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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Fleming County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025





2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation
2062.1) 70

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

2062.2) 70

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

2062.3) 5

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

2062.4) 35

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

2062.5) 6

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

2062.6) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

2062.7) 16

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

2062.8) 3

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

2062.9) 30

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



Success Stories

Pressure Canning

Author: Kaitlyn Fryman

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

The Fleming County Cooperative Extension Service recently held an informative program led by Family and Consumer Sciences Agents Katie Fryman from Fleming County and Lora Pullin of Greenup County. They provided a hands-on demonstration on how to pressure can tomatoes using research-based information from the University of Kentucky. The class attracted six participants from various walks of life, all united by a shared goal of overcoming the uncertainties associated with pressure canning. Through

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