Source: SR1 submitted to NRP
SR1 COMMUNITY ORIENTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING (C.O.O.L.) FOOD SAFETY PROJECT
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1028706
Grant No.
2022-70020-37563
Cumulative Award Amt.
$300,000.00
Proposal No.
2022-01695
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2022
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2024
Grant Year
2022
Program Code
[A4182]- Regional FSMA Center
Recipient Organization
SR1
369 TOWNE CENTER BOULEVARD SUITE A
RIDGELAND,MS 391574833
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
SR1, located in Ridgeland, MS, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that seeks to eliminate disparities in health, education, and technology through partnerships and research. SR1'sCommunity Oriented Opportunities for Learning (C.O.O.L.™) Food Safety from Farm to Tableprojectproposetodevelop and provide customized food safety education and outreach program from farm to table forsocially disadvantaged and beginner farmers and ranchers in the rural, underserved communities of Mississippi and Alabamaand build upon existing food safety education and address the needs of specialized audiences whose education needs have not been previously adequately addressed. The project will be guided by four innovative objectives to meet the food safety training and education needs ofsocially disadvantaged and beginner farmers and ranchers in the rural, underserved communities of Mississippi and Alabama.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
0%
Applied
100%
Developmental
0%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
71101993020100%
Knowledge Area
711 - Ensure Food Products Free of Harmful Chemicals, Including Residues from Agricultural and Other Sources;

Subject Of Investigation
0199 - Soil and land, general;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;
Goals / Objectives
The overall goal is to meet the critical demands of sustainable and viable farming of socially disadvantaged, beginner farmers and ranchers in rural, underserved communities of Mississippi and AlabamaObjective 1:Develop interactive multimedia food safety learning modules that emphasizes PSA and GAP food safety practices application in farming, processing, distribution, and consumption for socially disadvantaged, beginner farmers and ranchers in rural, underserved communities of Mississippi and Alabama.Objective 2:Develop hands-on learning activities focused on farm to table food safety practices for socially disadvantaged and beginner farmers and ranchers in the rural, underserved communities of Mississippi and Alabama.Objective 3:Design and conduct farm field day community learning opportunities to provide hands-on experiences and technical assistance applying farm to table food safety practices for socially disadvantaged and beginner farmers and ranchers in the rural, underserved communities of Mississippi and Alabama.
Project Methods
An External Evaluator will lead the evaluation efforts. Process and outcome evaluations will be conducted to effectively report project outcomes. The development of project resources will be evaluated via process evaluation measures- number of hours spent developing resources, number of times developed resources were reviewed by expert panel, literacy level of content, acceptability of graphics, etc. Demographic data will be collected and analyzed to describe participants ofSR1'sC.O.O.L.™ Food Safety fromFarm to Tableproject. Pre- and post- assessments will be used to evaluate participants' knowledge gain, skills, behavior/attitude, and plan of adopting learned food safety practices.

Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/24

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience is socially disadvantaged and beginner farmers and ranchers in the rural, underserved communities of Mississippi and Alabama. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?SDBFs received training through implemented training modules covering Farming, Processing, Distribution, and Consumer Safety to support PSA and GAP food safety best practices and hands-on training. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?SR1 utilized the SR1ag.org website to disseminate project inforation to communities of interest. Educational tools and training were provided and conducted via virtual and face-to-face settings to directly deliver project outputs to participants. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?This is the final report.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? SR1's C.O.O.L.™ Food Safety from Farm to Table project successfully expanded food safety education and hands-on learning for socially disadvantaged beginner farmers (SDBFs) in among 120 plus rural farmers: Implemented trainingcovering Farming, Processing, Distribution, and Consumer Safety to support PSA and GAP food safety bestpractices and provided hands-on training Through this project, SR1 significantly advanced food safety education among socially disadvantaged farmers, ensuring better compliance, increased farm productivity, and stronger community partnerships in Mississippi and Alabama.

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    Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24

    Outputs
    Target Audience:The target audience is socially disadvantaged and beginner farmers and ranchers in the rural, underserved communities of Mississippi and Alabama. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?SDBFs received training through implemented training modules covering Farming, Processing, Distribution, and Consumer Safety to support PSA and GAP food safety best practices and hands-on training. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?SR1 utilized the SR1ag.org website to disseminate project inforation to communities of interest. Educational tools and training were provided and conducted via virtual and face-to-face settings to directly deliver project outputs to participants. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?This is the last reporting period.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? SR1's C.O.O.L.™ Food Safety from Farm to Table project successfully expanded food safety education and hands-on learning for socially disadvantaged beginner farmers (SDBFs) in among 120plus rural farmers: Implemented training modules covering Farming, Processing, Distribution, and Consumer Safety to support PSA and GAP food safety best practices and provided hands-on training Through this project, SR1 significantly advanced food safety education among socially disadvantaged farmers, ensuring better compliance, increased farm productivity, and stronger community partnerships in Mississippi and Alabama.

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      Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23

      Outputs
      Target Audience:The target audience is socially disadvantaged and beginner farmers and ranchers in the rural, underserved communities of Mississippi and Alabama. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?SDBFs received training throughimplemented training modules covering Farming, Processing, Distribution, and Consumer Safety to support PSA and GAP food safety best practices and Provided hands-on training How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to implementtraining modules covering farming, processing, distribution, and consumer safety to support PSA and GAP food safety best practices and provided hands-on training.

      Impacts
      What was accomplished under these goals? SR1's C.O.O.L.™ Food Safety from Farm to Table project successfully expanded food safety education and hands-on learning for socially disadvantaged beginner farmers (SDBFs) in among 50 plus rural farmers: Implemented training modules covering Farming, Processing, Distribution, and Consumer Safety to support PSA and GAP food safety best practices and Provided hands-on trainingThrough this project, SR1 significantly advanced food safety education among socially disadvantaged farmers, ensuring better compliance, increased farm productivity, and stronger community partnerships in Mississippi and Alabama.

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