Vermont herb & Salad Company is a four-season family farm committed to preserving Vermont's rural working landscape. We do not use synthetic fertilizers or pesticides to produce our greens and herbs, only rich soil, quality seed and hard work.

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Heather & Jared with their son, Finnegan

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Food Safety and Quality


Vermont Herb & Salad Company Inc. is a small family-run farm. Although we are small, food safety has always been an integral part of our farm.  We are in the process of implementing a new food safety program. We currently follow NOP and USDA GAP guidelines. Our four critical areas that requires safety control measures are water safety, compost, worker hygiene and greenhouse/ packing sanitation. 

 
 In the Greenhouses 

  • We follow GAP (USDA Good agricultural practices)
  • Greens are grown on tables in secure greenhouses which eliminate contact from birds, pest and rodents
  •  All seed is certified organic and tested by seed suppliers for pathogens such as e. coli.
  •  Irrigation water is sourced from private well which is tested regularly and professional maintained
  • Our greens our soil grown and we only use a plant based compost
  •  All harvesting is completed with sanitized equipment and disposable liner


In the Packaging Facility

  •  We follow USDA GAP, GMP and NOP standards to ensure high food safety standards

  •  Greens are carefully cleaned and sorted our facility is sanitized daily



Distribution

  • Our product is kept in a secure unbroken cold chain






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