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About

Arizona LGMA

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Protecting Public Health

The Arizona farming community has been working to provide safe leafy greens through the LGMA program since 2007.

The Arizona LGMA protects public health by working to provide safe leafy greens. 

  • Arizona farmers produce 25% of the nation's lettuce and leafy greens each year.  Production happens during the winter from November - April. 

  • Leafy greens farming generates a $2 billion impact in Arizona each year.

Farmers work to protect public health by participating in the Arizona LGMA food safety program whose mission is to cultivate food safety practices, verify on-farm compliance, utilize data for improvement and empower industry with tools to advance food safety.  

Annual Reports

2023-2024

2020-2021

2022-2023

2021-2022

Arizona LGMA Subcommittees

Technical Subcommittee

  • Amanda Brooks (Chair)

  • Guadalupe Camarena

  • Jesus Canchola

  • Kristina Nunes 

  • Bob Mills

  • Michael Menes

  • Valentin Sierra

  • Jeremy Vanderzyl (Alternate)

  • Megan Chedwick (Alternate)

  • Matthew Burke (Alternate)

Communications Subcommittee

  • Kelly Miller (Chair)

  • Amanda Brooks (Co-Chair)

  • Valentin Sierra

  • Kelly Smith

  • Vicki-Lynne Scott

  • Vacant (Alternate)

Staff

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Teressa Lopez
Program Administrator

602.542.0945

tlopez@azda.gov

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Kevin Watson
Compliance Officer

928.271.4074

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April Ward
Communications

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Kami Van Horn
Technical Assistant

Leadership

Arizona LGMA is funded by its members, and administered through the Arizona Department of Agriculture.  The Arizona LGMA is lead by the Arizona Leafy Greens Food Safety Committee with assistance of technical and communications subcommittees, as well as a wide range of associated industry professionals who are all dedicated to ensuring the integrity of Arizona Leafy Greens. 

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Jesus
Canchola

Fresh

Express

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Megan
Chedwick

Church Brothers Farms

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Armando Figueroa

Braga Fresh

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Kristina
Nunes

The Nunes Company

Foxy 

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Francisco
Valdez

Sabor Farms

Arizona LGMA Food Safety Committee

Commodities

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