Extension
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| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.1) | 12 |
Number of producers who can accurately identify agricultural food products that extend beyond the growing season |
| 1021.2) | 65 |
Number of producers reporting more confidence in marketing/selling food products |
| 1021.3) | 65 |
Number of producers who were successful in marketing/selling food products |
| 1021.5) | 5500 |
Number of residents indicating a willingness to support local food markets as a result of awareness raised through Extension programming |
| 1021.4) | 2200 |
Number of residents reporting an increase in accessing fresh, local foods |
| 1021.6) | 22 |
Number of producers who were encouraged by Extension programming to seek additional training on food safety ( FAP, FSMA, etc.) |
| 1021.7) | 5 |
Number of producers who were successfully trained by Extension on food safety (GAP or FSMA) |
| 1021.8) | 10 |
Number of producers who successfully obtained value-added processing certification (HBM, HBP, BPCS, etc.) through Extension programming |
Author: Joanna Coles
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The Kentucky Farms, Kentucky Flavor (KYF2) Project is funded by the USDA Specialty Crop Grant in partnership with SOKY Marketplace. The goal of the project is to increase the sale and consumption of specialty crops in South Central Kentucky. Promotional and educational videos were developed highlighting farmers, where to access crops and how to incorporate them into healthy meals.Each farm highlighted received $4050 worth of earned media from the promotion that reached over 56,000 individu
Author: Joanna Coles
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The SoKY Marketplace, Warren County Fiscal Court, Warren County Cooperative Extension Office, and other community partners are working together to promote agriculturally related businesses, create jobs, improve access to healthy locally grown specialty commodities, and provide educational classes to strengthen the regional food economy of Southcentral Kentucky. These organizations have worked together to successfully launch a downtown weekend farmers market, weekday consignment farmers market, a
