Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 7
Food Safety and Technology On-Farm Food Safety for
Aquaponics Systems
Always wear gloves when handling anything in your farm which includes handling food,
gravel, fish, fish food or areas around fish tanks. Always. No exceptions.
Never allow anyone who smokes in the farm. The tobacco on their hands or clothes can
perhaps infect other blooming crops.
Avoiding bringing food into the greenhouse for fear of spreading food-based chemicals that
were used in cooking or raising that food.
Avoid tracking in dirt or mud into your farm. The germs and pathogens in the dirt are filled
with insects. Some commercial farms may require the use of disposable paper slippers in the
farm to avoid their workers from bringing in dirt in the farm.
Considervacuuming thefloorsinyourgreenhouseinstead ofsweeping thefloorsinthefarm
to avoid raising the dust level in the farm.
If you have 'screens' on the outside of your farm and you run into problems with insects in
your farm and dirt or dust blows consistently inside your greenhouse, consider using an ad-
ditionalbreathabledust-proofscreencoverontopofthescreenstheavoidfinedust/dirtfrom
entering the farm. Dust screens are common to protect those with allergies in their homes.
