Program Overview

Retail Farm Market School

The Retail Farm Market School is an online course designed to teach individuals how to handle, prepare, and sell produce. The course covers various aspects of being a retail farm market professional, including produce science best practices, handling products, trimming and crisping produce, and implementing cleaning, sanitation, and environmental practices.

Course Details

• Course Title: Retail Farm Market School
• Course Code: OLC-G-1003
• Duration: 6 hours
• Language: English
• Certificate: Available upon successful completion of the course
• Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Course Objectives

The course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to:

• Use produce science best practices
• Handle products
• Trim and crisp produce
• Implement cleaning, sanitation, and environmental practices
• Care for fresh-cut produce
• Implement merchandising and customer service strategies
• Calculate market orders
• Receive and store products

Target Audience

The course is designed for:

• New farm market employees (roadside stands, farmers' market vendors)
• Experienced farm market employees
• People interested in becoming a farm market employee
• Farm market managers
• Produce personnel in grocery stores

Course Format

The course is an asynchronous, self-paced online course that includes:

• Videos
• Handouts
• Check Your Learning questions
• A graded final course quiz (optional)

Fees

The course fee is $169.00.

Additional Resources

Related courses and resources include:

• Farmers Market Food Safety
• ServSafe
• Cooking for Crowds: A Volunteer's Guide to Safe Food Handling
• Food Safety Posters
• Good Sanitary Practices Posters
• Using QuickBooks to Manage Your Farm Business
• Thermometer Use and Calibration
• Understanding Pricing Objectives and Strategies for the Value-Added Ag Producer
• Farm Biosecurity Best Practices for Contractors, Vendors, and Visitors