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





1021 - Local Food Systems
1021.11) 28

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) 28

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) 28

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

1021.7) 0

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

1021.6) 28

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

1021.4) 28

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

1021.5) 28

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) 1

Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT)



Success Stories

Connecting Local Value Chains

Author: Linda Hieneman

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Connecting Local Value Chains

After the 2020 cancellation of the Holiday Market due to the pandemic, a renewed excitement, new vendors, and an impressive crowd of shoppers made the 6th annual 2021 Holiday Market a big success! Providing opportunities for the Creative Economy to thrive in our community is one of the missions of the Arts Extension Program. Many of the Cultural Arts participants in the Homemaker Program also participate as vendors in the Holiday Market. Many of the vendors are members of the Greenup County Farm

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Addressing Access To Local Fruits & Vegetables

Author: Linda Hieneman

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Addressing Access To Local Fruits & Vegetables

A large area of Eastern Kentucky has been identified as a food desert.   A food desert is a location that is limited in being able to access fresh fruits and vegetables.   Not having access to fruits and vegetables can limit these in individual’s diets leading to chronic health diseases such as diabetes or heart disease.USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) development has received funding to establish over one hundred high tunnels in the area to help farmers grow mor

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