Maria Gorgo-Simcox
Affiliate Instructor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Produce Safety Alliance Lead Instructor, FSMA Produce Safety Rule
Latinx Agricultural Network Community of Practice, Leadership Committee Member
Extensión En Español
- Commercial Horticulture (Green Industry, Vegetable, Tree and Small Fruit and, Mushroom Productions)
- Integrated Pest Management
- Farm Food Safety - FSMA and GAP
- Latino Community Outreach
- Beginning Farmer
- Conservation Practice
- Phone: 484-335-2091
- Email: mag38@psu.edu
- Location:
- Chester County
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Most recent education by Maria Gorgo-Simcox
- Crecimiento de Pepinos en Túneles Altos
- ¿Qué licencia de pesticida necesita su empresa?
- Recursos para comenzar la producción de hortalizas en camas elevadas de siembra
- Identificación de mercados para productores latinos de frutas y hortalizas
- 2023 Green Industry Current Issues for the Week of September 4
Ms. Gorgo-Gourovitch is the Food Safety, IPM and Water Quality Extension Educator for Chester and Berks counties. Maria conducts educational programs in the areas of vegetable, small fruit and mushrooms production; green industry; IPM solutions, FSMA, GAP and farm food safety; beginning farming and pesticide safety for various agricultural industries in Pennsylvania. Maria is also adapting new, culturally appropriate trainings and outreach materials and assessing the needs of the Latino Community.
She worked for USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service as a Soil Conservationist assisting farm owners in the planning, application and maintenance of a variety of agronomic and engineering practices. She also previously worked for Penn State Extension until January 2015 where she served as outreach coordinator, educator and trainer for the PA IPM, Farm Safety and Food Safety Programs.
Fully bilingual in English and Spanish. Worked for international educational institutions and private companies (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile).
M.S. Animal Production, Pontifical Argentine Catholic University, Buenos Aires, Argentina