This project addressed a lack of education about food safety and how to comply with regulations, and lack of knowledge about how to reach buyers through direct marketing. The specific targeted risk management strategies used in this project were workshops and one-on-one technical assistance in a) on-farm food safety practices such as cold storage, b) compliance with the Produce Safety Rule and eventual certification in Good Agricultural Practices, and c) approaches to marketing and social media. A total of seven workshops were hosted through this grant. At the end of this project, Local Food Hub worked with a total of 131 unique farmers on CoolBot cold storage, GAP Certification (1:1 support for 7 farmers), on-farm risk assessments (1:1 support for 9 farmers), on-farm recordkeeping, social media support (1:1 support for 10 farmers) and representation and marketing via the Virginia Black Farmer Directory.