Boyd County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.7) | 6 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 1021.11) | 7 |
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
| 1021.8) | 35 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.6) | 35 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.4) | 4 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.5) | 20 |
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) | 5 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
| 1021.1) | 35 |
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, ….) |
Success Stories
Senior Residents Dealing With Personal Food Insecurity
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Local senior residents are dealing with raising grandchildren or helping out family members more each year. With local job opportunities only offering minimum wage or little more it is getting harder for young families and parents to provide for their families and there is an increase in generations of families combining resources to make ends meet. One of those resources is everyday food costs. For the past several years the Boyd County Extension Agent for Horticulture has wor
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Kentucky Double Dollars Sees an Increase in Redemption
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The Kentucky Double Dollars program is a supplemental program for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program that is offered through the Ky Department of Ag. Any senior that receives the $50 voucher card for the SFMNP program is entitled to receive another $50 from the Double Dollars program. The success of the SFMNP program in Boyd County is very successful and this past year the Double Dollars program saw an increase in redemption rates with a total redemption rate of 97%. T
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