Horticulture & Specialty Crops
Horticulture Food Safety Plan
A template for a horticulture food safety plan. It outlines the basics growers cover, and should be reviewed against current rules and your buyers. Use a fresh copy each season and keep old ones for comparison.
TemplateHorticulture & Specialty CropsFree PDF
Sections on this template
- Farm description and map
- Water sources and use
- Worker health and hygiene
- Soil amendments and compost
- Animals and wildlife
- Harvest and packing sanitation
- Training and records
- Corrective actions and notes
How to use this template
Complete it by hand or retype the headings into your own document. Keep one signed copy on file and give a copy to everyone it affects.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with FDA and eXtension.
For more in this area, see the row crop calendar. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Washington Wants American Food, Not Farmworkers, and farming farm stories.