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Learning to Preserve at a Young Age

Author: Peggy Jones

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

The problemYouth wanting to learn cooking and preserving skillsThe educational program responseWith today’s prices of groceries and talk of food scarcity our youth is taking more interest in cooking and preserving foods.   The USDA and Department of Health and Human Services, consumption of total fruit and total vegetables are expected to grow roughly 4% respectively in the next 5 years. With the increase on the rise of consuming vegetables the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension A

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