Tag: Josey Pearce Keener

Hands passing a dish during holiday meal.

Los expertos de UF ofrecen consejos prácticos y sin estrés para desperdiciar menos, ahorrar dinero y disfrutar de las festividades


December 1, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Las fiestas son sinónimo de buena comida, grandes reuniones y mucha gratitud, pero también pueden convertirse en ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
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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

Sparking Connections & Growth – NEAFCS Annual Session 2025


October 29, 2025

From October 20–23, I attended the NEAFCS Annual Session 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This year’s theme, “Spark: Connections, Innovations, Communities, and Growth,” truly reflected the energy of the event. The conference was ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development
Tags: 4-H, Financial Education, Food Entrepreneurship, Josey Pearce Keener, NEAFCS Annual Session, Professional Development, Spark

National Estate Planning Awareness Week – October 2025


October 22, 2025

National Estate Planning Awareness Week (NEPAW) takes place this year from October 20–26, 2025. Established in 2008, NEPAW aims to educate individuals on the importance of estate planning learn more at: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hres1499/text/eh#link=2&nearest=H5667EC8552C34718B78DB37C3EC82B1E Why ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: Financial Education, Josey Pearce Keener, Legacy Planning, National Estate Planning Awareness Week

County Line Camp: A Culinary Journey Through Florida’s Heritage


August 13, 2025

From Spanish explorers to cowboy cookouts, County Line Camp guided 4-Hers through centuries of Florida’s rich heritage—one bite at a time. This thoughtfully designed multi-county camp emphasized both food safety and cultural history, bringing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Camp, Food Safety
Tags: 4-H Summer Camps, Adopt A Cowboy, County Line Camp, Food Safety, Geomatics, Josey Pearce Keener, Kati Lawson, Lauren Butler
This photo shows Keener conducting the Living On My Own program, is a 4-H program for high school students to engage in real life financial scenarios. Photo by Katherine Westenhaver, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County,

Meet the local expert helping St. Lucie residents stretch budgets, launch businesses and reach their big goals


August 11, 2025

Whether you dream of owning a home, launching a food business or trying to stretch your budget, Josey Pearce Keener is ready to help. A Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agent at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Banking, Business, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finance, First-time Homebuying, HUD-approved First Time Homebuyer, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Josey Pearce Keener, Living On My Own, News, Rancher, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, University Of Florida, Youth

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