Category: Home Management

Hand on a computer keyboard. Photo taken 10-27-21. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones.

Learning about Youth Online Peer Support

by Amanda Quintos
February 12, 2024

For better or for worse, the Internet has had profound effects on the ways that people connect. When I was younger, face-to-face interactions and phone calls with peers I saw at school or extracurricular activities largely shaped the landscape ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Mental Health, Parents, Peer Support, Social Media, Youth
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Recognizing Value – Mental Health Blogging Series

by Daniel Gonzalez
February 8, 2024

By Daniel Gonzalez (UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County) and Chelsea Jones (Cornell Cooperative Extension Cortland County)   We welcome you back to our mental health blogging series. This is our final installment of the series in which ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Educators, Mental Health, Volunteers, Youth

Private Well and Septic System Care Workshop in Marion County

by Yilin
February 6, 2024

Join Us for a Workshop on Private Drinking Well Maintenance, Well Water Quality, and Septic System Care in Marion County! Are you concerned about the safety of your drinking water and the health of your septic system? Your worries end here! ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Water
Tags: Drinking Water, Florida Well Owner Network, FWON, Onsite Systems, Private Wells, Septic Systems, Sewer, Water, Water Testing, Well Water

Private Well and Septic System Care Workshop in Sumter County

by Yilin
January 23, 2024

Join Us for a Workshop on Private Drinking Well Maintenance, Well Water Quality, and Septic System Care! Are you concerned about the safety of your drinking water and the health of your septic system? Your worries end here! We are excited ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Drinking Water, Event, Florida Well Owner Network, FWON, Onsite Sewer, Private Well, Septic System, Water Quality, Water Testing, Well Water
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New UF/IFAS publication: Managing impacts of flooding, groundwater rise on septic systems

by Mike Loizzo
January 16, 2024

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection estimates the state has more than 2 million septic systems. If an owner does not properly maintain one, it poses an environmental threat to the state’s drinking water. Besides regular maintenance, ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management
Tags: Flooding, Groundwater Level Rise, Mary Lusk, Septic Systems, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences
A pine forest is a good place to take dogs to run. UF/IFAS Photo: Thomas Wright. UF/IFAS File Photo.

When the iron is hot, but the wind is cold

by Amanda Quintos
January 4, 2024

What do you think about during this time of year? Early winter may carry different associations for some: post-holiday fatigue or relief; another abrupt change in pace at home or at work; or that familiar determination to fulfill a New Year's ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Home Management, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Cold Protection And Chilling Damage, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Winter

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