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

Dinner for Two Continues and Grows Floyd County Families Closer

According to the United States Census Bureau there are 18,623 households in Floyd County, KY with an average of 2.37 persons living in the each household. According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Kentucky is below the national average of fruit and vegetable consumption among youth. The Center for Disease Control states that adults in Kentucky are also below average of the national fruit and vegetable consumption.According to the United States Census Bureau there are 18,623 households in...

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Dinner for Two Continues and Grows Floyd County Families Closer

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