Extension
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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
305 |
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
263 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
363 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
532 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
43 |
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 |
16 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
131 |
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, ….) |
627 |
There has been an ongoing issue in Graves County with creating and sustaining a robust Farmers Market for the community. Due to several issues, among them not having a good, permanent location to host a market, there has been a lot of negative feedback regarding any efforts to make a market available . According to the 2017 Census, Graves County is the number 1 county for Ag Sales, beating out the second place county by almost $1.2 million dollars. As a county built around agriculture, it has al...
