2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation | ||
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2062.9) | 84 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills |
2062.8) | 84 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants |
2062.1) | 84 |
Number of individuals who reported improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, preparation and/or preservation of food |
2062.5) | 49 |
Number of pints of vegetables, soups, meats, or other value-added products canned through pressure canning |
2062.7) | 2 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried |
2062.6) | 0 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen |
2062.2) | 63 |
Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food |
2062.4) | 116 |
Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces) |
2062.3) | 65 |
Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals |
Author: Katelyn Squires
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
In Kentucky, 12.9 million acres are utilized in formal farm operations (nass.usda.gov), with a growing usage of smaller properties being used to grow farm commodities. Green, Adair, and Russell counties, as rural counties, have a growing population that utilizes property to grow their own crops, then processes the crops for personal consumption. Canning, a method of food preservation, was taught by the Russell, Adair, and Green County Family and Consumer Science Agents to instruct on proper food