Media interest in food preservation information has increased this year! This may or may not be related to the increased interest in home gardening or buying locally grown foods through CSA’s and farmer’s markets. On several occasions, Karen Elliott and I have been approached for interviews and the opportunity to create photo-journal reports.
On June 16, 2 interns and a photographer with Greenability Magazine participated in our 2 hour water-bath canning class. A story about their experience will appear in an upcoming issue of that magazine. The following week, June 30, WDAF film crew attended the pressure canning class and aired an interview with Glenda to highlight this increased interest in home food preservation. That interview played on the 9 p.m. news that night and throughout the next day.
Another WDAF feature was shared by Lisa Farmer, YWCA nutrition coordinator. She is a participant in the Independence series, and featured the University Extension’s canning classes on her noonday segment June 30.
All this exposure has led to additional inquires about future preservation classes. In addition to the two 4-session series Karen and I organized in Kansas City North and Independence, I have had two additional inquires for series with new key community partners. And as a result a 2-session series is currently being offered at the Platte County Extension office for members of 2 Platte County CSA’s and other community members. In August a 3-session series is being organized for the garden ministry of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Liberty.
And the summer’s not over yet! If you see print information about any of this work, please let Karen or I know. Thanks much!
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