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It Starts With Us
| 2062 - Food Preservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2062.1) | 24 |
Number of families/caregivers reporting supplementing their diets with healthy foods that they preserved (utilizing community or backyard gardens, fishing, hunting, farmers markets) |
| 2062.2) | 25 |
Number of food preservation program participants reporting increased food preservation knowledge or skills (such as safe preservation techniques for canning, freezing and dehydration; identifying food spoilage; use of proper tools, etc.) |
| 2062.3) | 25 |
Number of food preservation program participants who correctly demonstrated recommended food preservation practices (canning, freezing or dehydration) |
| 2062.4) | 2478 |
Number pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products (pickles, jams, jellies, sauces) canned through water bath canning |
| 2062.5) | 0 |
Number pints of vegetables, soups, meats, or other value-added products canned through pressure canning |
| 2062.6) | 0 |
Number pints of fruits or vegetables frozen |
| 2062.7) | 0 |
Number pints of fruits or vegetables food dried |
Author: Deborah Messenger
Major Program: Food Preservation
According to USDA: Food Atlas, Cumberland County has 2 grocery stores, 8 convenience stores, 3 fast food restaurants and 6 full service restaurants. There are also 2 Farmer's Markets. Furthermore, according to the 2013 County Health Rankings, 13.2% of adults have Diabetes and 33.4% of adults are obese in the county. Both of these rates are higher than the average for Kentucky. Fresh food is vital to combating these high numbers. However, there is limited access
