Boone County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation
2062.9) 28

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

2062.8) 28

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

2062.1) 452

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

2062.5) 14

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

2062.7) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

2062.6) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

2062.2) 535

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

2062.4) 14

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

2062.3) 8

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



Success Stories

Baking for One, Two or a Few

Author: Diane Mason

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Baking for One, Two or a Few

In recent years the value of baking and cooking from scratch or at home has been shown to help improve mental health and well-being (1,2,3,4). Helping individuals learn to bake, while creating recipes that yield small portions was the focus of two programs offered by the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service. “Baking Basics” (four weeks)  and “Baking for One, Two or a Few” (three weeks) were two hands-on series focused on creating baked goods based on the Univer

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