Kenton County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.11) | 0 |
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
| 1021.1) | 2 |
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, ….) |
| 1021.8) | 0 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.6) | 0 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.4) | 0 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.5) | 0 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
| 1021.3) | 0 |
Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit |
| 1021.2) | 1 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
| 1021.7) | 0 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
Success Stories
The Farm Tour stop at the extension office with Chia plants on display
Author: Brandon George
Major Program: Local Food Systems
“The 12th Annual Kenton County Farm tour was held Saturday, September 17, 2022. This tour included ten hosting sites that offered a variety of agriculture or horticulture experiences. In addition to the ten stops, there were 11 local craft artisans, 8 local farmers selling local produce, three wineries offered wine and five of the farms offered items to purchase directly off the farm. This year there were over 12,000 visits to the host farms.” (Dan Allen, ANR agent, Kenton County)One
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