Category: Work & Life
Get Outside…With Letterboxing!
October 23, 2017
By Pamela Phillippe If you are looking for a new activity that will get you and your family exploring the outdoors, try Letterboxing. Letterboxing is a mixture of treasure hunting, art, navigation and exploring interesting, scenic, and ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: Hiking, Hobby, Letterboxing
Creating a ‘pillow-pack’ garden with your children
October 23, 2017
By Pamela Phillippe You will need the following items: Resealable plastic bags – quart or gallon, depending on plants chosen Potting Soil Plants or seeds Craft knife or scissors – for parent to use Craft stick or wooden ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: Craft, Garden, Pillow-pack, Seeds
Value of GMO Labels for Consumers
October 23, 2017
In the future, food could bear one of the two labels that will tell consumers whether it contains genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Will these labels influence what consumers value when making a food purchase and will the labels change ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research,
Healthy Cooking for 1 or 2
October 22, 2017
By Mia Wilchcombe, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Perhaps you’re single, a college student, widowed, or empty-nesters. Cooking for one or two people can be difficult. Most recipes are developed for four or more. Therefore, we tend to ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Cooking, Cooking For One, Healthy Eating, Mia Wilchcombe, MyPlate
What Will I Do With All Of These Vegetables?
October 22, 2017
A home garden is great, but what do you do with all those vegetables that you harvest? How can you make those vegetables last all winter long? Freezing vegetables is a great way to save money and ensure you are eating quality food. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Work & LifeTags: Blanching, Blanching Vegetables, Fall, Freezing Vegetables, Preserving Vegetables, Steaming, Steaming Vegetables, Vegetables, Winter
Do You Have a Healthy Relationship?
October 20, 2017
The majority of the population will marry at some point in their lives, making it important to understand what a healthy dating and marriage relationship is. Successful marriages can provide many benefits, including increased economic, physical, ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: Boyfriend, Dating, Forever, Girfriend, Healthy Relationship, Husband, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Together, Wife
Safe Venison from White-tailed Deer
October 20, 2017
Within the past century, Florida's white-tailed deer herd has gone through many changes. In the late 1930s, there were only about 20,000 deer in the state and they were nearly extirpated in south Florida during an effort to eradicate tick-borne ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Work & LifeTags: Levy County, White-tailed Deer