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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Estill County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025





2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation
2062.1) 65

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

2062.2) 32

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

2062.3) 8

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

2062.4) 22

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) 8

Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried

2062.8) 29

Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants

2062.9) 27

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



Success Stories

Food Preservation Dehydration and Freeze Drying

Author: Judy Vaughn

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Food preservation is a way to keep food from going to waste and dehydration is an easy way to preserve food.  Freeze drying is a new concept for the home consumer and can be useful to start a business, as well as food storage for natural disasters.  Food preservation (Dehydration and Freeze Drying) was presented at the Estill County Extension Office on May 21 at 1:00 and June 17th at 6:00.  Freeze drying information was gathered from Utah Extension and Penn State Extension.  

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