Family & Consumer Sciences | Rowan County Extension Office

Rowan County Extension Office

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Family & Consumer Sciences

FCS Extension programs aim to improve the quality of individual and family life through education, research, and outreach.

What is Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS)?

FCS stands for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension. FCS programming focus on building assets of individuals and families to address problems faced across the lifespan. Family and Consumer Sciences Extension emphasizes well-being with a focus on human development, parenting, resource management, nutrition, health and leadership development.

At the community level, FCS Extension prepares individuals for community and economic development and activity. Professionals in Family and Consumer Sciences Extension provide the tools to help individuals and families to develop resources for strengthening families and building community for an ever changing society.

Food Preservation Publications

Home Canning Vegetables

Home Canning Basics

Home Canning Jams, Jellies and Other Soft Spread

Drying Food at Home

Home Canning Tomatoes and Tomato Products

Home Canning Pickled and Fermented Foods

Home Canning Fruit

Freezing Vegetables

Home Canning Soups, Stocks, and Stews

Additional Information

Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Initiatives FCS Publications Nutrition Education Program Chop Chop Newsletter Health Bulletins Plate it Up Kentucky Proud Recipes Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association Homebased Processing and Microprocessing

Peggy Jones

Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Science, 4-H Youth Development

(606) 784-5457 peggy.jones@uky.edu Rowan County Extension Office 600 West Main St., Morehead, Kentucky 40351

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