Food Safety Training

Whether you are new to farm food safety concepts or looking to sell to schools, senior centers, or early childhood sites through the New Mexico Grown Approved Supplier Program, the NMFMA's Tiered Food Safety Training program will help you prepare. These trainings are based upon the NMFMA's Minimum Standards and Expected Outcomes (PDF) for qualifying training programs.

The NMFMA currently offers the following trainings:

Online Food Safety Training (Tier 1 and 2)

Both levels of Food Safety Training are taught online via Zoom. Classes are held approximately monthly and broken up into two sessions on two different weeks. Head over to our Trainings and Event page to see our current training schedule. These trainings meet the course requirement for the New Mexico Grown Approved Supplier Program.

**In-person Food Safety Training (Tiers 1-3*)**

Throughout the year, we also host a handful of in-person training sessions, which are perfect for groups and can even be arranged to be held on your farm or other locations within your communities.

Don't see a location in New Mexico near you? Use the contact form below to reach out to request our trainers, and we might be able to come to you!

Training & Events Calendar

What You Will Learn:

Tier 1 Workshops: Farmers will leave this training with a basic understanding of what food safety Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) look like on a farm, and prepare to develop a Farm Risk Assessment or Food Safety Plan, if desired.
Tier 2 Workshops: This workshop walks farmers through completing a Farm Risk Assessment and Food Safety Plan. The plan will be customized to each farmer and their unique farm; it will act as each farm's operations manual to ensure continuous improvement and implementation of food safety practices.
Tier 3 Workshops: This is a one-on-one training for farmers wishing to complete GAP certification.

Do you have a group of people interested in attending an in-person training in your community? Let us know by filling out the form below and one of our team members will get back to you to discuss opportunities!