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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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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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Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StoryFloyd County Continues to Teach Families how to Preserve Foods Safely



Floyd County Continues to Teach Families how to Preserve Foods Safely

Author: Andrea Slone

Planning Unit: Floyd County CES

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Plan of Work: Health and Nutrition

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

The problem

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, one in five households in the United States practice home canning or food preservation. The Center for Disease Control has stated that 30 percent of botulism cases from the past decade was caused by home canning practices.

The educational program response

As by popular demand, the Floyd County Family & Consumer Science Agent held two food preservation hands-on workshops at the St Vincent Mission Volunteer House. Day one was pressure canning (green beans). Day two was boiling water canning (strawberry jam).

The participants/target audience

A total of 27 individuals participated in the two hands-on workshops. Most of the participants were part of the Grow Appalachia program. 

Other partners (if applicable)

St. Vincent Mission and Grow Appalachia

Program impact or participant response.

Surveys indicated that 100 percent of participants agreed that they were able to identify safe, research-based methods of home food preservation. One couple stated that after attending one of the Floyd County Food preservation workshops in 2022, they were confident enough to purchase a pressure canner and start safely canning product in their own home.







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