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Hands passing a dish during holiday meal.

UF experts share easy, stress-free ways to waste less, save money, enjoy the holidays


November 20, 2025

  The holidays are all about good food, great gatherings and plenty of gratitude. It can be a time of extended budgets, overflowing trash bins and wasted leftovers. How does one plan with precision to maximize savings, guarantee ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Beneficial Microorganisms, Brenda Marty-Jimenez, Budget, Compost, Cooking Temperature, Decomposition, Egg, Environmental Horticulture, Food, Food Planning, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Grocery, Holiday Meal, Holiday Savings, Josey Pearce Keener, Leftovers, Meal, Meat, Mica McMillan, Micronutrient, Overcooking, Portions, Poultry, Savubgs, Thawing, UF IFAS Extension Broward, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Undercooking, University Of Florida, USDA
Dr. Farzad and three graduate students doing the Gator Chomp in front of an orange wall.

FSHN Extension: Dr. Razieh Farzad, Seafood Safety


September 29, 2025

This article is the second in a series featuring the UF/FSHN Extension Programs. Read the other articles in the series to learn more about these essential community service programs. Today's topic: seafood safety. Research and teaching are ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Dr. Razieh Farzad, Extension, Food Safety, FSHN Cooperative Extension, FSHN Extension, Seafood, Seafood Regulation, Seafood Safety

Green Beans – Love the Flavor


September 15, 2025

There are many types of beans!  I just did a fun word search puzzle that had so many hidden legume words including calico beans, cannellini, fava, garbanzo, green bean, green pea, kidney bean, lima bean, mung bean, navy bean, split pea, etc. ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Broward County, Clean, Extension, Follow MyPlate Guidelines, Food Safety, Gardening, Green Beans, Green Beans And Nutrition, Growing Green Beans, Handwashing, MyPlate, Nutrition And Health, Rinse Canned Green Beans, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Master Gardeners, Vegetables
photo of people in an urban food garden

Back by popular demand: UF/IFAS Extension offers 2025 Sustainable Urban Food Production Short Course


August 13, 2025

From backyard gardens to commercial-scale rooftop farms, sustainable urban food production is reshaping how we grow and access food in cities. That’s why leading scientists from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aquaponics, Broward, Chefs, Compost, Eco-friendly, Ecofrendly Farming, Entrepreneurs, Environmental Horticulture, Food, Food Forest, Food Handling, Food Safety, Food Waste, Garderners, Harvest, Hydroponic, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jiangxiao Qiu, Large-scale Composting, Local Food Movement, Lorna Bravo, Management Strategies, Miami-Dade, Monroe, News, Nutrient-rich Soil, Organic Fruit, Palm Beach, Rooftop Farms, Rooftop Gardens, Soil Regeneration, Sustainable Agricultural, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Production, Vegetables

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