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| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.11) | 14 |
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) | 112 |
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) | 12 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.7) | 19 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 1021.6) | 16 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.4) | 2 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.5) | 3 |
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) | 14 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
Author: Paul Andrew Rideout
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Fresh, Local Food for All The Christian Outreach Food Pantry in Henderson County fills over five thousand food boxes annually to provide food for limited resource families in the community. Most of the products are donated by local grocers and other benevolent community groups. Mary Dunham, the food pantry director, reached out to Henderson County Extension to help fill the need for fresh produce. Henderson County Extension SNAP ED Assistant teamed up with the Horticultural Agent to p
