Extension
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| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.1) | 0 |
Number of producers who can accurately identify agricultural food products that extend beyond the growing season |
| 1021.2) | 0 |
Number of producers reporting more confidence in marketing/selling food products |
| 1021.3) | 12 |
Number of producers who were successful in marketing/selling food products |
| 1021.4) | 52 |
Number of residents reporting an increase in accessing fresh, local foods |
| 1021.6) | 0 |
Number of producers who were encouraged by Extension programming to seek additional training on food safety ( FAP, FSMA, etc.) |
| 1021.7) | 4 |
Number of producers who were successfully trained by Extension on food safety (GAP or FSMA) |
| 1021.8) | 5 |
Number of producers who successfully obtained value-added processing certification (HBM, HBP, BPCS, etc.) through Extension programming |
| 1021.5) | 331 |
Number of residents indicating a willingness to support local food markets as a result of awareness raised through Extension programming |
Author: Sharon Flynt
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Ed Davis Youth Farm Camp is a partnership program of the local Extension Horticulture Program and Scott C. Parks and Recreation’s Ed Davis Learning Center. The goal is to provide a motivating agriculture experiences for minority urban and suburban youth far removed from agricultural environment. This year the camp focused on increasing awareness of sustainable agriculture practices and providing race and gender matched role models in the represented fields. Youth were engaged in such activ
Author: Sharon Flynt
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Coordinating with a local church, parks and recreation, and a youth learning center the horticulture program used a GO LOCAL movement to impact an underserved neighborhood and volunteers, in the spring of 2018. Volunteers worked with the agent, and other leaders of the community to create raised beds for the youth, and helped in planting those beds with vegetables, fruits, and flowers. Those volunteers consisted of a young married couple with no gardening experience, community members and
