Category: Health &amp; Nutrition

Posted: December 7, 2020

Planning the perfect holiday dinner can be stressful if you are not sure how much to buy. Before you go to the store take a few minutes to make your shopping list considering the following: … Read More

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Uncategorized

Tags: food, food safety, health and nutrition, holiday meals, UF/IFAS Extension

Holiday Turkey Talk

Posted: November 10, 2020

When selecting the turkey for the holiday meal one needs to consider the following items: Size of turkey to purchase, fresh or frozen turkey, length of time to thaw if frozen, and food safety guidelines… Read More

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension

Tags: food, food safety, health and wellness, healthy eating, nutrition, turkey, UF/IFAS Extension

Enhancing Your Flavor Palate! Basil

Posted: June 26, 2020

Herbs and spices can be used to replace sodium in foods to enhance the flavor. This is important since American’s consume three to four times the recommended amount of sodium daily. According to the Dietary… Read More

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension

Tags: food, health and wellness, healthy eating, herbs, UF/IFAS Extension

Watermelon Is More Than Dessert

Posted: May 1, 2020

A family reunion, summer BBQ, picnic or get together jsut isn’t complete without a delicious slice of sweet juicy watermelon. Watermelons come in all shapes, sizes, red and yellow meat colors and some are seedless. … Read More

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension

Tags: food, food safety, fruits and vegetables, health and wellness, healthy eating, UF/IFAS Extension, watermelon

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place

Posted: March 15, 2020

Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local… Read More

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Uncategorized, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life

Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

Sizzling Science | We’re Not Porkin!

Posted: July 29, 2019

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Category: Agriculture, Curriculum, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life

Tags: animals, Farm, food safety, NFLAG, Sizzling Science, special topics

Sizzling Science | Something to Squawk About

Posted: June 5, 2019

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Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Curriculum, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life

Tags: livestock, NFLAG, poultry, poultry management, Sizzling Science

Degrees Matter | Sizzling Science

Posted: May 20, 2019

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Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Livestock, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Tags: Farm, food safety, Sizzling Science, special topics

Mythbusters: Pink Slime

Posted: March 4, 2019