Success StoryHerb Class Series
Herb Class Series
Author: Shonda Johnston
Planning Unit: Clark County CES
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
Plan of Work: Targeting Life Skills and Family Lives
Outcome: Initial Outcome
One of the most consistent requests received at Clark County Extension from its constituents, is information on growing and cooking with herbs. With upward trends in eating healthier, growing your own food, and living a more self-sustainable life, more people have been hoping to learn about the benefits of herbs. Clark County Extension’s Horticulture Agent and Family and Consumer Sciences Agent partnered up for a 2-class series on Growing and Cooking with Herbs. The 2 classes covered all things herbs; growing, harvesting, preserving, storing, culinary uses, health benefits, best uses, dried versus fresh, and herb pairings. Participants were given seeds for various herbs to take home and grow on their own, tools to use when harvesting, publications on how to use fresh herbs in culinary dishes, and cookbooks. There were also tastings of a recipe to compare fresh versus dried herbs and to see how herbs are used in other cultures. 100% of participants indicated that they obtained useful information that they plan to implement in their homes from this 2 part series. Some participants were first time Extension users who were excited to learn of their local extension office and looked forward to participating in future classes.
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