Mercer County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2062.1) | 42 |
Number of individuals who reported improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, preparation and/or preservation of food |
| 2062.2) | 42 |
Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food |
| 2062.3) | 42 |
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) |
| 2062.5) | 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) | 0 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants |
| 2062.9) | 0 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills |
Success Stories
Healthy Eating Around the World
Author: Tara Duty
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
Food is a cornerstone of culture, shaping traditions, fostering connections, and promoting health worldwide. Recognizing this, the Fort Harrod Area Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Agents organized a multi-county leader lesson titled Healthy Eating Around the World on October 16, 2024, at the Boyle County Extension Office. The program brought together 39 Extension Homemakers and community members for an enriching experience celebrating international cuisines and dietary traditions.Participants
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Cake Pop Class
Author: Tara Duty
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
The Mercer County Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences had an overwhelmingly popular request for baking and cake decorating classes and as a part of a series the agent offered a Cake Pop Class. Originally the agent planned one Cake Pop class which filled up with a waitlist long enough for three classes. Due to inclement winter weather, the original class was cancelled and gave the agent the ability to rework the class structure to allow for more participants. Over two days the agent taugh
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