Local Food SystemsMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
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, ….) |
1036 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
208 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
207 |
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.) |
97 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
161 |
Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit |
31 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
81 |
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
202 |
Stories
Meat Your Farmer Event Brings Consumers and Local Meat Producers Together
Describe the Issue or Situation. Several local livestock farmers have started selling meat through a closed grocery store turned vendor mall.Describe the Outreach or Educational Program Response (and Partners, if applicable).Marion & Co. is a vendor mall that is located in a closed grocery store. A local grass fed beef producer started working with Marion & Co. to sell their beef through the store and form a joint effort with other producers to sell local meat of all types. There are six differe...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
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- Lexington, KY 40546-0091
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