Michele Ritchie
Job Title: Local Food and Farm Education Program Coordinator
Office Phone: (719) 520-7676
Delegate Type:
Delegate
Institution:
Colorado State University
State:
CO
Area of Specialty:
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences
Biography
Michele Ritchie works for Colorado State University, out of the El Paso County (Colorado Springs) Extension office. She collaborates with Extension colleagues, the Colorado Department of Agriculture, and industry professionals to offer agricultural risk and business management education to farmers in Colorado. She also assists the CSU Extension – El Paso County’s Family and Consumer Science agent in conducting food safety classes and is part of a state-wide team that provides education regarding the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) and conducts voluntary On-Farm Readiness Reviews related to the Produce Safety Rule.
