End of Season Survey (For All MFP S)

OSU Master Food Preserver Program

End of season survey (for all MFP’s)

Your county:______

Your first and last initials: ______Your birthday:______

(first) (last) (month) (day)

1. How long have you been a Master Food Preserver (MFP) volunteer with OSU Extension, to the nearest year? (Circle one.)

a. This is my first year

b. 2-3 years

c. 4 years or more

2. What are the most important benefits you received from your volunteer activity? For each potential benefit, please rate its importance to you by circling one number (1 through 5) on each line.

Not at all Very

Important Important

a. To learn about food 1 2 3 4 5

b. To learn new skills 1 2 3 4 5

c. To share my knowledge with others 1 2 3 4 5

d. To support the local food movement 1 2 3 4 5

e. To help people prepare for natural disaster 1 2 3 4 5

f. To support my community 1 2 3 4 5

g. To meet people and socialize 1 2 3 4 5

h. To be challenged 1 2 3 4 5

i. To enhance my income 1 2 3 4 5

j. To gain leadership skills and opportunities 1 2 3 4 5

k. To stay active after retiring 1 2 3 4 5

l. To network for business 1 2 3 4 5

m. To receive recognition 1 2 3 4 5

n. Other reason – please describe:______1 2 3 4 5

______

3. Please rate the following aspects of the training you participated in and any comments and suggestions:

Not at all Very

Important Important

a. Location 1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

b. Schedule of lectures and labs 1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

c. Teaching materials 1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

d. Handbooks 1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

e. Volunteer opportunities available 1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

f. Lab experience 1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

g. Lecture/discussion/format/length 1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

h. Balance 1 2 3 4 5

Comments:

4. Have you made changes in your own food preservation practices as a result of participating in the volunteer training? If so, what are they?

5. If this is not your first year as a MFP, what are the top 3 reasons you continued your involvement? (Check the top 3)

____To learn about food

____To learn new skills

____To share my knowledge with others

____To support the local food movement

____To help people prepare for natural disaster

____To support my community

____To meet people and socialize

____To be challenged

____To enhance my income

____To gain leadership skills and opportunities

____To stay active after retiring

____To network for business

____To receive recognition

____Other reason – please describe:______

6. If this is your first year as a Volunteer Master Food Preserver, please complete the following sections:

Please rate your knowledge and/or skills about each of the following both before the training and at the end of the food preservation season and your volunteer activities for the year, from 1 (low) to 5 (high):

Before the training After the season

Low High Low High

Handling food safely 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Jams, jellies and pie fillings 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Canning fruits 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Canning tomatoes and salsa 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Canning vegetables 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Canning meat, poultry, fish 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Quick pickling vegetables 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Fermenting vegetables 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Freezing foods 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Drying foods 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Smoking and/or curing 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Other______1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Please rate your confidence level in each of the following as a result of the instruction provided both before and after the training, from 1 (not confident) to 5 (very confident):

Before the training After the season

Not Very Not Very

confident confident confident confident

7. Answering consumer 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

questions about food safety

and preservation

8. Using approved resource 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

materials to access research-

based information

9. Assisting with community 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

workshops

10. Leading a workshop 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

11. Conducting a demonstration 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

12. Assisting with training new 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

volunteers

13. What changes could be made in the training to improve your confidence in the above areas?

Thank you very much for helping us with this survey !

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