Category: Food Safety

Healthy Lifestyle Guidance from Farm to Table and Home

by Whitney Elmore

January 26, 2018

The University of Florida/IFAS Pasco County Extension Office, located in Dade City, offers a large variety of free healthy lifestyle and eating classes of which you may not have heard. Some of the programming includes the Family Nutrition Program ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Money Matters, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Balanced Meals, Budgeting, Classes, Community Gardens, Dade City, Family Nutrition Program, Foor Preservation, Gardening, Healthy Eating, Money Management, Personal Finance, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office, Veggies

CAN GREEN BAGS REALLY KEEP YOUR FOOD FRESH FOR WEEKS?

by Meg McAlpine

January 19, 2018

Can 'green bags' really keep your food fresh for weeks? You've likely seen them on late-night TV. Commercials boasting: "Our miracle green bags can keep your foods fresh for weeks!" "Made with all-natural minerals, our bags lock in the ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Green Bags Food Fresh

Winter Weather Events: Preparation and Safety

by J. Johnson

January 17, 2018

People in Florida might not consider planning and preparing for winter weather events because of it's normally mild temperatures. However, some northern Florida regions experience temperatures below freezing and occasional snow and ice storms ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Food And Water Safety, Heating Safety, Preparation, Winter, Winter Storm Preparation, Winter Weather, Winter Weather Event

Event: Lee County Urban Gardening and Micro Business Course

by Jennifer Hagen

January 2, 2018

Interested in growing your own small food related business? Agents Roy Beckford and Jennifer Hagen of the Lee County Extension Office can help. The Urban Gardening and Micro-Business class series will introduce practical and technical concepts ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, Backyard Chickens, Bees, Cottage Food, Family And Consumer Sciences, Food Business, Food Safety, Gardening, Jennifer Hagen, Lee County, Micro Business, Permaculture, Poultry, Regulations, Roy Beckford, Urban Agriculture

Food Safety for Leftovers

by Nancy Gal

December 15, 2017

Preparing extra food certainly comes in handy when you don’t feel like cooking. However, making sure those leftovers are safe to eat requires special handling. Whether its leftovers or making a fresh pot of soup, there are four core food safety ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Clean, Food, Foodborne, Gal, Illness, Nancy Gal, Pathogens, Reheating, Safety

How to: Demystify Florida’s Food Safety Regulating Agencies

by Jennifer Hagen

December 8, 2017

Interested in starting a new food related business in Lee County but confused as to what regulatory agency regulates what in Florida? There are three main agencies that regulate food establishments in Florida: the Department of Health, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Cottage Food, DBPR, Family And Consumer Sciences, FDACS, Food Business, Jennifer Hagen, Lee County, Regulations

Extension Solutions on Orange TV

by BLOGS.IFAS

December 8, 2017

Extension Solutions is a new video program that provides up-to-date horticulture and other Extension information on agriculture, horticulture, family& consumer sciences and 4-H to the residents of Central Florida. The three to four minute ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, Work & Life
Tags: Cflandscapes, Extension Solutions, Orange TV, Pest Problems, Television, Tv, Video

December 2017 Food For Thought Luncheon

by Heather Janney

December 7, 2017

The UF/IFAS Extension Hamilton County and Hamilton County Department of Health are inviting the public to attend a luncheon at UF/IFAS Extension Hamilton County (old high school/courthouse annex) on Friday, December 15, 2017 at 12:00PM. We will ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Food, Hamilton County, Holiday, Home Health, Seniors, Wellness

Is Food Safety on your Holiday List?

by Nancy Gal

December 1, 2017

You probably have a long to-do list for the holidays. But, is food safety on that list? For many people, food safety is not a thought until they or someone they know gets foodborne illness from consuming contaminated food or beverages. And how ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Bacteria, Beverages, Cleanliness, Contaminated, Contamination, Cooked, Food, Food Preparation, Foodborne, Gal, Illness, Nancy Gal, Raw, Safety

Hand Washing and Petting Zoos

by Paul Schumaker

November 20, 2017

By Pam Phillippe Fair time is just around the corner, and with fairs come petting zoos. Keeping your children safe around fair and petting zoo animals is important, including good hand washing hygiene. When visiting a petting zoo or animal ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Hand Washing, Petting Zoos, Soap, Unpasteurized

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