Category: Food Safety
Value of GMO Labels for Consumers
October 23, 2017
In the future, food could bear one of the two labels that will tell consumers whether it contains genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Will these labels influence what consumers value when making a food purchase and will the labels change ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research,
What Will I Do With All Of These Vegetables?
October 22, 2017
A home garden is great, but what do you do with all those vegetables that you harvest? How can you make those vegetables last all winter long? Freezing vegetables is a great way to save money and ensure you are eating quality food. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Work & LifeTags: Blanching, Blanching Vegetables, Fall, Freezing Vegetables, Preserving Vegetables, Steaming, Steaming Vegetables, Vegetables, Winter
Safe Venison from White-tailed Deer
October 20, 2017
Within the past century, Florida's white-tailed deer herd has gone through many changes. In the late 1930s, there were only about 20,000 deer in the state and they were nearly extirpated in south Florida during an effort to eradicate tick-borne ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Work & LifeTags: Levy County, White-tailed Deer
Safe Snacking
October 12, 2017
What is a vacation, road trip or day at the beach without snacks? Keeping snacks safe means keeping fruits and vegetables that have been peeled or sliced, cold. Once a fruit or vegetable has been prepared (this includes slicing) it needs to ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Food Safety, Fruits And Vegetables, Healthy Eating, Safe Snacks, Snacks
How Much Should I Prepare?
October 12, 2017
Holiday celebrations tend to center around decorations and food. Planning enough food for groups of people can result in food waste or many leftovers. Leftovers can be helpful if you can use them in meals but too many can cause mealtime to ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Christmas, Food Prep, Holiday Meals, Holidays, Portions, Thanksgiving
Cleaning Your Pantry
October 12, 2017
How old are the seasonings, mixes and dried ingredients in your pantry? Even these items can lose nutritional value over time and mixes that contain baking powder can lose their strength to "rise" when prepared. Spices have a shelf life of up ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Work & LifeTags: Food Safety, Food Storage, Spices
What’s been going on in Family and Consumer Sciences?
October 10, 2017
It’s been a busy year so far at the Extension Office for Family and Consumer Sciences. Many people may say, what exactly is family and consumer sciences? For some people, home economics, may be a more familiar term. In today’s world, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Jeffersonco
UF IFAS Extension Agents help in Puerto Rican Agriculture needs assessments following hurricane Maria
October 7, 2017
The catastrophic weather event named Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rican soil and billions of dollars in damages have been reported thus far. This cyclone ripped through the heart of this American territory and crippled its ability ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Food Safety, Forests, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agriculture, Dairy Farm, Disaster Relief, Farmer, Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico, Hurricane Relief, PRStrong, Puerto Rico Farmers, Puerto Rico Relief, Puerto Rico Se Levanta