Breathitt County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





1021 - Local Food Systems
1021.2) 30

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) 10

Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market

1021.4) 10

Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing,  Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School,  etc.)  

1021.6) 30

Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods

1021.7) 30

Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect.  

1021.8) 30

Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products

1021.1) 30

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) 30

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

Mountain Monday Zoom Series

Author: Reed Graham

Major Program: Local Food Systems

In response to COVID and the desire to continue programming, the Quicksand Area Agriculture Agents decided to offer a weekly virtual program for our clients. The series has been titled, "Mountain Monday Zoom Series" and it offers participants to "explore various topics impacting farming, natural resources, gardening, agriculture, and more in the mountains." The series began on February 1 and is continued through the end of April. Topics were: Small Ruminant Management, P

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