Extension
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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
805 |
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, ….) |
1641 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
929 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
1187 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
371 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
537 |
Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit |
156 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
758 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
871 |
There is a growing interest in our community to cultivate your own food and become more sustainable. There is also an interest by many, in mushrooms in particular. People want to know how to identify mushrooms and how to forage for them safely. We receive a lot of questions, as agents, about how to grow your own mushrooms at home. With the increased interest in mushrooms over the last year, the Agriculture and Horticulture programs decided it would be an excellent opportunity to collaborate on a...
