Grayson County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





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) 25

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

1021.6) 8

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

1021.4) 8

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

1021.5) 8

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)

1021.7) 5

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



Success Stories

Establishing Grayson County Farmer's Market as a Community Feature

Author: Whitney Carman

Major Program: Local Food Systems

The Grayson County Farmer’s Market has been a viable market for over 17 years. It has served the community fresh local produce yearly and is a staple in the summer. After several years of low turnout and participation with market vendors, the Farmer’s Market moved to the Extension office, in expectation that it would grow and thrive, thus making it a feature of the community. In 2021 and 2022, the market did well for growers at the Extension Office, each collectively raising over $20

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