Nicholas County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation
2062.9) 38

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

2062.8) 38

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

2062.1) 38

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

2062.5) 38

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

2062.7) 8

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

2062.6) 0

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen

2062.2) 38

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

2062.4) 38

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

2062.3) 38

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



Success Stories

Food Preservation

Author: Ashley Vice

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Food Preservation

Economic stressors on family budgets and the rise of recalls on food, have resulted in an increase in home gardening and food preservation. Also, due to Covid19 causing a gap to in-person learning, how to preserve their own food is something the County Extension Council felt needed to be addressed due to the uptick in home gardens during Covid. To focus on food safety issues related to home food preservation, the Nicholas County Cooperative Extension Service offered and delivered food preservati

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