Food Preparation and PreservationMajor Program

9438

Total Hours

Contributed.

27801

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

55

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

405

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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

7060

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

7021

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

4994

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

1236

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

3964

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

5082

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

51388

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

41366

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

41549

Stories

Skillet Cooking

Americans are used to a world of plenty with overwhelming options available. However in the past few months and years we have found that is not necessarily the case. Financial instability and supply chain issues may limit choices. Our county and Pennyrile Area Homemakers are also feeling this pinch. Many have cookware at home that they have bought or been handed down that they would like to learn more about its use and care. Others need to replace old, damaged cookware and want reliable informat...

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Skillet Cooking

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Food Presrvation Workshop

    Montgomery, Bath and Menifee Counties Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agents collaborated to offer a food preservation workshop for a total of seven participants. Agents taught lessons and led ... Read More

  • Food Preservation

    Success Story- Food Preservation WorkshopMontgomery, Bath and Menifee Counties Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agents collaboratedto offer a food preservation workshop for a total of seven part... Read More

  • Encouraging and Improving Vegetable Consumption

    Encouraging and Improving Vegetable ConsumptionDiets high in fruits and vegetablesreduce the riskof many chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, obesity,heart disease and stroke. Roughlyhalfof adult... Read More

  • Ready, Set, Bake!

    The COVID19 pandemic left many in West Kentucky in situations with which they had never before dealt. Early in the pandemic many stockpiled pantry staples in fear of shortages on grocery shelves. Many... Read More

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