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





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) 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) 0

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

1021.7) 28

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

1021.6) 0

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

1021.4) 7

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

1021.5) 0

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) 28

Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT)



Success Stories

Partnership leads to dollars for farmers market vendors

Author: Heather Graham

Major Program: Local Food Systems

The Wolfe Co. ANR agent secured $500 from the Wolfe County Farm Bureau for "Market Money."  Market Money are vouchers that can be spent at the Wolfe County Farmers Market for local, fresh produce. Each voucher is worth $1 and 10 vouchers were made into a booklet. The ANR agent then partnered with FCS, 4-H, and SNAP to host special days at the WC Farmers Market, "A Day at the Market." On these days, Wolfe County residents could come to the market and obtain their voucher

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Summer sausage & charcuterie workshops

Author: Heather Graham

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Over the past decade, people have taken more interest in where their food comes from and what is in their food.  In Wolfe and surrounding counties, interest in heritage skills has increased as a way to preserve skills of grandparents as well as extending their food dollar and taking pride in creating food for their family.  This can be seen by the popularity of country ham programs for youth and adults in Kentucky.The Wolfe County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Heather Graham

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