Cadiz and Trigg County has a small but active Farmers Market that is open on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from April through October.  We have two main produce vendors that are Amish. These vendors also sell value added items such as cut flowers and home canned goods.  One vendor has been a certified Homebased Microprocessor for several years.  After some informal discussions with the other vendor it was ascertained that he was not certified.  The FCS agent in Trigg County made it a goal to provide this vendor with the opportunity to become a certified Homebased Microprocessor.  A HBM workshop was scheduled through AnnHall Norris, Food Preservation and Safety Specialist at UK and invitation letters were mailed to potential producers, including this particular Farmers Market vendor.  The vendor responded and was one of 3 who particpated in the workshop and passed the tests necessary to become certified.  This Farmers Market vendor can now exhibit that certification at his booth to assure customers that he understands how to preserve food safely.  Customers at the Cadiz/Trigg County Farmers Market appreciate the value of havign a relationship with the farmer who grows their food.  The HBM program allows that relationship to continue and build which is advantageous to the customer and the vendor.