Simpson County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.1) | 5 |
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) | 3 |
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) | 4 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.5) | 5 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
| 1021.6) | 10 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.7) | 8 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 1021.8) | 8 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.11) | 4 |
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
Housing Authority Garden Project
Author: Jason Phillips
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Fresh food accessibility can be minimal when operating on a limited budget. This can be especially true without knowledge of how to properly grow, prepare and preserve fresh food products. Residents and administration of the Franklin Housing Authority expressed an interest in collaborating with the Simpson County Extension Service to grow a demonstration garden on the Housing Authority property. In response, the Simpson County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resourc
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Homesteading 101
Author: Nancy Doyle
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Based on recent producer numbers released in the 2022 Census of Agriculture and the population for Simpson County from the U.S. Census Bureau, only 3.35% of Simpson Countians are considered agricultural producers. Due to a growing disconnect from the farm and food production, clientele have expressed a desire to become better educated about becoming more self-sufficient and expanding knowledge about the food production process. As a result, the Simpson County Extension Agent for Agri
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