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





2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation
2062.3) 12

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

2062.4) 672

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

2062.2) 389

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

2062.1) 387

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

2062.5) 435

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

2062.6) 850

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

2062.7) 12

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

2062.8) 16

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

2062.9) 16

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



Success Stories

Area-wide Cooking School

Author: Matti Coffey

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Surviving the Holiday Season, especially during a pandemic can be stressful and hard on families. They are looking for ways to feed and celebrate with their families safely. The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Wilderness Trail Area Family and Consumer Sciences Agents partnered together to implement Holiday Cooking School in a Box to help alleviate the stress and provide them with tools and tips to get them through these unprecedented times.The program was conducted in Bell,

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