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| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.2) | 0 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
| 1021.3) | 0 |
Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit |
| 1021.5) | 0 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
| 1021.4) | 1 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.6) | 0 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.7) | 15 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 1021.8) | 0 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.1) | 0 |
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, ….) |
| 1021.11) | 15 |
Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs |
Author: Mary McCarty
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The Menifee County Farmers Market is hitting a milestone in 2021. This will be the markets 40th year in Menifee County. The 2020 market year was tough year because of Covid but the market held tough selling $35,000 of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, and other items at the market. Menifee County Extension Agents helped with crowd control and marketing videos to help understand the Covid restrictions to customers of the market. The success of 2020 is from the leadership of
