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| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.11) | 5 |
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) | 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, ….) |
| 1021.8) | 6 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.6) | 8 |
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) | 5 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
| 1021.3) | 8 |
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) |
| 1021.7) | 15 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
Author: Carol Hinton
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The Farmers Market began like most years, but the struggles of finding good source of products to be sold, has led to an increase in interest to sell at the market in 2023.The market accepts WIC and Senior Food Instruments or in 2022 SoliMarket produce cards for the first time as well as $2,000 in Kentucky Double Dollars to be handed out to eligible recipients.After a successful 2022, the Extension Service was asked to conduct the delivery of the 2023 Senior Food Instrument distribution. I
