Invest In Yourself

By Kristie Popa Self-improvement is the improvement of your own knowledge, status or character using your own effort. It is important that you take time to improve yourself by setting goals which will help set… Read More
by spacemonkey
Posted: August 31, 2020
By Kristie Popa Self-improvement is the improvement of your own knowledge, status or character using your own effort. It is important that you take time to improve yourself by setting goals which will help set… Read More
by spacemonkey
Posted: July 20, 2020
By Kristie Popa In the summer of 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared July as National Ice Cream month. The proclamation stated “Ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food, enjoyed by over ninety percent of… Read More
by spacemonkey
Posted: June 10, 2020
By Kristie Popa When you picture corn, what do you think of? Yellow corn on the cob or crunchy popcorn? Corn also called maize, provides us with many items including cornstarch, cooking oil, sweeteners, cereal,… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition
by spacemonkey
Posted: May 26, 2020
By Kristie Popa Summer is almost here and the warmer weather is calling us outside! Being outside has a tremendous amount of benefits including the opportunity for Vitamin D and exercise, but it also brings… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: sun damage, sunburns, sunscreen, UV protective fabrics
by spacemonkey
Posted: May 8, 2020
By Kristie Popa It is time to turn off the TV and get active! Are you physically active everyday? What exactly does physically active mean? Well, if you are using your body causing you to… Read More
by spacemonkey
Posted: May 4, 2020
By Kristie Popa – UF/IFAS Charlotte County 4-H Agent Can you imagine the wonderful smell of the orange blossoms or the vivid orange fruit dangling off of the limbs of a citrus trees? As you… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture
Tags: citrus, grapefruit, National Orange Juice Day, oranges
by spacemonkey
Posted: April 7, 2020
By Kristie Popa With Easter coming up in just a few days, many families will be hard boiling eggs to color and/or eat. Perfecting your egg boiling skills will lead to the perfect hard-boiled eggs!… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family
Tags: eggs, Hard Boiled
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
by Holly Abeels
Posted: August 6, 2019
Authors: Holly Abeels, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension; Gabby Barbarite, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, FL Atlantic University; Betty Staugler, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension; L Scott Jackson, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Recent news headlines… Read More
by spacemonkey
Posted: November 20, 2017
By Pam Phillippe Who doesn’t like a barbecue or a picnic? Fresh air and the aroma are enough to tempt any appetite, whether it is around a 4-H campfire or at a family cookout in… Read More
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: appetizing, bacteria, barbecue, cookout, nutritious, picnic, Salmonella
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