Category: Health & Nutrition

Family Nutrition In Action

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 7, 2013

IN THIS ISSUE: ♦ Eat Right, Your Way, Everyday! ♦ Go Healthy Ethnic Foods ♦ Veggie Corner: Carrot ♦ Recipe: Honey Rosemary Carrots READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Children, Children's Health, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FYCS, Health, Healthy, MyPlate, Nutrition, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Youth

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 Shelley Swenson, Family and Consumer ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Events, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, Food Preservation, FYCS, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Workshops

Family Nutrition In Action

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February 5, 2013

IN THIS ISSUE: Lead Your Heart to Health Choose Dark Chocolate Veggie Corner: Cabbage Recipe: Simple Coleslaw READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Children's Health, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food Safety, FYCS, Health, Healthy, My Plate, MyPlate, Nutrition, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Youth

Start the New Year with Small Steps to Health and Wealth

by Yilin
December 21, 2012

If your New Years’ Resolution involves improving your health and your wealth, you’re in luck. The Cooperative Extension system is launching an online Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ (SSHW) Challenge called “Winter 2013 SSHW ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters
Tags: Archive, Money Matters

Take a bite out of HUNGER!

by Samantha Murray
October 15, 2012

The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he/she graduates high school. The UF/IFAS Extension Office and Florida Peanut Producers Association are sponsoring a drive to collect unopened jars of peanut butter ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life

UF/IFAS team wins NIFA Partnership Award for innovative graduate course

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 9, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two faculty members with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have won a prestigious U.S. Department of Agriculture award for their work creating a graduate-level course that combines ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Childhood Obesity, Kauwell, Nutrition, Shelnutt, YUM

Upcoming Webinars – Food and Finances

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 12, 2012

Participate from your office, home or web-enabled device. It's easy! Just click on the registration link below to reserve your spot. Then log on the day of the webinar to learn about nutrition, finances and relationships. All webinar times ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life

Armenian Cucumbers

by Laura Tiu
July 9, 2012

Armenian cucumbers are actually a melon and are related to the muskmelon. It is susceptible to wilt, therefore it does its best in the high heat of summer when other plants are under severe heat stress. Our local Jackson County Master Gardener ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition

Florida small farms conference slated for July 27-29

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 3, 2012

Click here for high resolution version. Caption at the bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference is a one-stop shop for anyone who has thought about starting a farm or supporting local foods. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: Florida, Florida Small Farms And Alternative Enterprises Conference, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Michael Shuman, Small Farms, University Of Florida

Safety of Food in Containers Exposed to Flood Waters

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 29, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension FCS/EFNEP Agent A Consumers Guide to Safety of Food in Containers Exposed to Flood Waters HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT FOOD TO KEEP OR DISCARD • Do not eat any food that may have come into ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Community, Emergencies, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Flood, Florida, Food Safety, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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