Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.7) | 0 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 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 |
| 1021.8) | 0 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.6) | 48 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.4) | 0 |
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) | 0 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
| 1021.1) | 23 |
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, ….) |
Author: Von Barnes
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The problem students aren't familiar with eating locally.The educational program response a majority of the class.The participants/target audience were Newburg Middle School students. Other partners (if applicable) were the teachers in Newburg Middle.Program impact or participant response were students with excited about eating locally. Roughly 80% - 85% were more excited while 15% - 20% of the student were not impressed with change.Newburg Middle School recently held a career explorati
Author: Von Barnes
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Louisville Tool Library is a great place for community to gather, especially if they want to become backyard farmers and start yardens. There has been a monthly seed savers workshop with Jody Dahmer of Beargrass Thunder and Von Barnes of KYSU Cooperative Extension where they demonstrate techniques to saving seeds and preserving a variety of seeds from plants that have produced well around the county. The primary focus of these workshops are to get more growers in the community to produ
Author: Jennifer Palmer
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The problem access to healthy foods and first time gardeners in Jefferson County. This program was impactful to help citizens of Jefferson County grow food especially low income residents. The educational program response was overwhelming to the seed potato giveaway. The first giveaway was 800lb and they were gone within one day. I was then able to arrange another 2,950 lbs of seed potatoes to be given away for planting. The NEP growing guide https://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/
