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The Peanut Butter Challenge—It’s Good to Go Nutty!


October 2, 2023

Every year in October, people all around Florida go nutty for a good cause.  It’s the Peanut Butter Challenge—an annual food drive to fight hunger. Throughout October, people are encouraged to donate unopened jars of peanut butter to participating ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Alan And Cathy Hitchcock Field And Fork Pantry, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Insecurity, Food Pantries, Judy Corbus, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Washington County

Statewide Peanut Butter Challenge sends nearly 20K jars to community food programs


December 12, 2022

The 2022 Peanut Butter Challenge didn’t go exactly to plan – with Hurricane Ian traveling across much of the state just days before the event’s Oct. 1 start – but participating counties still managed to collect over 13.5 tons of the ... READ MORE

Category: Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Food Insecurity, Food Is Our Middle Name, Libbie Johnson, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge

Nassau County’s 2022 Peanut Butter Challenge


October 6, 2022

It's that time of year-the peanut butter challenge Each October, extension offices across the state try to outcompete one another to collect the most jars of Peanut Butter. Each year the challenge gets better. The challenge gets bigger. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Butter, Challenge, Health And Wellness, Nutrition, PB, Peanut, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge

4-H, Pledge Your Hands to Larger Service with the Peanut Butter Challenge!


September 26, 2022

It’s the Peanut Butter Challenge Time! Peanut Butter Challenge Time! Peanut Butter Challenge Time! During the month of October, support people in need in your community and Florida’s peanut producers by generously donating to the Peanut ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #4-HGrowshere, #OC4H, 4-H, 4-H Events, Community Service, Communityservice, Ocextension, Orange County, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Youth
tubs full of jarred peanut butter

2021 Indian River County Peanut Butter Challenge: What a Success!


September 14, 2022

The 2021 Peanut Butter Challenge was a tight race to the finish line as our 4-H clubs competed to bring in the most pounds. It was most certainly a race, but not a challenge this year, for the University of Florida Institute for Food ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Crops, Events, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Peanut Association, Florida Peanut Growers, Food Drive, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, The Florida Peanut Producers Association, Treasure Coast Food Bank, UF/IFAS Extension In The Community
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Grocery Shopping for Your Health: Nuts, peanuts and peanut butter


November 2, 2021

In our last post in the "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series, we focused on beans and legumes. This time, we'll cover nuts, peanuts and peanut butter. You might have wondered why I didn't include peanuts when we discussed beans and legumes. ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: FIN, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nut, Nutrition, Peanut, Peanut Butter, Pgm_FCS, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping