Category: Food Safety

Garlic and Vampires: The Science Behind the Myth [Part 1]

by Suzanne Holloway
October 23, 2025

You’ve probably heard the old myth that garlic repels vampires, but is there any truth behind this? There’s no scientific evidence to support the existence of vampires or their aversion to garlic. However, the myth likely has roots in garlic’s ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Allicin, Garlic, Halloween, Health, Holiday, Insect Repellent, Lentil Soup, Recipe, Repellent, Soup, Spooky Season, Vampire, Vampires, Wellness

All About Mushrooms

by Elizabeth Shephard
October 12, 2025

Mushrooms must be the most magical vegetable! Featured in fairy tales and children’s stories, they capture our imaginations like no other. In a variety of shapes, sizes and colors there’s a mushroom for everyone. Nutrition Mushrooms ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Food Safety, Mushroom, Nutrition, Pasta

Healthy Harvest for Healthier Holidays

by Amanda Quintos
October 7, 2025

The holiday season has not begun yet, but the snacking-related snares have emerged. Loved ones have brought home massive bags of candy in preparation for Halloween and urged you to take all the sweets they don’t want. You have that one friend ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Eating Well, Family Nutrition And Health, Healthy Harvest, Holidays

Nelson es galardonada con el premio nacional a la excelencia por su trabajo en Extensión comunitaria

by Luz Bahder
October 2, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Tras casi una década fortaleciendo a las familias de Florida a través de la educación y la divulgación, la dedicación de Nelly Nelson la ha hecho merecedora ... READ MORE

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Getting the most out of your Pumpkins this Halloween

by Elizabeth Shephard
October 1, 2025

Every year, millions of Pumpkins are carved into faces, creatures or sports team logos for Halloween. Eventually, and in most cases, these pumpkins end up in the trashcan after rotting away and smelling up the front porch. Pumpkins have a lot ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Food, Food Safety, Health, Nutrition, Pumpkin

2025 JAMAS! Learning Never Tasted So Good!

by Jessica M. Ryals and Trisha Aldridge

September 26, 2025

Florida’s citrus industry has faced serious and compounding challenges in recent years. Diseases like citrus greening (HLB), hurricanes, flooding, freezes, and competition from overseas markets have resulted in citrus trees and the citrus ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Doug Caldwell, FCS, JAMAS, SWFL, Tropical Fruit, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County

Shall We Mango?

by Elizabeth Shephard
September 24, 2025

More and more of us are discovering the sweetness and delicious flavor of mangos. They have been beloved around the world for centuries and now are rapidly increasing in popularity in the US. Whether you add them to fruit salads, drinks, desserts, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Energy, Food, Food Safety, Mango, Nutrition

Grilling Food Safely

by Stephanie Clamer McMinds
September 19, 2025

You can enjoy many outdoor recreation options with friends and family during picnic and BBQ season. However, warm weather also increases the risk of foodborne illness. As temperatures rise, bacteria multiply quickly on food left out too long. ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety

Soup Season Kick Off!

by Ebony Griffin
September 18, 2025

Hi there, Alachua County! I’m excited to introduce myself as your new Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Agent, serving ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cooking Demo, Ebony Griffin, Fall Season, FCS, Free Sample, Healthy Eating, UF/IFAS Extension

Green Beans – Love the Flavor

by Brenda Marty-Jimenez
September 15, 2025

There are many types of beans! I just did a fun word search puzzle that had so many hidden legume words including calico beans, cannellini, fava, garbanzo, green bean, green pea, kidney bean, lima bean, mung bean, navy bean, split pea, etc. ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Broward County, Clean, Extension, Follow MyPlate Guidelines, Food Safety, Gardening, Green Beans, Green Beans And Nutrition, Growing Green Beans, Handwashing, MyPlate, Nutrition And Health, Rinse Canned Green Beans, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Master Gardeners, Vegetables

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