Food Safety on the farm
Food safety and quality assurance are high priorities on the farm. Wild Hope Farm is FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) compliant. Read about our food safety practices and quality standards below.
Food Safety plan
All employees are onboarded to our thorough food safety plan and are required to follow FSMA standards.
Produce Washing
Fully loaded harvest bins get dumped into our wash tubs that are filled with sanitized water and dried if necessary.
Pack & Wash Stations
We start every morning by sanitizing all harvest tools and every surface of the pack/wash stations.
Harvest
We harvest into sanitized bins places in nesting bins to prevent contact with the ground.
Delivery
Our CSA and farmers market produce is pre-packed into sanitized bins, which are then stacked onto clean pallets. The pallets are wrapped in plastic to increase humidity and prevent contamination.
Bin washing
Empty CSA and harvest bins are offloaded from the trailer and stacked on the bin washing wall where they are sanitized and pressure washed on each side.