Buried in Paperwork Tonight!

At the end of a busy summer, Bryan and I were ready for a quiet winter. Now, we are seeing that the relative inactivity of a farm winter is short. We're in February, and we find this time of year brings a heightened level of activity. Some of it is very exciting, like dreaming about our vegetable garden, looking through seed catalogs, thinking about how we're going to sell our berries....and all of the interesting people we'll meet this summer through the B and B.

Then, there is paperwork to complete...and lots of it. We are now required to undergo a food safety (GAP) audit by the USDA ...who wants to be sure we're picking and packing our berries in a safe manner. Can't blame them...with the problems that the vegetable people had last year. But there's tons of paperwork, which must be done by me at night, after I'm done with my day job (a wonderful job with Celergo...an international payroll provider).

In addition, I have paperwork to complete for our NOFA certification audit...the audit which certifies us as an organic grower.

But, its all worth it...and we want our products to reflect quality and safety, as well as great taste! We can't sell it as such if it isn't certified...so bring on the paperwork!