BILINGUAL PRODUCE SAFETY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR HISPANIC/LATINO FRESH PRODUCE GROWERS AND FARMWORKERS IN PENNSYLVANIA

In this pilot project, Penn State Extension will work closely with Hispanic/Latino farmersand farmworkers to identify training needs within their communities, and develop high-impactbilingual food safety training programming for the Hispanic/Latino community. The goal is todeliver trainings in Spanish to address the language barrier so this underserved community canbetter understand some of the concepts included in the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA)curriculum.The main objectives of this pilot project include:1) Create growers and workforce focus groups in different parts of the state for GAPs educationand training.2) Collaboratively adapt and develop innovative, culturally appropriate outreach and educationalmaterials that are effective at reaching and communicating with Spanish speaking growers,supervisors, and farm workers.3) Collaboratively develop innovative, high impact GAPs outreach, education, and trainingprograms in Spanish.4) Increase knowledge/practice adoption by all trainees under the project of farm food safetyrequirements and resources for certification and increase the capacity of trainers in this area toassist producers, including those with limited access to technolog