Extension
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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals |
6157 |
Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces) |
8460 |
Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food |
3735 |
Number of individuals who reported improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, preparation and/or preservation of food |
11857 |
Number of pints of vegetables, soups, meats, or other value-added products canned through pressure canning |
9281 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen |
5617 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried |
1155 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants |
1433 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills |
1027 |
Many individuals and families have taken an interest in Food Preservation in the last year. There is a lot of misinformation online about best practices for food preservation; safety when preserving food should be a priority and research based methods should always be used. With this information in mind The Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Agent (Alivia Faris) conducted a Virtual Food Preservation Workshop. This workshop was conducted in collaboration with t...
