Carroll County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1021 - Local Food Systems
1021.11) 4

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) 10

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) 0

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

1021.7) 3

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

1021.6) 0

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

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) 0

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) 10

Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT)



Success Stories

Reinvigorating the Riverview Farmers' Market

Author: Thomas Mann

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Reinvigorating the Riverview Farmers' Market

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Riverview Farmers’ Market was busy and productive, with many member vendors and a reliable customer base.  Like many other community endeavors and small businesses, however, the pandemic brought the success of the market to a grinding halt, with only one or two vendors at best showing up on a given weekend to keep the market alive.   When I began my work in Carrollton, I heard again and again from community members that reviving the farmers&rsq

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