Lawrence County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation
2062.3) 456

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

2062.4) 0

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

2062.2) 12

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

2062.1) 456

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

2062.5) 0

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) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

2062.8) 79

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

2062.9) 79

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



Success Stories

Lawrence County Virtual Food Preservation Workshop

Author: Alivia Faris

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Lawrence County Virtual Food Preservation Workshop

Many individuals and families have taken an interest in Food Preservation in the last year. There is a lot of misinformation online about best practices for food preservation; safety when preserving food should be a priority and research based methods should always be used. With this information in mind The Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Agent (Alivia Faris) conducted a Virtual Food Preservation Workshop. This workshop was conducted in collaboration with t

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