Local Food SystemsMajor Program

17008

Total Hours

Contributed.

96583

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

213

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

699

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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

Stories

Webster County Farm to Fork

The Kentucky Proud Farm to Fork program increases awareness of buying local while teaming up with a local charitable organization. The events highlight local farmers, Kentucky Proud farm products and local chefs while raising money for a local approved organization.The Webster County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Webster County Farmers market, local producers, Kentucky Department of Agriculture and volunteers came together to plan and implement the first Webster County F...

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Webster County Farm to Fork

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