Category: Food Safety

New Face of Family and Consumer Sciences in Pasco County Extension!

by Whitney Elmore
April 20, 2017

I am proud to announce the addition of Ms. Stacey Struhar, as our new Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent. Stacey will be fully on board starting Monday, April 24, 2017 and located at our office in Dade City. Soon, Stacey will be reaching ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Consumer, Cooking, Family, Food, Health, Nutrition, Safety, Science, Stacey, Struhar, Wellness

Honor Earth Day by cutting food waste

by Samantha Murray
April 10, 2017

This Earth Day — April 22 — you don’t have to leave your kitchen to start living more sustainably, says an expert with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Consumers can help the environment ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Earth Day, Featured Hot Topic, Food Waste

Renowned plant scientist to explore relationship between plants, health for 2017 York Lecture

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 3, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Can crops be fortified to improve diets and lower the rate of chronic diseases? Cathie Martin, a world-renowned expert on plant metabolic engineering, will discuss that question at the 2017 E.T. York Lecture. The free ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Work & Life

Upcoming Workshop: Best Practices at Farmers’ Markets – Improving Food Safety and Market Growth

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March 30, 2017

Event Organizer Dr. Soo Ahn, the organizer of this workshop, is Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, FL. She received her Ph.D. in Food Science ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Safety, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Events, Extension, Farmer's Market, Food Safety, Soo Ahn, Workshops

UF/IFAS to host farmer’s market food safety workshop on April 10

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 20, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Farmer’s markets have been growing in popularity over the past decade, as consumers discover the benefits of buying farm-fresh food from local growers. However, increasing popularity has also raised food safety concerns ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life

UF/IFAS Extension agent: Baking blunders to avoid this holiday

by Samantha Murray
December 5, 2016

The way people get cooking advice has changed a lot over the years, due in no small part to the Internet, said Heidi Copeland, family and consumer sciences agent with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Baking, Featured Hot Topic, Holiday Cooking, UF/IFAS Extension Leon County

UF/IFAS Extension agent: Baking blunders to avoid this holiday

by Samantha Murray
December 5, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The way people get cooking advice has changed a lot over the years, due in no small part to the Internet, said Heidi Copeland, family and consumer sciences agent with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life

Lifestyle and Health

by Yvette Goodiel
December 2, 2016

Every day people choose how they live. The foods they eat, if they exercise or not. The link between lifestyle and health is addressed so often, at times people dismiss this until it affects them personally. Research tells us that living ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition

A Healthy Thanksgiving: Avoiding Holiday Foodborne Illnesses

by Laura Tiu
November 21, 2016

It’s that time of year. Yes, food and fellowship are plentiful! Spending time around the dinner table and sharing a meal with those we cherish is such a treat. Don’t be careless, take the appropriate measures to ensure the meals you ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition

Deer Processing Safety

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 21, 2016

Freshly processed venison. Photo credit: Jennifer Bearden When hunting, food safety begins in the field. The goal is to have safe meat for you and your family to eat. Here are a few ways to keep your food safe: Shot placement – that’s ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: Deer, Panhandle Outdoors, Processing, Safety

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