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Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills |
2523 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants |
2538 |
Number of individuals who reported improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, preparation and/or preservation of food |
7223 |
Number of pints of vegetables, soups, meats, or other value-added products canned through pressure canning |
7648 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried |
698 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen |
3296 |
Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food |
6677 |
Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces) |
5931 |
Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals |
5640 |
Nelson County Cooperative Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, Danielle Hagler identified a need for food preservation education in her community. With an increase of home gardening, more members of the community concerned about supply chain disruptions and families with a desire to control the ingredients in their preserved food, the interest level in this education was great. Throughout a series of educational sessions 33 clients participated in food preservation workshops with a...
