Do you grow or process specialty agriculture products? Or perhaps you collect wild products from the forest? If so, then this Good Agriculture and Collection Practices (GACP) Training Workshop series may be for you.
Customers and consumers are increasingly demanding proof that the products they purchase have been grown, collected and handled safely, sustainably and ethically. Commercial customers now almost always require proof of a ‘sustainable supply chain’.
Proof of a credible quality control system throughout the process is vital.
Customers and consumers are increasingly demanding proof that the products they purchase have been grown, collected and handled safely, sustainably and ethically. Commercial customers now almost always require proof of a ‘sustainable supply chain’.
Proof of a credible quality control system throughout the process is vital.
Good Agriculture Collection Practices (GACPs) is a set of tools to help you “prove” that you grow, collect, process and / or sell any number of plants and plant products safely and PROVE that you did so, using a nationally recognized program. Developed specifically for small scale producers, this system was built using HACCP (Hazard Analysis, Critical Control Points) and is recognized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
What crops/products are included under these GACPs?
The program covers wild harvested and specialty agriculture crops including herbs, spices, natural health products, hemp, and wild harvested products including berries, mushrooms, fiddleheads, essential oils, medicinal plants, greenery, etc.
When?
What crops/products are included under these GACPs?
The program covers wild harvested and specialty agriculture crops including herbs, spices, natural health products, hemp, and wild harvested products including berries, mushrooms, fiddleheads, essential oils, medicinal plants, greenery, etc.
When?
- Upper Miramichi: Feb 5-6, 2018 6094 Route 8 Boiestown, New Brunswick E6A 1M7
- Sussex: Feb 9-10, 2018 SNB Wood Co-op Ltd 13 Drurys Cove Road, Sussex, NB
- Fredericton: Feb. 20-21, 2018 or Feb. 23-24 (depending on demand and preferences) The Ville 241 Canada Street, Fredericton, NB
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