The N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Task Force and the N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family program are conducting comprehensive food safety in-service training sessions for N.C. Cooperative Extension agents across the state in April and May 2012. Topics covered will include Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), best farmers market practices, food safety program economics, business regulations and an update on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Registration is FREE.
DATES & LOCATIONS
- April 19-20, 2012 – Kannapolis, N.C.
- May 16-17, 2012 – Waynesville, N.C.
- May 22-23, 2012 – Plymouth, N.C.
TIMES
Day 1: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Day 2: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION & REIMBURSEMENT
There are NO registration fees required.
Each agent will be responsible for entering their own Travel Authorizations for this training. N.C. Cooperative Extension in-service training funds will be covering round-trip travel to training, per diem for breakfast (1) and dinner (1), as well as lodging based on shared occupancy at the state rate (1 night). Additional meals will be included in the trainings.
Each agent will be responsible for making their own reservations and either finding a roommate or covering the other half of the room fees. To ease reimbursement, all accommodation fees will be billed to one account. We will also be using this N.C. Cooperative Extension Travel Memo to assist the travel reimbursement procedure. For Travel Reimbursements, charge to grant 441421-13046. This procedure will be covered in detail at the training.
EVENT-LOCATION DETAILS
April 19-20, 2012
N.C. Research Campus – Core Lab building
150 Research Campus Drive
Kannapolis, N.C. 28081
Check in with security (1st floor)
Meeting room is on 4th floor
Accommodations
Holiday Inn Express
2491 Wonder Drive
Kannapolis, N.C. 28083
Front Desk: 704-743-1080
Website and Directions: http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/kannapolis/cltnc/hoteldetail
*Ask for Candy or state that Candy has reserved a block of rooms for N.C. State University for April 19, 2012. Extension funding will cover shared occupancy (one-half of room per person).
May 16-17, 2012
Haywood County Cooperative Extension
589 Raccoon Road
Waynesville, N.C. 28786
Agenda (PDF)
Accommodations
The Waynesville Inn
176 Country Club Drive
Waynesville, N.C. 28786
Front Desk: 828-456-3551
Website and Directions: www.thewaynesvilleinn.com
*Reference the reserved block of rooms for N.C. State University. Extension funding will cover shared occupancy (one-half of room per person).
May 22-23, 2012
Vernon G. James Research and Extension Center
207 Research Station Road
Plymouth, N.C. 27962
Accommodations
Holiday Inn Express
840 US Highway 64 West
Plymouth, N.C. 27962
Front Desk: 252-793-4700
Website and Directions: http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/plymouth/pymnc/hoteldetail
*Reference the reserved block of rooms for N.C. State University. Extension funding will cover shared occupancy (one-half of room per person).
CONTACT
Diane Ducharme
N.C. MarketReady, GAPs Program Coordinator
704-250-5402
diane_ducharme@ncsu.edu
