April

Submit CAPS Produce Safety Plan for review

Revise and finalize plan based on review feedback

If needed, test well or spring water for bacteria

July

Verify employee training

Upload Water Test result

Nov

Submit remaining CAPS documents for review:

Photos and practices for wash line, containers and cold storage

Manure management records

Dec

Revise and finalize remaining CAPS documents based on review feedback

CAPS BADGE/ Certificate posted in Farm Folder—valid through following season

CAPS fits your growing seasonOld Athens Farm

Catamount Farm

4-Corners Farm

Jericho Settlers Farm

Who’s owns this?

CAPS fits your marketsYour buyers want YOU to manage food safety risks…..

CAPS shows them you’re on it!

Three tiers of CAPS

What you get Annual Cost

Best or Needed For

CAPS Plan

Farm Folder, Produce Safety Plan and Share

Page access (self-serve,takes only 2-4 hrs!)

Free!

Minimum task for allgrowers! Enough for

direct-market retail (e.g. CSA, Farmers Market,

Farm Stand)

CAPS Certificate

Farm folder and CAPS Certificate includes third-party review of all CAPS

documents

$100Direct-market wholesale (e.g. Institutions, Co-ops,

Restaurants)

CAPS-Plus Certificate

CAPS Certificate plus on-farm verification by VT Agency of Agriculture

$200-$400

Larger wholesale markets and distributers such as

Hannaford, Rinehart, Deep Root Coop