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Egg-cellent Celebrations: Safeguarding Springtime Traditions with Egg Safety Tips

by Melanie ThomasAvatar photo
March 28, 2024

Springtime brings warmer weather and festive occasions like Easter, Passover, and graduations. And what's a spring celebration without eggs? From cooking all the traditional recipes to preparing for the annual egg hunt, it's important to handle ... READ MORE

Category: , Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Easter Eggs, Egg Safety, Food Safety, Foodbourne Illness, Healthy Holiday, Salmonella

Preserving Strawberries: A Guide to Freezing

by Melanie ThomasAvatar photo
February 16, 2024

As we relish the flavors of locally grown strawberries, their sweet aroma and vibrant hues evoke the essence of sunshine captured in each bite. In the wake of Valentine's Day, where strawberries often take center stage, let's dive into the art ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Food Preservation, Food Safety, Freezing Fruit, Strawberries
Florida First Detector First Fridays

December 2023 First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton
December 4, 2023

Recap of December 2023 First Friday with Florida First Detector In this month's webinar, we focused on Hymenoptera, an order of insects that includes wasps, bees, ants, hornets and more. Hymenoptera is an extremely diverse order of insects. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ants, Bees, Biosecurity, Early Detection, FFD23-24, FloridaFirstDetector, Honeybees, Hornets, Hymenoptera, Invasive Species, SeminoleCountyAg, Wasps
Grow Your Healthy Florida Lifestyle

Growing Your Healthy Florida Lifestyle in Seminole County 2023

by Morgan Pinkerton
May 22, 2023

Grow Your Healthy Florida Lifestyle Beginning in April, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County hosted a five week Grow Your Healthy Florida Lifestyle Series. The class met every Friday for 3 hours to learn all about the dimensions of wellness and ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension, , WORK & LIFE
Tags: Farm To Fork, FreshFromFlorida, Healthy Lifestyles, KnowYourFood, SeminoleCountyAg, ThinkLocal
2023 Seminole County Farm Tour MAarch 24, 2023, 8:30AM-4PM.

A Recap of the 2023 Seminole County Farm Tour

by Morgan Pinkerton
March 28, 2023

What was the 2023 Seminole County Farm Tour? On the morning of Friday, March 24, 2023, we embarked on our journey of learning about local agriculture and food systems. Two busses started at the UF/IFAS Seminole County Extension Office and then ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, , WORK & LIFE
Tags: Farm Tour, Food Systems, FoodisOurMiddleName, Fresh Form Florida, SeminoleCountyAg, Think Local
2023 Seminole County Farm Tour MAarch 24, 2023, 8:30AM-4PM.

2023 Seminole County Farm Tour – Get Ready!

by Morgan Pinkerton
January 18, 2023

What is Farm Tour? Every year, Seminole County hosts a big event called Farm Tour. This is a fun-filled day where attendees get a chance to visit local farms. Agriculture is important to our daily lives as the farms produce the food we eat. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Events, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, , Welcome, WORK & LIFE
Tags: FarmTour, Fresh From Florida, SeminoleCountyAg, Tickets
image of crops in a field and the world food day logo

Seminole County World Food Day and Holiday Food Drive

by sarakmurphy
October 21, 2022

UF/IFAS Extension in Seminole County is hosting a food drive October 17th-October 30th. Food Insecurity in Seminole County and Beyond: Food security is often defined as having a sufficient amount of and reliable access to nutritional, culturally ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Food Security, Food Systems, Foodforall, FoodisOurMiddleName, Health, Nutrition

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