With our organization’s mission always in mind, we strive to find new strategies for dealing with this challenge.  Programs were created to increase awareness and knowledge of food safety and safe food handling procedures for farmers/community market vendors, market managers, farm gate vendors, home kitchen small scale food processors, and others who may make, bake or produce food products for public consumption outside of regulated food service establishments. As well as trying to protect the general public, this education program will also help individuals who want to  sell their wares become trusted and successful vendors.