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Durante estas festividades, aproveche al máximo los residuos de alimentos. Los expertos de UF/IFAS ofrecen consejos sobre por qué y cómo hacer compost

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
November 20, 2023

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS.  Ya empiezan las compras para las festividades y a medida que la comida entra en escena ¿por qué no mantener el ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, Money Matters, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Abono, Alimentos, Basura, Compost, Compostador Casero, Compostaje, Desechos De Alimentos, Desechos Solidos, Español, Festividades, Flujo De Desechos, Lombrices De Tierra, Lorna Bravo, Materia Organica, Mica McMillan, Randall Penn, Reducir, Residuos, Reusar, Sobras De Alimentos, Spanish, UF IFAS Extension, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Agents, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, UF/IFAS FLREC, Vermicompost, Vertederos

Staying Well through the Holidays: Plan Your Holiday Eating

by Halie Corbitt
November 20, 2023

Thanksgiving week as arrived and you are working hard to Stay Well this holiday season!! But now the panic is setting in because either you are going to someone else's house or you aren't preparing all the dishes. You will be surrounded by ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, , Work & Life
Tags: Christmas, Cooking, Drinks, Food, Gathering, Hanukkah, Health, Healthy Eating, Holiday, Kwanzaa, New Year, Thanksgiving
School supplies--pencils, white eraser, scissors--on a white lined notebook.

International Education Week: Ehran Safaei, Nutritional Sciences

by Jessie ErwinAvatar photo
November 17, 2023

Thank you for joining us to celebrate International Education Week in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida! In this series, we learned about the experiences of international students and how those experiences ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Ehsan Safaei, Food Science And Human Nutrition, International Education Week, International Students, Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional Sciences Degree, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Degree, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Student, Nutritional Sciences Program, Nutritional-sciences-graduate-feature

Disfrute de alimentos cultivados en Florida durante el Día de Acción de Gracias y el resto de las festividades

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
November 17, 2023

Creado por Brad Buck, sénior especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Cuando esté disfrutando de la cena del Día de Acción de Gracias, independientemente de su cultura, recuerde que gran parte de sus alimentos fueron cultivados ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agentes De Extension, Agricultores De Florida, Andrea Nikolai, Batatas, Calabazas, Camotes, Cena De Accion De Gracias, Centro De Extension Agricola De Hastings, Ciencias De La Familia Y El Consumidor De UF/IFAS, Comida Es Nuestro Segundo Nombre, Cultivos De Florida, Ensayos, Español, Festividades, Fitomejoramiento, Florida, Food Is Our Middle Name, Jamon, Judias Verdes, Lechuga, Leo Hoffmann, Maiz, Mejoramiento De La Papa, Nelly Nelson, Papas, Pavo, Pina, Servicio De Extension Del Condado De Polk, Servio De Extension Del Condado De Manatee, Spanish, UF-IFAS

Residential Plant Clinics around Orange County

by Clarissa Chairez
November 16, 2023

Whether you're an avid backyard gardener or just starting your houseplant collection, our Master Gardener Volunteers are here to answer your plant questions! Find the closest Plant Clinic to you. With a county that spans over 1,000 square miles, ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits And Vegetables, Garden, Gardening, Horticulture, Irrigation, Landscape, Landscape Management, New Vegetable Gardener, Ocextension, Orange County, Orange County Master Gardener Volunteers, Orange County MGV, Orange County Plant Clinic, Pests, Plant Clinic, Plants, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Vegetable Gardening
A branch of wild Beautyberry loaded with berries.

Plants at Their Peak: Bountiful Beautyberry!

by Ashley EllisAvatar photo
November 16, 2023

As autumn unfolds its vibrant tapestry of colors, one striking native shrub stands out, adding brilliant royal purple into the landscape as it feeds migratory birds. Meet the American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), a deciduous shrub native ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Pgm_HortRes, PlantsAtTheirPeak, Wildlife
Fall food spread with turkey

Turkey Talk: How to Safely Roast Your Turkey

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November 15, 2023

In our previous "Turkey Talk" blog posts, we covered how to safely handle frozen and fresh turkeys, along with how to properly thaw a frozen turkey. So, now it's time to talk about how to roast the perfect turkey, one that not only tastes ... READ MORE

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