Summer Food Safety Tips
7 Super Summer Food Safety Tips from Fight BAC! Summer’s warm weather may be ideal for outdoor eating, but it also provides a perfect environment for harmful pathogens in food to multiply rapidly! Fight BAC!… Read More
Category: Food Safety
Let’s Keep Grilling, but Safely!
Beef, grilling, cooking, meat, BBQ. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones. Summer brings on the craving to grill and that craving continues through the year! Millions of Americans will enjoy grilling as they gather with family… Read More
Getting Prepared for the Canning Season
Get your pressure canner ready for the season.Photo by Les Harrison, Wakulla County In addition to planting your spring garden and reviewing the latest food safety materials, you should consider having your… Read More
Eggcellent Food Safety Practices at Eastertime
Egg food safety at Easter time Easter activities often include eggs. During the Spring holiday, eggs are both a decorative craft object and an inspiration for springtime fun and games, and, oh by the way,… Read More
Preparing for the Canning Season
In addition to planting your spring garden and reviewing the latest food safety materials, you should consider having your pressure canner gauge tested. Today’s pressure canner may have a dial… Read More
Clean Out Your Fridge for the Holidays
Do you have food containers growing green fuzzies in the back of your refrigerator? It’s easy for leftovers and other food items to overstay their welcome in the fridge, creating a food safety hazard as… Read More
Don’t Let Leftovers Get You Green
There is a time limit on leftovers. While leftovers can be a lifesaver for figuring out lunch the next day or dinner when you’re in a time crunch, it is important to remember safe food… Read More
Preserving Food: It is Not Like In Grandma’s Day
Shelley Swenson Franklin/Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent UF/IFAS Home canning has changed greatly in the 170 years since it was introduced as a way to preserve food. Grandma may have cooked her green… Read More
A Consumer’s Guide to Eggs
Eggs….so many choices; Understand the differences…click here for article.
Preservation Workshops
Come Explore Extension! Lots of fun events will be happening at the Wakulla County Extension Office. We have up coming events in February, March, and April! These events will be hosted by our very own… Read More