Extension
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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
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, ….) |
1005 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
151 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
154 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
457 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
77 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
120 |
Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit |
28 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
61 |
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
140 |
Downtown Princeton was bustling with activities on Saturday September 7 during the annual Black Patch Heritage Festival as well as providing an opportunity for free farmers market produce, provided by Black Soil, a community-supported Agriculture organization.Thanks to a grant from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Ashley Smith, co-founder and CEO of Black Soil, and 103.3 WPKY collaborated with Caldwell County Agriculture Agent Shane Bogle to enlist local farmers in bringing their seasonal...
