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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Wolfe County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025





1021 - Local Food Systems
1021.1) 56

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, ….)

1021.2) 36

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  

1021.4) 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

1021.6) 36

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

1021.7) 36

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

1021.11) 36

Number of producers /vendors who increased or maintained access of locally produced foods based on sales and/or % of redemption of alternative payment programs



Success Stories

Farmers Market Improvements 2024

Author: Jessica Morris

Major Program: Local Food Systems

This past season we have made lots of improvements to our Wolfe County Farmer's market that lead to increased sells and a better selection of fresh local produce for customers (our local community members). For years we have received complaints about not knowing when the market was open and not having enough fresh local produce to purchase using the WIC & SFMNP vouchers. The first item we tackled was getting them more organized. They all were in agreeance so that they could be eligi

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