Shelby County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1021 - Local Food Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1021.1) | 59 |
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, ….) |
| 1021.7) | 0 |
Number of vendors approved to redeem alternate payments including WIC and/or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Dollar programs, ect. |
| 1021.8) | 0 |
Number of producers/vendors who increased or maintained sales and/or reduced risk when selling food or food products |
| 1021.6) | 42 |
Number of people who used Extension resources for marketing, pricing, and/or advertising local foods |
| 1021.4) | 0 |
Number of producers who obtained value added processing certification (Home Based Microprocessing, Home Based Processing, Better Processing ,Control School, etc.) |
| 1021.5) | 0 |
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) | 9 |
Number of people who completed Extension Food safety (PBPT) |
| 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 |
Success Stories
Farmers Markets For All
Author: M. Elizabeth Coots
Major Program: Local Food Systems
In most counties, farmer’s markets are located in the same location during certain days, and Shelby County is no different. There are a few farmer’s markets open one day a week in specific locations. To reach underserved communities in the county, the Shelby County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences partnered with the Shelby County Health Department to host a trial run of a monthly pop-up farmer’s market. The markets were held in July, August, and September, eac
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Empowering Shelby County’s Small Farms through Marketing for All 3.0
Author: Corinne Belton
Major Program: Local Food Systems
In 2025, Marketing for All 3.0 brought together multiple county cooperative extension offices and the University of Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification in an innovative partnership aimed at strengthening small farms across the region. This pilot program targeted farm operators seeking to improve their marketing skills, with a special focus on Shelby, Henry, Trimble and Oldham Counties — a region rich in agricultural heritage and emerging specialty crop producers.Shelby County is home
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