Local Food SystemsMajor Program

14477.8

Total Hours

Contributed.

72486

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

402

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

792

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of producers who can accurately identify agricultural food products that extend beyond the growing season 

2087

Number of producers reporting more confidence in marketing/selling food products

1360

Number of producers who were successful in marketing/selling food products

1346

Number of residents indicating a willingness to support local food markets as a result of awareness raised through Extension programming 

39924

Number of residents reporting an increase in accessing fresh, local foods

21962

Number of producers who were encouraged by Extension programming to seek additional training on food safety ( FAP, FSMA, etc.)

889

Number of producers who were successfully trained by Extension on food safety (GAP or FSMA)

673

Number of producers who successfully obtained value-added processing certification (HBM, HBP, BPCS, etc.) through Extension programming

228

Stories

Kenton County Farm Tour 2019 Kentucky State University Participation

Many people do not know where their food comes from, other than the grocery store. In Kenton County there is a diverse population where many residents live in urban or suburban and settings. For the past 8 years the Kenton County Extension Service Office has held a Farm Harvest Tour for its residents. One of the goals of the tour is to educate the urban and suburban population in the county on the connection of food to land and enhance appreciation of the rich heritage of farmers for many gener...

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Kenton County Farm Tour 2019 Kentucky State University Participation

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