Bell County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





2062 - Food Preservation
2062.4) 300

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

2062.1) 25

Number of families/caregivers reporting supplementing their diets with healthy foods that they preserved (utilizing community or backyard gardens, fishing, hunting, farmers markets)

2062.5) 200

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

2062.6) 150

Number pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

2062.7) 120

Number pints of fruits or vegetables food dried

2062.3) 20

Number of food preservation program participants who correctly demonstrated recommended food preservation practices (canning, freezing or dehydration)

2062.2) 40

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.) 



Success Stories

Food Preservation

Author: Rebecca Miller

Major Program: Food Preservation

Economic stressors on family budgets and the rise of recalls on food, have resulted in an increase in home gardening and food preservation. Also, the need for younger individuals to learn how to preserve their own food is something the FCS council and county extension council felt needed to be addressed. To focus on food safety issues related to home food preservation, the Bell County Cooperative Extension Service in cooperation with Henderson Settlement Grow Appalachia and Bell County High Scho

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