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 |
Due to COVID 19 our WAVE AG Day was cancelled for July 2020. In order to stay connected to our communities the group started Project Full Plate. During the 2020 year, families and businesses have all been struggling. The Four-River WAVE Ag group wanted to show the families they could lend a hand. To replace our annual WAVE Ag Day, the group asked agribusinesses and other local businesses to come alongside the organization and help connect producers with consumers.Local businesses were very suppo...
