Extension
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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
478 |
Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit |
110 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
405 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
320 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
1011 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
827 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
938 |
Number of people who attended training on food safety, food handling, food processing, liability, and/or marketing. This includes: PBPT, GAP certification, Farmers Market samples, ….) |
3586 |
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
728 |
Based on population estimates for July 1, 2019, Scott County has a population of 57,004. This is an increase of population of 21% since the census in 2010. The growing population allows for more opportunity for local farmers to market their products to residents within the county. To help facilitate bridging the gap between farmer and consumer, the Scott County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent and the Scott County Horticulture Agent partner together to create the Farm to Fridge program. T...
