Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1021.1) | 18 |
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) | 5 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.4) | 13 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.5) | 2 |
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) | 3 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
| 1021.7) | 4 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
Author: Kara Back-Campbell
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The Taylor County Farmers' Market is off to a wonderful start for the 2023 season. Total vendor count for the first half of the season is 11 and customer count is 952+. The spring festival had an increase this year from 62 last year to 133 customers. Each month an event has been scheduled to increase customer count. Upcoming events for the market throughout the season are a petting zoo, health fair, national farmers' market week celebration, fall festival, and more. The farmers'
