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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Food Preparation and PreservationMajor Program

6790

Total Hours

Contributed.

17657

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

2

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

895

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)

2085

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

2354

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

3713

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

154

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

3730

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

3138

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

962

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

1097

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

1017

Stories

Food Preservation Summer 2024

There are many reasons that people can—to preserve the foods harvested from home gardens or bought at the farmers market or store; to save money in the months when crops are not growing; to uphold family traditions; to consume more health-conscious canned foods; or to experience the joy and satisfaction that comes from home food preservation.The Woodford County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences taught six food preservation classes, all using the boiling water bath canner. Out of t...

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Food Preservation Summer 2024

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