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| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.2) | 24 |
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 |
| 1021.5) | 12 |
Number of people who earned certification to sell or provide samples at farmers market |
| 1021.4) | 2 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.6) | 28 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.7) | 24 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 1021.8) | 24 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.1) | 24 |
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) | 0 |
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: Garrard Coffey
Major Program: Local Food Systems
The Rockcastle Cooperative Extension Service and The Rockcastle County Farmers Market have a relationship based upon promoting local food systems and supporting local farmers supplying fresh produce to customers. The farmers market has been steadily growing over the past 3 years, adding more vendors each year and increasing total sales. The Extension service is dedicated to the vendors of the farmers market by offering all trainings necessary for selling goods at the farmers market. &
