1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
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1021.2) | 10 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
1021.3) | 2 |
Number of producers who completed FSMA - Produce Safety Rule or Third-Party GAP Audit |
1021.5) | 13 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
1021.4) | 15 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
1021.6) | 18 |
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) | 20 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
1021.1) | 15 |
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: Faye Kuosman
Major Program: Local Food Systems
A concern in the midst of the Covid19 pandemic was that there might be instability in our national food system. This created a surge of interest to purchase local foods. In response to this, the Woodford County Horticulture Agent worked with Master Gardeners and a group of community volunteers to create a website featuring foods produced in Woodford County called the Woodford FoodNet. The goal of the website is to connect local farmers and processors to the local community and beyond. The s