Local Food SystemsMajor Program

20505

Total Hours

Contributed.

95519

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

966

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

558

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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

Stories

Project Full Plate-Staying Connected

Project Full Plate-Staying ConnectingDue 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 consu...

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