The September - December 2015 Homebuyer Education Class Schedule is now posted on our website. Click here to view the updated schedule Please contact the Holmes County Extension Office, 850.547.1108 (TDD, via the Florida Relay Service, 1.800-955.8771) ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeThe September-December 2015 Homebuyer Education Class Schedule is now posted on our website. Click here to view the updated schedule Please contact the Holmes County Extension Office, 850.547.1108 (TDD, via the Florida Relay Service, 1.800-955.8771) ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life
The importance of retaining muscle mass to prevent falls in the aging population is of great importance. This week an article was released in Science News titled “Vitamin D supplements could help reduce falls in homebound elderly.” This ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety
Decision-Ade™ is a tool Extension can use to better understand how residents with a range of household budgets feel about their utility bills. Analyzing households in terms of both income and utility bill "botheredness" creates a more ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
SAVE THE DATE! August 30th from 11 a.m. till 5 p.m. Participants will learn about the current issues facing honeybees and available solutions and why they should first consider the well-being of the honeybee when engaging in beekeeping practices. ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Alicyn Ryan graduated with her DPM during the summer of 2015. Tomorrow, she will begin her new position in Maine as the Director of the Farm Bureau. Congratulations, Alicyn and Go Gators! READ MORE
Category: Work & Life
While toothbrushes are supposed to clean your teeth, they also need some cleaning themselves. In fact, your toothbrush could be covered in millions of bacteria—some are harmless but some are not like the flu, E. coli and fecal matter. Keep ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Have you ever spotted an organic label in the grocery store and wondered what it meant? What you saw was the USDA organic seal, which means... (more…) READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & LifeAre your school kids getting enough sleep? With the new school year starting and routines being established, are things going smoothly? If you are sleep deprived, then the chances are your children may be sleep deprived as well. The following ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family
From banana peels to cardboard boxes to cans of soda, these items are hauled to their final resting places at the landfills—to be incinerated or to decompose over months or years. In 2014, Florida’s municipal solid waste (MSW) collections ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Home Management, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life