Have you ever asked yourself, “When should I start teaching my child about money”? Perhaps after that tantrum in the store about a toy or that 1st birthday when grandparents give a couple of dollars as a present? We all know that children ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeMyPlate “Roll Model” Set a good example for your family and friends by eating whole grains in meals and snacks. Whole grain rolls, tortillas, hot and cold cereals, breads, pastas, crackers, and brown rice are excellent foods that ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeWith summer approaching, you might be asking, “What am I going to do with my children while they are out of school?” One solution is to get them involved in a club. 4-H is the youth organization of the Land Grant University System, of which ... READ MORE
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By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Amarat Simonne, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida What do you know about botulism? Personally, just hearing the word makes me feel a bit nervous. ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Five years after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 men and sent at least 210 million gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, people along the coast are gathering for a three-city regional ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A sampling of more than 1,000 Gulf of Mexico fish, shrimp, oysters and blue crabs taken from Cedar Key, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala., between 2011 to 2013, shows no elevated contaminant levels, according to a seafood safety ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchSpring has Sprung Still trying to get past those winter blues? Get outside, enjoy the Spring weather, and do something active! Regardless of age or fitness level it is important to incorporate physical activity into your daily routine. Some ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Have you been thinking of turning your grandma’s delicious cake recipe into a cake-selling business? Or maybe all your friends have told you that you should bottle your homemade organic salsa and sell it? Soo Ahn, ... READ MORE
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