Category: Health & Nutrition

Tips for a Heart-Healthy Valentine’s Day

by Tennille Herron
February 10, 2015

Let's dedicate this Valentine's Day to our hearts! Valentine's Day is just around the corner, but don't forget--February is American Heart Month! Here are some fun ideas for keeping the holiday heart-healthy! Take your sweetheart to a park ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: American Heart Month, Community, Cooking, Diet, Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Health, Healthy, Heart, Heart-healthy, Living Well In The Panhandle, My Plate, Nutrition, Shelley Swenson, Valentine's Day, Valentine’s, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Women

National Wear Red Day This Friday!

by Tennille Herron
February 4, 2015

February is American Heart Month! January's presidential proclamation states, “cardiovascular disease — including heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure — is responsible for one out of every three deaths. It is the No. 1 killer ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: American Heart Month, Blood Pressure, Community, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, February, Food, Food And Nutrition, General Information, Heart, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

National Wear Red Day This Friday!

by Tennille Herron
February 4, 2015

February is American Heart Month! January's presidential proclamation states, “cardiovascular disease — including heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure — is responsible for one out of every three deaths. It is the No. 1 killer ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Diet, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, February, Food Safety, Go Red, Health, Healthy, Heart, Heart Attack, Living Well In The Panhandle, Management, My Plate, National Wear Red Day, Nutrition, Shelley Swenson, Stroke, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Food Entrepreneurship Workshop Offered

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 29, 2015

April 24th, 2015, University of Florida is excited to offer a workshop on starting a food business in Florida. The workshop will take place in Gainesville, FL, and is intended to provide the audience with general information on food safety and ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Business, Cooking, Entrepreneur, Events, Florida, Food, Food Safety, Gainesville, General Information, University Of Florida, Workshop

UF/IFAS helping those in need eat healthy for the New Year

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 13, 2015

SARASOTA, Fla. --- Karen Maxey, 69, grew up on a farm eating fresh fruits and vegetables and maintained that healthy diet throughout her life. But in 2007, the economy took a toll on her personal and professional life; she lost her real estate ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Farmer's Market, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS Extension and Bok Tower Gardens are partnering to teach a new generation about plants, gardening and the environment

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 6, 2015

LAKE WALES, Fla. --- Among the music of carillon bells, beneath a lush oak canopy, a new partnership is emerging between the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension and historic Bok Tower Gardens in Lake ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Nick Place, University Of Florida

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