Tag: turkey

Thanksgiving table setting with a roasted turkey, side dishes, and decorations on a deck overlooking water.

Cleanliness and temperature key to safe holiday meals

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

Whether you dine on a traditional holiday meal this year – or opt for something more exotic -- keep safety in mind. That starts with shopping and goes through preparing the feast and storing leftovers. We talked to Keith Schneider, a UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Clean, Egg Nog, Food, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Freezer, Holidays, Keith Schneider, Refrigerator, Storage, Temperature, Thanksgiving, Turkey

It’s Turkey Time: Safely Prepare Your Holiday Meal

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Photo courtesy of UF/IFAS Extension University of Florida By Shelley Swenson UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Whether you are a seasoned chef or a novice preparing your first holiday meal, make sure you know the safest ways to thaw, prepare, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Community, Cooking, Education, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Florida, Food And Nutrition, Food Safety, General Information, Shelley Swenson, Thanksgiving, Turkey, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
A shopper grapples with products and technology in a grocery store [CREDIT: pxhere.com, Viki Mohamad]

Grocery Shopping for Your Health: Poultry

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February 11, 2026

In our last post in the "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series, we focused on the home pantry. Today, we trek back to the store, hitting the poultry area to talk turkey (and chicken and more). In the poultry area, you will find more than ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Chicken, FIN, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Poultry, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping, Turkey
A collage of three turkey images, depicting a male turkey's head close up, a turkey's full body with its feathers expanded, and a turkey in a field.

Wild Sarasota: Wild Turkeys

by Zahir Ringgold Cordes
February 11, 2026

In the distance, far from my slowly moving vehicle along Myakka River State Park’s main road, tall, strange silhouettes of robust birds were slowly making their way across the asphalt. Their characteristic strut, reddish-heads, and iridescent ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Birds, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Osceola Turkey, Pgm_EcoNR, Turkey, Wild Sarasota, Wild Turkeys, Wildlife

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