Fruit and Vegetable Growers Food Safety Program Survey

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1 Fruit and Vegetable Growers Food Safety Program Survey Outreach: NC Fresh Produce Safety List Serve Fresh Produce Safety Tier 2 List Serve NC Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association List Serve Strawberry Expo Workshop at M&M Farms. Survey participant title: Farm owner 67.5% 27 Farm manager 0.0% 4 Food safety coordinator 7.5% 7 Other (please specify) 5.0% 2 responses 40 Number Date Other (please specify) Nov 2, 202 3:56 Produce Grading Station 2 Nov 9, 202 :22 NCDA&CS Research Specialist 2. Age range in years: Under % % % 3 Over % 3. Define your operation (choose all that apply):

2 Grower 75.0% 36 Packer 6.7% 8 Distribution hub 2.0% Aggregate handling facility 0.0% 0 Other (please specify) 6.3% 3 responses 48 Number Date Other (please specify) Nov 2, 202 5:34 Do some processing- bagging leaf letuce, etc. We have been inspected by NOCA for that. 2 Nov 9, 202 :22 NCDA&CS Research Station 3 Oct 30, 202 2:07 Agent 4. Total gross sales in 20: $0 to $00, % 23 $00,00 to $500, % 3 $500,00 to $ million 7.9% 3 Greater than $ million 23.7% 9 5. What % of gross sales goes to each of the following markets? (must add to 00%)

3 Number Consumer s (on-farm, roadside stands, etc.) Food service outlets (schools, hospitals, institutional buyers, restaurants, Coops) Processors Supermarkets/ Grocery retailers Wholesale distribution Other Total Do you currently have a food safety plan in place?

4 Yes 52.6% 20 No 47.4% 8 7. How did you create your food safety plan? (choose all that apply) Using information found online 23.3% 4 Using information received from face-to-face training 28.3% 7 With help from an Extension agent 8.3% Not creating one at this time 6.7% 0 Other (please specify) 3.3% 8 responses 60 answered question 36 skipped question 2 Number Date Other (please specify) 2 3 Nov 4, 202 :47 AM Nov 2, 202 0:39 Nov 2, 202 5:34 4 Nov 9, 202 :03 5 Nov 9, 202 :50 AM not sure where to begin to create one furnished by my marketer info from our organic certifier Carolina Farm Stewardship & NC State I treat all food like the food I eat in my home 6 Nov 8, 202 8:07 7 Nov 8, 202 7:35 8 Oct 24, 202 3:0 Currently working on one via gin/?redirect_to= oodsafety.org/create-a-foodsafety-manual/ UTILIZED COMMON SENCE HOME CANNING PRACTICES Tier & 2 training sessions 8. If you do not have a food safety plan: why not? (choose all that apply)

5 I don't know how to create a food safety plan 3.5% 5 I don't have time to create a food safety plan 5.4% 2 I don't feel it is important for my operation to have a food safety 0.8% 4 plan I have a food safety plan in place 48.6% 8 Other (please specify) 2.6% 8 responses 37 answered question 37 skipped question Number Date Other (please specify) 2 Nov 2, 202 3:56 Nov 2, 202 3:5 3 Nov 9, 202 :22 4 Nov 9, 202 :03 5 Nov 8, 202 8:07 6 Nov 8, 202 7:38 7 Nov 8, 202 7:35 Wasn't required, now working on one. Thinking about stoping the produce part of my farm Research Station I have a partially completed food safety plan We use safe practices...just two of us (family) so never felt the need to 'write it down' until regulated to do so. Had been looking for a boiler plate to help get started. Now have the familyfarmed site to assist. We have a bits and parts of a food safety plan and have not be able to implement all the plan in place WAS NOT AWARE OF THE NEED FOR A FORMAL PLAN 8 Nov 7, 202 2:00 Not required at this time 9. Which category below best defines your access to computer and web connectivity?

6 Computer and high-speed Internet 86.8% 33 Computer and dial-up 0.0% 0 Computer only 5.3% 2 No reliable computer 0.0% 0 Other (please specify) 7.9% 3 Number Date Other (please specify) 2 Nov 2, 202 5:34 Nov 2, 202 3:5 3 Nov 8, 202 7:35 computer and medium speed internet- satelite Look at 8 COMPUTER WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS 0. Please choose the best answer below on your preferences for creating a food safety plan, if you had to create/recreate one: Work through online resource tools to create one 23.7% 9 Work through sample paper copies and create my own 3.2% 5 Combination of online and paper copies 57.9% 22 Other (please specify) 5.3% 2 answered question 33 Number Date Other (please specify) Nov 2, 202 3:5 Look at 8 2 Nov 9, 202 :0 AM work with other farmers. If you are looking into GAPs certification, which 3rd party auditor are you planning to use?

7 USDA 27.0% 0 USDA Harmonized 0.8% 4 Primus 8.% 3 NSF Davis Fresh 0.0% 0 SQF 2.7% Not looking 35.% 3 Other (please specify) 6.2% 6 answered question 37 skipped question Number Date Other (please specify) Nov 2, 202 3:5 Look at 8 2 Nov 8, 202 9:53 No decision yet 3 Nov 8, 202 7:35 UNDECIDED AT THIS TIME Oct 3, 202 :30 Oct 30, 202 7:07 Oct 30, 202 5:44 have used primus and usda I have no idea SCS