{"id":11642,"date":"2024-12-05T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/?p=11642"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:06:27","slug":"maine-produce-safety-improvement-grants-mpsig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/2024\/12\/05\/maine-produce-safety-improvement-grants-mpsig\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Produce Safety Improvement Grants (MPSIG)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/maine-produce-safety-improvement-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Produce Safety Improvement Grants (MPSIG)<\/a> help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/services\/grants\/scbgp\/specialty-crop#:~:text=Specialty%20Crop%20Block%20Grant%20Program&amp;text=1621%20note)%2C%20amended%20under%20section,nursery%20crops%20(including%20floriculture).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specialty crop growers<\/a> i.e, growers of fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture but excluding commodity crops) to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Implement on-farm food safety practices;<\/li>\n<li>Transition to compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR);<\/li>\n<li>Meet market demands for on-farm food safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Eligibility:<\/h3>\n<p>Proposed projects are restricted to improving the food safety of specialty crops. We will be awarding grants up to $10,000 to 14 farms. <strong>Prior awardees are not eligible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Allowed Project Investments:<\/h3>\n<p>(Each individual supply item must be less than $5,000)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plastic Harvest Totes<\/li>\n<li>Stainless Steel Handwashing Sinks<\/li>\n<li>Small Greens Bubblers<\/li>\n<li>Salad Spinners<\/li>\n<li>Stainless Steel Tables and Carts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Need more information? Connect with Anna Mueller by email at <a href=\"mailto:amueller@mofga.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amueller@mofga.org<\/a>, or by phone 207.568.6017.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\nAnna Mueller<br \/>\nFarmer Programs Manager<br \/>\nMaine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine Produce Safety Improvement Grants (MPSIG) help specialty crop growers i.e, growers of fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture but excluding commodity crops) to: Implement on-farm food safety practices; Transition to compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR); Meet market demands for on-farm [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maine Produce Safety Improvement Grants (MPSIG) - Cooperative Extension at Highmoor Farm - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/2024\/12\/05\/maine-produce-safety-improvement-grants-mpsig\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maine Produce Safety Improvement Grants (MPSIG) - Cooperative Extension at Highmoor Farm - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maine Produce Safety Improvement Grants (MPSIG) help specialty crop growers i.e, growers of fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture but excluding commodity crops) to: Implement on-farm food safety practices; 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