Nelson County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





1021 - Local Food Systems
1021.1) 10

Number of producers who can accurately identify agricultural food products that extend beyond the growing season 

1021.2) 5

Number of producers reporting more confidence in marketing/selling food products

1021.3) 25

Number of producers who were successful in marketing/selling food products

1021.4) 0

Number of residents reporting an increase in accessing fresh, local foods

1021.6) 10

Number of producers who were encouraged by Extension programming to seek additional training on food safety ( FAP, FSMA, etc.)

1021.7) 20

Number of producers who were successfully trained by Extension on food safety (GAP or FSMA)

1021.8) 10

Number of producers who successfully obtained value-added processing certification (HBM, HBP, BPCS, etc.) through Extension programming

1021.5) 2500

Number of residents indicating a willingness to support local food markets as a result of awareness raised through Extension programming 



Success Stories

Food Chain Under Survey

Author: Robert Smith

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Focus is an acronym for Food Chain under Survey and was developed to provide an in-depth look at the food production and their pricing influences. Our audience is a small group of well qualified high school juniors that are very interested in agriculture business and production. During this series of classes, we will expose the young adults to how different businesses are structured, how pricing is affected by inputs and how we get food from farm to table in all population densities.  

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