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| 2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2062.3) | 45 |
Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals |
| 2062.4) | 69 |
Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces) |
| 2062.2) | 83 |
Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food |
| 2062.6) | 0 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen |
| 2062.7) | 10 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried |
| 2062.5) | 13 |
Number of pints of vegetables, soups, meats, or other value-added products canned through pressure canning |
| 2062.1) | 144 |
Number of individuals who reported improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, preparation and/or preservation of food |
| 2062.8) | 80 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants |
| 2062.9) | 80 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills |
Author: Megan Gullett
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
In Kentucky, 12.9 million acres are utilized in formal farm operations (nass.usda.gov), with a growing usage of smaller properties being used to grow farm commodities. The Lake Cumberland area is largely rural and has seen an influx in a population wanting to utilize their property to grow their own crops, and then process them for personal consumption. Dehydration, a method of food preservation, is one of the oldest methods of preserving food that pulls out the moisture content of a product, th
