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Many of us enjoy baking during the holiday season. It's a time to get out our favorite cookie recipes, put on our aprons, break out the measuring cups and spoons, and get started baking those family-treasured delights. But, it's not a time to ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
It's about that time again: when gatherings abound, and traditions, expectations, stressors, memories, and new possibilities and experiences collide. Decorating one's home can be a long-awaited (and/or dreaded) part of preparing for the winter ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Hurricane Preparedness Most residents in Florida are very familiar with the word hurricane. How we choose to respond can range from excitement for the weather enthusiast to sheer dread at the thought of constant rain showers, high winds, ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
In a world in flux, many would like to feel that they can count on certain things. Perhaps these are relationships, living arrangements, or fulfillment derived from hobbies. Maybe it is the simple understanding that, when they take their next ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, Work & Life
Grant Support from the NRA Foundation Helps Make Shooting Sports Available in Wakulla County for 4-H Youth The Wakulla 4-H program added Shooting Sports to the roster of clubs offered to local youth in 2018. A series of grants from the NRA ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, , Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS![thermometer checks temperature of grilling chicken. [credit: uf/ifas, tyler jones]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2019/06/2019_FCS_foodsafetyGrilling01_CROP1338x357.jpg)
In our last blog post on the four elements of basic food safety practices—CLEAN, SEPARATE, COOK and CHILL—we discussed how to SEPARATE food and items to avoid illness-causing cross-contamination. Now, let's talk about COOKing foods to their ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
“Leave the food on the table and we will nibble on it later.” This is a familiar phrase during the holidays, but according to food safety experts it is not a good idea. About two million cases of food poisoning occur in the home each year ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
A video has been spreading through social media of an Orlando resident trapping an alligator in a trash can. Along with the potential for injuring himself and the legality of handling alligators (don't do it). This only brought one big question ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Wildlife