Category: Work & Life

IT’S TIME TO SPREAD THE GOOD WORD, VITA!

by John Wells
March 15, 2012

Courtesty of Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Through our Master Money Mentor Program we have another connection to University of Florida resources. Read this ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: America Saves, Budget, Credit, Credit Management, Debt, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Finances, Financial Planning, Management, Money, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla Extension

Grapefruit Juice and Medicine May Not Mix

by John Wells
March 15, 2012

Courtesty of Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Grapefruit juice can be part of a healthful diet—most of the time. It has vitamin C and potassium—substances your body needs to work properly. But it isn’t good for you when ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Diet, Drug Interaction, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Medicines, Wakulla Extension

SCAM Alert: Scammers Offer Phony Snap Application Assistance

by John Wells
March 15, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson Family & Consumer Sciences Agent (click on article to expand to full size) READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Family & Consumer Sciences, Scams

New UF-created virtual lawn tool lets users test water-saving systems

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 6, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida homeowners can now test different water-saving lawn irrigation systems by using a free web application recently released by the University of Florida. The interactive lawn irrigation tool creates a virtual lawn ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: FAWN, Irrigation, Irrigation Tool, Kati Migliaccio, Lawns, Migliaccio

Families & Consumer Sciences

by John Wells
February 29, 2012

Family & Consumer Sciences provides educational programs focused on: Nutrition, Health & Food Safety Provide adults and youth with knowledge and skills regarding nutrition, diet, and health. Programs include classes, media, and outreach ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Family And Consumer Sciences

Families & Consumers

by John Wells
February 28, 2012

Welcome to the Holmes County Families and Consumers website. READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: FCS

UF/IFAS scientists’ findings shed light on body’s iron-absorption process

by Ken Gioeli
February 28, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Iron is a key mineral for human health. Too much of it in your body — or too little — can lead to major health problems. University of Florida researchers have discovered that an iron-absorption process thought to ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Collins, Greg Anderson, Health, Iron, James Collins, Perungavur Ranganathan, Yan Lu

Families & Consumers

by John Wells
February 28, 2012

Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Programs help Florida families meet the practical challenges of daily life. Family economic stability and well-being are promoted through programs on money management and consumer education. The Okaloosa ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Financial, Food, Nutrition & Health

This Leap Year, consider the resources Floridians use in one day

by Ken Gioeli
February 28, 2012

Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With an extra day on the calendar this year— leap day — there’s time to stop and think about how much resource consumption occurs in one day in Florida. A ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Work & Life
Tags: Conservation, Energy, Florida, Food, Food And Resource Economics, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Leap Day, Leap Year, Resources, Rodney Clouser, University Of Florida, Water

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