Produce Safety Alliance: Grower Training

Wild Farm is a multi-use farm producing eggs, meat and produce. Annual sales of all food products they sold in total equals $595,000 per year with a 3-year average in produce sales of $265,394. The farm grows tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, onions, and lettuce. They also have an apple orchard. Most of the apples are sold as fresh fruit, but 10% of the apples are sold in the form of value-added products; namely cider and apple butter. Although the farm sells produce and other food directly to local restaurants, and to consumers through their U-pick operations, approximately 53% of their fresh produce sales are to Whole Foods Market. The closest Whole Foods Market is located 300 miles away. Very little of the produce is consumed on the farm (<1%).

1. Is the farm exempt, qualified exempt, or covered under the FSMA Produce Safety Rule ?

2. Explain your reasoning for your answer in question 1.

3. When will this farm have to comply with the agricultural water requirements?