Boyd County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.1) | 15 |
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, ….) |
| 1021.2) | 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 |
| 1021.4) | 5 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.5) | 5 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
| 1021.6) | 35 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.7) | 6 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 1021.8) | 35 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.11) | 35 |
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
Success Stories
Local Farmer Offers New Product to Aid with Food Dessert Issues
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Local Food Systems
In Boyd County there are neighborhoods that are considered to be food desserts due to the lack of local grocery stores close by. This has posed a problem for some of the community members that are elderly or not able to drive to stores that are outside of their immediate area. A local vendor at the county farmers market worked with the horticulture agent to look into alternative ideas for food items that would have a fairly long shelf life but be a nutritional meal options for those who li
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Healthy Options for Homeless and Low-Income Populations
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Local Food Systems
With an increase in the local homeless population and the number of residents that are below the poverty line, it has become important for those individuals to be able to have access to nutritious food options. A large number of these populations suffer from poor health due to the dietary choices they have access to. The local organizations that help to offer them food items and meals are sometimes limited to what they receive through donations, which are most often choices that do
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