Category: Work & Life

Halloween Safety Tips

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October 26, 2015

From costumes to candy, keep this holiday safe and fun with our Halloween safety tips. Costumes Choose Safer Materials Fabric can easily catch fire if it brushes too close to a candle-lit jack-o'-lantern or luminary, so choose flame-resistant ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Family Hot Topic, Halloween Candy, Halloween Costumes, Halloween Decorating, Halloween Safety, Halloween Safety Tips, Trick-or-treating

Do-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes

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October 26, 2015

From Disney princesses to animals (to even vegetables), Halloween is the one day of the year that encourages people to dress up however they please. While buying and trying on different costumes is always fun, Halloween is the perfect opportunity ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: DIY Costumes, DIY Halloween Costumes, Halloween Costumes, Homemade Halloween Costumes, Sustainable Hot Topic

Reducing Candy Calories

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October 26, 2015

Here's how to manage your kids' Halloween candy intake without taking away their favorite treats. More... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Family Health And Nutrition, Family Hot Topic, Halloween Candy, Health And Nutrition

Bread Baking & Jam Making Class at Liberty County Extension

by pegfrith
October 22, 2015

Join the Liberty County Extension Office on Thursday, November 5, 2015 from 5:45 - 8:00 pm ET for a Bread Baking & Jam Making Class. For more information, call the Liberty County Extension Office at 850-643-2229 or email brinkley@ufl.edu. READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life

Ms. Howard’s 5th grade class learns about My Plate

by Ralph Mitchell
October 22, 2015

My Plate Lesson Ms. Howard’s Class Jefferson Elementary School September 30, 2015 Recently, Shirley Bouie, Family & Consumer Sciences Jefferson County’s Extension Agent was invited to teach a class on “My Plate” to Ms. Howard’s ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: My Plate, Nutrition

Ron O’Connor named National Friend of Extension

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 22, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Ron O’Connor takes a hands-on approach to helping at University of Florida/IFAS Extension events, mentoring up and coming agriculture students, taking photographs and even securing grants for many projects. This ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

Hundreds of students will learn what it takes to work in agriculture

by Ken Gioeli
October 20, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- More than 600 fourth-grade students are ready to learn about science, technology, engineering and math through the eyes of Marion County’s farming community this week during the University of Florida Marion County Extension’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

Sous Vide Cookery: Foodservice Application for Larger, Less Tender Cuts

by Amanda Quintos
October 20, 2015

Meat with an abundance of connective tissue presents a certain challenge to cooks who want to make it more tender while still properly eliminating pathogens that cause foodborne illness. Sous vide cookery provides precise temperature control ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Animal Sciences Department, Chad Carr, Derek Griffing, Dwain Johnson, Foodservice, Jason Scheffler, João Neto, Kaylie Madore, Meat, Sous Vide Cooking

Extension offices introduce tourism app for Escambia, Santa Rosa counties

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 20, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Want to know the best places to pick your own fruit, go white-water rafting or hiking in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties? There’s an app for that: Naturally EscaRosa. Naturally EscaRosa, a campaign to promote agritourism ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Tourism

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