Extension
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| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.2) | 0 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
| 1021.3) | 0 |
Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit |
| 1021.5) | 7 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
| 1021.4) | 5 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.6) | 5 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.7) | 12 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 1021.8) | 12 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.1) | 7 |
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, ….) |
| 1021.11) | 12 |
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The farmers market in Boyd County opened the 2020 season with many extra guidelines for operation for both vendors and customers due to the Covid-19 crisis. Many customary market operations had to be adjusted to adhere to these guidelines to offer a safe shopping environment for the market customers and the farmers.However, the market sales were not hurt as bad as were expected due to customers staying away from crowds and gatherings. The market saw an increase in local ven
