Category: Food Safety

Should I Use Soap or Other Cleaners to Wash Produce?

Posted: March 30, 2020

Should we use soap or extra cleaners to wash our fruits and vegetables? According to UF/IFAS Extension, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the answer is no. Soap… Read More

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition

Tags: anikolai, foodsafety, Polk County

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place

Posted: March 15, 2020

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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, 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

Canning Under the Cottage Law

by Mary Beth Henry

Posted: January 28, 2019

Did you know certain foods can be prepared in a home kitchen and sold direct to consumer without needing a certified kitchen? Learn more about how to produce cottage foods, such as jams and jellies,… Read More

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS Extension

Tags: Canning, mbhenry, polksmallfarms, scsfteam, UFIFASSFTeam