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

by BLOGS.IFASAvatar photo
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

Healthy Eating: Calcium

by Tennille Herron
December 24, 2014

Shelley Swenson is your local Extension Agent III UF/IFAS Wakulla, Consumer Sciences Agent Calcium is a major mineral found in your bones and teeth. Often, we do not get enough in our diet. As we get older, we are at risk for the bone ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Calcium, Children, Community, Cooking, Diet, Educational, Extension, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FDA Concerns, Food, Food Safety, Gluten Free, Health, Healthy, My Plate, Nutrition, Shelley Swenson, Sustainability Community, Uncategorized, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Healthy Eating: Calcium

by BLOGS.IFASAvatar photo
December 24, 2014

Shelley Swenson is your local Extension Agent III UF/IFAS Wakulla, Consumer Sciences Agent Calcium is a major mineral found in your bones and teeth. Often, we do not get enough in our diet. As we get older, we are at risk for the bone ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Calcium, Community, Cooking, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, Food And Nutrition, Food Safety, General Information, Osteopororsis, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Building a Basic Pantry/Cooking with Preserved Foods Class – January 8

by Judy CorbusAvatar photo
December 23, 2014

Thursday, January 8 ~ 6:00-8:00 PM CST Holmes County Ag Center 1173 E. Hwy 90 Bonifay Join us to learn ways to use preserved foods in everyday meals and how to set up a basic, well-equipped pantry. Cost: $5.00 – includes materials PRE-REGISTRATION ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Building A Basic Pantry, Canning/Food Preservation, Cooking With Preserved Foods, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Nutrition, Pantry

Building a Basic Pantry/Cooking with Preserved Foods Class – January 8

by Judy CorbusAvatar photo
December 23, 2014

Thursday, January 8 ~ 6:00-8:00 PM CST Holmes County Ag Center 1173 E. Hwy 90 Bonifay Join us to learn ways to use preserved foods in everyday meals and how to set up a basic, well-equipped pantry. Cost: $5.00 – includes materials PRE-REGISTRATION ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Building A Basic Pantry, Canning/Food Preservation, Cooking With Preserved Foods, Family And Consumer Sciences, Nutrition, Pantry

Quinoa – A Gluten-Free Superfood!

by BLOGS.IFASAvatar photo
December 22, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPlate nutrition guide recommends that Americans consume half of their grains from whole grain foods. Most people tend to think of whole grain bread, pasta, or oatmeal when considering their options; ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Cooking, Diet, Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Gluten Free, Health, Healthy, My Plate, Nutrition, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

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