Bourbon County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation
2062.3) 34

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

2062.4) 90

Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces)

2062.2) 33

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

2062.6) 160

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

2062.7) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

2062.5) 81

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

2062.1) 26

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

2062.8) 14

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

2062.9) 14

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



Success Stories

Bourbon Bite Size Learning Grows

Author: Karen Denniston

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Bourbon County Extension clientele attendance of traditional programming was restricted during the pandemic and proved to be slow returning   to pre-pandemic numbers.   In a search for a way of reconnecting, the Family & Consumer Science Agent and the SNAP-Ed Program Assistant Senior decided to offer a cooking through the 2023 Food+Nutrition calendar monthly via Facebook Live.  Each month the featured recipe preparation was demonstrated for viewing.  The demo was sha

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