Food Preparation and PreservationMajor Program

1997

Total Hours

Contributed.

4603

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

219

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces)

56

Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food

236

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

10

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

5

Number of pints of vegetables, soups, meats, or other value-added products canned through pressure canning

90

Number of individuals who reported improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, preparation and/or preservation of food

318

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

203

Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals

25

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills

189

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