgers University on the public and their animals: Regulations and Risks to Your Direct Market Farm: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1310/ 
• Build a low-cost Handwashing Station (Univ. of Minnesota): https://extension.umn.edu/growing-safe-food/handwashing-station & https://www.uvm.edu/extension/news/building-better-and-cheaper-portable-handwashing-station 
• Worker Health and Hygiene: https://extension.psu.edu/worker-health-and-hygiene 
• Required Records by the FSMA Produce Safety Rule https://resources.producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/documents/Records-Required-by-the-FSMA-PSR.pdf 
• Young Farmer’s factsheet on volunteers and visitors: https://www.youngfarmers.org/fsma_resources/volunteers-visitors-food-safety/ 
• Visitor Compliance Guide: https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/foodsafety/produce/fsma/docs/visitor.pdf 
• KSU Worker Training Templates and Handouts: https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/foodsafety/produce/guidance/index.html#worker-training 
• KSU Worker Training Compliance Guide https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/foodsafety/produce/fsma/docs/compliance-guide-worker-training.pdf 
• Fact sheet for Service Animals on U-Pick Operations: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1153&title=Service%20Animals%20on%20U-Pick%20Farms 

Module 3: Soil Amendments

• GAPs decision trees https://cals.cornell.edu/national-good-agricultural-practices-program/resources/educational-materials/decision-trees/soil-amendments 
• Log sheet template: https://cornell.app.box.com/s/lm7fkkeng9w9s87co9xfaf357tv7zn9c 
• Slide 24: Required Records for 3rd Party Commercial Soil Amendment Suppliers https://resources.producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/documents/FSMA-PSR-Documentation-Requirements-for-Commercial-Soil-Amendment-Suppliers.pdf AND Model Certificate of Conformance Word format https://resources.producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/documents/CoC-Soil-Amendment.docx 
• Classes of biosolids: https://www.epa.gov/biosolids/basic-information-about-biosolids#classes 
• North Carolina State University Extension-Soil Amendments https://ncfreshproducesafety.ces.ncsu.edu/soil-amendment/
• Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO) & the Produce Safety Rule: https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/sites/default/files/files/bsaao_the_produce_safety_rulerevised020623.pdf 
• Produce Safety Alliance-Produce Factors to Consider when Using Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAOs): https://resources.producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/documents/Produce-Safety-Factors-to-Consider-when-Using-BSAAO.pdf
• Produce Safety Alliance-Documentation Requirements for Commercial Soil Amendment Suppliers: https://resources.producesafetyalliance.cornell 

Module 4: Wildlife, Domesticated Animals, and Land Use

• Assessing Environmental Hazards https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/sites/default/files/files/anr-2602_environmental_hazards.pdf 
• Food Safety and Conservation Resources (Wild Farm Alliance) https://www.wildfarmalliance.org/a_farmer_s_guide_to_food_safety_and_conservation_facts_tips_and_frequently_asked_questions 
• Article about falconry to deter nuisance birds https://escholarship.org/content/qt8jj3c871/qt8jj3c871_noSplash_cb557f590d73c8ba47c7be2a336db275.pdf?t=pj62w0 
• Interactive Wildlife Scouting Simulator: https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/resources/interactive-wildlife-scouting-simulator
• FSMA Produce Safety Rule: Dealing with Wildlife: https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/resources/fsma-produce-safety-rule-dealing-wildlife 

Module 5: Agricultural Water Part 1 – Production Water

• National Water Quality Testing Labs Map https://www.uvm.edu/extension/necafs/clearinghouse/resources/national-water-quality-testing-labs-map 
• UC Davis water system inspection resources: https://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/training/California-Farm-Food-Safety-E-learning-Series  (found mid-way down the page)
• Preharvest Ag Water Treatment Explainer videos and test strip app: https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/resources/preharvest-agricultural-water-treatment-explainer-videos-and-test-strip-app
• Aseptic Water sampling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmrO8mkcQPY 
• Equivalent Testing Methodology for Agricultural Water - Produce Safety Rule (21 CFR 112): https://www.fda.gov/food/laboratory-methods-food/equivalent-testing-methodology-agricultural-water-produce-safety-rule-21-cfr-112 

Module 5: Agricultural Water Part 2 – Postharvest Water

• PSA biofilm video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txq2L1jbM70 
• (Temperature):
  • Oregon State University infiltration demo: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/documents/12186/tomato-infiltration-final-4-13-2020.pptx (opens as PPT)
  • Susceptibility of Produce to Infiltration: Risk Factors and Mitigations Virginia fact sheet https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/FST/fst-320/FST-320.pdf
• (When should I change my water):
  •  https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/resources/guidance-wash-water-discharge-vegetable-pack-sheds-%E2%80%93-advice-system-design
• (EPA labels on sanitizers): 
  • Introduction to Selecting an EPA-Labeled Sanitizer. Produce Safety Alliance: https://resources.producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/documents/Sanitizer-Factsheet.pdf 
  • PSA Sanitizer tool and tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNNJOeITtxU  (Look under “Module 5.2”)
• Produce Safety Alliance EPA-Labeled Sanitizers for Produce - Database updated: 11/5/24
  https://resources.producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/sanitizer/ 
• Produce Safety Matters: Dump Tank (NMSU): https://youtu.be/eaVQrXQuhJA 
• Sample SOPs and logs from the National GAPs program: https://gaps.cornell.edu/educational-materials/decision-trees/postharvest-water/ 

Module 6: Postharvest Handling and Sanitation

• Planning an Efficient and Safe Wash/Pack Area; Chris Callahan, Hans Estrin, and Andy Chamberlin; University of Vermont https://blog.uvm.edu/cwcallah/2020/02/09/planning-an-efficient-and-safe-wash-pack-area/ 
• One minute video visualizing aerosolization from a pressure washer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mV9vcolycY
• Sanitize vs. Disinfect:
  • NC State fact sheet WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLEANING, SANITIZING, DISINFECTING AND STERILIZING? https://foodsafety.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Sanitizing-v-Disinfection_COVID-19_Flyer_041620.pdf?fwd=no 
  • Illinois Extension Cleaning, Sanitation, and Disinfection on the Produce Farm https://drive.google.com/file/d/10IuSuVEVemD309Tv-aP3e2B9jlc8pjZN/view 
  • University of Vermont Guide to Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfection https://blog.uvm.edu/cwcallah/files/2020/04/UVM-Ext-A-Guide-to-Cleaning-Sanitizing-and-Disinfection-Fact-Sheet-v2.0_.pdf 
• Hygienic & Sanitary Design for Produce Farms:
  https://blog.uvm.edu/cwcallah/2019/05/30/hygienic-and-sanitary-design-for-produce-farms/ 
• UVM Postharvest Webinar: Buildings & Infrastructure (Session 5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mox074Gu08U&feature=youtu.be  (Use of wood in packinghouses discussed around minute 13)
• 'Transportation Considerations’ FSMA Sanitary Transportation for Human and Animal Food https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-sanitary-transportation-human-and-animal-food 
• Wooden Bins Research: https://www.centerforproducesafety.org/amass/documents/researchproject/345/CPS%20Final%20Report%20Killinger.pdf
• Food Safety Considerations for Postharvest Washing of Produce and Sanitation of Packing Areas
  https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/sites/default/files/files/fs353e.pdf 
• University of Florida Fact Sheet on Establishing Clean Breaks:
  https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FS/FS23400.pdf 

Module 7: How to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan

• FFSP template: https://gaps.cornell.edu/educational-materials/farm-food-safety-plan-template/ 
• FDA draft rule on traceability https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-proposed-rule-food-traceability 
• GAPS Decision Trees: https://gaps.cornell.edu/educational-materials/decision-trees/ 
  & https://gaps.cornell.edu/sites/gaps.cornell.edu/files/shared/documents/Decision-Tree-Checklist.pdf 
• Cornell Traceability
  https://cals.cornell.edu/national-good-agricultural-practices-program/resources/educational-materials/decision-trees/traceability 

Additional Resources

• IPM information for managing rats: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/rats/pest-notes/#gsc.tab=0 
• OSHA related questions: Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
  https://aghealth.ucdavis.edu/