Local Food SystemsMajor Program

11987

Total Hours

Contributed.

71893

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

20

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

959

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect.  

1176

Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs

957

Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products

1107

Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods

1448

Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing,  Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School,  etc.)  

655

Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market

845

Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit  

495

Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT)

901

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, ….)

2162

Stories

Seed Swap

Our community wants to be more resilient and sustainable. One way to promote that is by offering a seed swap.Having seeds to swap was not a requirement to attend. In addition to the seeds brought by clients, seed packets were available that had been donated by the local Ace Hardware.Before the swap began, seeds were placed on tables according to type of plant. Then the Agent gave a brief presentation on how to save and store seeds, as well as guidelines on how to proceed with the swap. Once the ...

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Seed Swap

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