Caldwell County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.1) | 8 |
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) | 8 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
| 1021.3) | 2 |
Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit |
| 1021.4) | 1 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.5) | 1 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
| 1021.6) | 0 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.7) | 2 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 1021.8) | 2 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.11) | 0 |
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 produce growers shine at local festival
Author: Shane Bogle
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Downtown Princeton was bustling with activities on Saturday September 7 during the annual Black Patch Heritage Festival as well as providing an opportunity for free farmer’s market produce, provided by Black Soil, a community-supported Agriculture organization.Thanks to a grant from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Ashley Smith, co-founder and CEO of Black Soil, and 103.3 WPKY collaborated with Caldwell County Agriculture Agent Shane Bogle to enlist local farmers in bringing their s
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