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





1021 - Local Food Systems
1021.11) 14

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) 12

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) 14

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

1021.7) 14

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

1021.6) 11

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

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) 4

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) 1

Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT)



Success Stories

Ag Appreciation Field Day

Author: Kevin Lyons

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Agriculture awareness and appreciation is always an important topic among producers. An increasing percentage of the population does not have a connection to a farm, or how their food is produced. Educating the public on the importance of farming is vital to the future of production agriculture.The Monroe Co. Farm Bureau hosted an Ag Appreciation Day for youth. The students were brought to a local farm on school busses with their teachers. A short introduction to the importance of farming was gi

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