Food Safety & Storage in a Warmer New England

Event date/time: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event Type: 
In-person
Event location: 
Kitchen Garden Farm
131 S. Silver Lane, Sunderland, MA, 01375
Price: 
Free!

Join UMass Extension, CISA, and UVM Extension for a climate-themed twilight meeting at Kitchen Garden Farm in Sunderland, MA!

  • Lilly Israel and Max Traunstein - Tour of the farm's postharvest and food production facilities, and discussion on how the farm is considering climate change and food safety in its operations.
  • Chris Callahan - Precooling resources, sizing CoolBots and coolers, condensation management, and guidance on sorting/culling product for storage
  • Lisa McKeag - Overview of potential climate impacts on food safety

Program and presentations from 4-5:30 pm with refreshments to follow.

This event is co-sponsored by CISA as part of their Adapting your Farm to Climate Change series. This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2023 70027-40447.

Speaker(s) / Instructor(s): 
Lilly Israel and Max Traunstein - Owners, Kitchen Garden Farm
Chris Callahan - Exetnsion Associate Professor, UVM Extension Agricultural Engineering
Lisa McKeag - Extension Educator, UMass Extension Agricultural Programs
How to Participate: 

Please register in advance so we can plan appropriately. Thank you!

Click here to register
Contact's name: 
Lisa McKeag
Contact's email: 
lmckeag@umass.edu
This event will be recorded: 
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131 S. Silver Lane Sunderland MA

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