Food Preparation and PreservationMajor Program

4850

Total Hours

Contributed.

13665

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

615

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)

1522

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

1467

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

3544

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

132

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

3213

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

2100

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

782

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

594

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

728

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