7. Ryan Lichttenegger of Steel Wheel Farm
Developing Employee Training Protocols and DIY Hygienic Design
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Episode Description:
In this episode of the Farm Walks Podcast, we get to sit down with Ryan Lichttenegger of Steel Wheel Farm in Fall City, WA to talk about developing COVID-specific employee training protocols and discuss recent updates to their wash/pack facility to help prepare them for GAP/FSMA compliance. Ryan will also share about his love of vintage farm equipment and Steel Wheel Farm’s approach to completing infrastructure projects on leased land and some of the marketing pivots they’ve made during COVID. Later in this episode, we get to chat with Andy Chamberlin, Agricultural Engineering Technician at the University of Vermont Extension about DIY hygienic design.
Steel Wheel Farm, is a small, first-generation family farm with one goal in mind: to improve the way in which produce is grown, harvested and distributed. Everything they do is guided by their mission of growing quality food, being environmentally friendly and stewards of the land. They believe that quality food begins with the farmer and because of this they choose Non-GMO seeds, Certified Naturally Grown Practices, and giving back to the soils they mine from. You can find their diversified farm located in the Snoqualmie Valley.
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Contributors:
The Farm Walks Podcast is collaboratively organized by WSU Extension, Tilth Alliance and WSU Food Systems.
This episode is generously supported by the National Farmer Union’s Local Food Safety Collaborative. The Local Food Safety Collaborative is a network of farm and agriculture organizations providing education and training for local food producers.
Production Team:
Podcast hosted by Farmer Nicole Witham @farmernicole
Behind the scenes logistics and general wrangling by Erin Murphy and Teri Rakusin
Theme Music is, “Soil of Mississippi” by Abakis @abakismusic
Farm Walks website, logo, and pod art by Riled Up Goats @riledupgoats
Audio engineering and editing by Aaron Mason
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Steel Wheel Farm sells some of their products through Farmstand Local Foods
Ryan uses Tend agricultural software
Ryan uses Bridging the GAPS to make sure Steel Wheel is following good food safety practices
Check out WSU Breadlab for grain information in Washington
In this episode, Ryan mentions the HumanLinks Grant, which is actually the Washington State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund
Trying to build or update your wash/pack area? Check out some of the resources mentioned by Andy and compiled by University of Vermont on their blog: go.uvm.edu/ageng
Struggling to differentiate between bins, buckets, and totes? Listen to this podcast episode for some clarity: Bins, Buckets, Baskets & Totes – Harvest Containers: EP25
Learn more about the principles and implementation of hygienic and sanitary design for produce farms here.
Installing a washing machine greens spinner? Check out this shopping advice first.
Looking to satisfy the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement by signing up for the PSA Grower Training Course--now available virtually!