Welcome to Kentucky Family Policy
This blog is dedicated to examining issues facing the Commonwealth of Kentucky and providing a nonpartisan, family perspective on public policy making. We hope to provide a forum for Kentuckians to review and discuss current legislative actions and the issues such actions are attempting to address. The opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Kentucky, its affiliates, or its representatives.
What the authors of this blog will contribute:
1) Summarize current state, national, and international research related to topics relevant to current legilative actions.
2) Describe Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service programs and activities currently addressing issues related to legilative actions in the various counties.
3) Provide expert commentaries via podcasts and videocasts on issues relevant to current legilative actions.
Please see "Priority Bills" section on the right for a short list of the most current legislative actions relevant to the family focus of this blog
Many Lincoln County families have gardens or purchase local foods from farmers markets to preserve them. To ensure that proper food preservation guidelines are followed, Lincoln County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent and University of Kentucky Foods and Nutrition faculty taught seven workshops in three counties. Hands-on segments taught 160 participants to preserve cooked and freezer jams, stewed tomatoes, pickled beans, and featured the use of both boiling-water and pressure canners. A majority of the participants had not canned before or had never used a pressure canner. After the program, they reported feeling more comfortable using the pressure canner. The majority reported planning to preserve foods this summer.
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for Lincoln county, please click the link.
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