Grayson County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation
2062.2) 50

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

2062.4) 0

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

2062.3) 0

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

2062.7) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

2062.6) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

2062.5) 0

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

2062.1) 75

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

2062.9) 75

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

2062.8) 75

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants



Success Stories

Food Preservation | A Sustainable Life Skill

Author: Natalie Taul

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Food Preservation | A Sustainable Life Skill

Many individuals and families have had a renewed interest in food preservation. Coming out of the unstable environment that COVID caused, people are seeking to be more self-sufficient. Some are turning to the internet for instruction, but much of what is on the internet is misleading or just wrong. Safety when preserving food should be priority and research-based methods should always be used. With this in mind the Grayson County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, implemented seve

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