First Time Homebuyers Education Program- Schedule 2017
December 19, 2016
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Category: Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Categories
Category: Home Management
December 19, 2016
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Sustainable Gift-Giving
December 7, 2016
I don’t know about you, but my kids have a lot of “stuff.” Legos on my son’s floor, stuffed animals surrounding my daughter’s room—it’s a lot to keep up with. Granted, they have never thrown away a Lego brick or stuffed animal, ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: GiftGiving, Panhandle Outdoors, Sustainable
The smelly facts behind mold!
October 18, 2016
By: Sarah M. Ellis, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent at UF/IFAS Extension Citrus County Reviewed by: Randall A. Cantrell, PhD, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida A few weeks ago I attended ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Work & LifeTags: Family Resource Management, Health And Wellness, Housing
UF/IFAS Extension prepared to help Floridians facing Hurricane Matthew
October 6, 2016
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension is working closely with Florida’s emergency operation centers to provide emergency information and assistance to those in the path of Hurricane Matthew. “The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & LifeTags: Angie Lindsey, Featured Hot Topic, Hurricane Matthew, PIE Center
Home Blinds…inspect yours to ensure your child’s safety
September 2, 2016
Children can easily become strangled if they become entangled in the unsafe window blind cords. After years of under-reporting and outcries from families that have experienced an injury or death of a child due to window blinds, you can now ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family
UF/IFAS expert has five back-to-school tips for busy families
July 25, 2016
Randy Cantrell knows how to make things run smoothly. As both a father and a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher who studies how households can live harmoniously, he’s nearly always thinking about how ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Back To School, Featured Hot Topic, Homeflow, Morning Routines, Randy Cantrell
ASK SHELLEY: Does College Son Need Renter’s Insurance?
May 20, 2016
By Shelley Swenson Extension Agent III UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Here are some of the information requests I received this month and announcements of topics of interest. Phone calls and emails allow me to review topics with Wakulla County ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Ask Shelley, Credit, Education, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finances, General Information, Health, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension
UF/IFAS Extension backyard poultry seminar
May 17, 2016
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension has become the go-to educational resource for Duval County residents who want to raise chickens in their own backyards. When Jacksonville passed an ordinance in 2015 ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Management, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & LifeTags: Agriculture Hot Topic, DIY, Poultry
Improve Savings and Health With Minor Changes In Your Home
May 13, 2016
Be sure to check out this month's feature in The Green Scene. Ready to make a few enhancements to your home to improve its overall performance? Improving the home performance through small increments or changes requires extended periods of ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Conservation, Energy Savings, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, General Information, Green Living, Recycling, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla County Extension, Water Conservation
Clean It Up with Homemade Cleaners
April 5, 2016
Spring has sprung and this is the perfect time to clean and freshen your house. But you don’t have to spend a lot of money on cleaning products when you can whip up your own with a few simple, inexpensive ingredients. The basic ingredient ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Work & LifeTags: Clean, Cleaners, Homemade, Living Well In The Panhandle