Tag: Family & Consumer Sciences

Cooking Up Health: The Mediterranean Way – Recent Program Highlights

by Jessica Alfonso-Rodriguez
April 28, 2026

About Program This month, I wrapped up our most recent Cooking Up Health: The Mediterranean Way series. The goal of this program is to help busy adults adopt the Mediterranean diet by providing easy tips, healthy swaps, and practical strategies. ... READ MORE

Category: , Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Family & Consumer Sciences, FCS, Food, FoodIsMedicine, Health, Miami-Dade, Nutrition, South Florida, UF/IFAS Extension

Celebrate Family & Consumer Sciences Week

by Josey Keener
December 2, 2025

Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Week is here! From December 1 to 5, we join educators, professionals, and advocates across the country to celebrate the incredible impact of FCS in our daily lives. As a proud member of NEAFCS, I’m excited ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: #ElevateFCS, #FCSWeek, AAFCS, Family & Consumer Sciences, Josey Pearce Keener, NEAFCS

Meet our new director!

by Erik Lovestrand
October 13, 2025

Congratulations to our new Wakulla County Extension Director, Samantha Kennedy! Director for the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension program Although Samantha is taking on a new role as the Director for the UF/IFAS Wakulla County ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Community, Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, General Information, Nutrition, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Meet our new director!

by Erik Lovestrand
October 2, 2025

Meet our new director!

by Erik Lovestrand
September 17, 2025

Back to School Basics – The Importance of Prioritizing Sleep

by Melanie Taylor
August 21, 2024

School is back in session. The long days of summer and not following a schedule have come to an end. It is important to help your child/teenager get back on a regular schedule and into a normal sleep routine. Busy lifestyles filled with school, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Bay County, Family & Consumer Sciences, Sleep, Wellness

Meet our new director!

by Erik Lovestrand
April 22, 2022

Avoid Homework Hassles

by Kim Scotto
January 21, 2022

Some children dread the thought of doing homework. They may leave an assignment for the last minute or refuse to do it all together. Many parents handle this by trying to force their children to do their homework. However, getting into a power ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Home Management
Tags: 4-H Youth Development, Archive, Family & Consumer Sciences

Women & Money: Unique Issues

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 21, 2022

UF/IFAS Extension Offices in Okaloosa, Walton & Santa Rosa counties are offering a Women and Money: Unique Issues educational series. At some point in their life, women are likely to be solely responsible for financial decision making. ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: Archive, Family & Consumer Sciences, Home & Community Education, Money Matters

Teaching Children to Save Winners

by Ken Gioeli
January 21, 2022

We are pleased to recognize the winners of the 2013 “Teaching Children to Save” project sponsored by Okaloosa Saves Coalition and UF/Okaloosa County Extension. This is one of many programs coordinated by the University of Florida/Okaloosa ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Money Matters
Tags: 4-H Youth Development, Archive, Family & Consumer Sciences, Money Matters

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