UF/IFAS
Extension Sarasota County

Tag: vegetables

A shopper grapples with products and technology in a grocery store [CREDIT: pxhere.com, Viki Mohamad]

Grocery Shopping for Your Health: Produce department – vegetables


October 8, 2021

In our "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" post, we discussed the produce department, focusing on fruits. This post will focus on vegetables. As a general rule, start by noting the condition of the produce department. It should be clean and ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: FIN, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Produce, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping, Vegetable, Vegetables
various fruits and vegetables arranged for photographic display, including apples, carrots, bananas, peppers, mangos and more

IFAS seeks input on urban agriculture issues, priorities


May 26, 2021

The UF/IFAS College of Agricultural Life and Sciences sent the following request May 26, re an urban agriculture survey: Tell us about your urban agriculture needs, barriers, and opportunities. Dr. Catherine Campbell at the University of ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Ag, Agriculture, Fruits, Pgm_Admin, Urban Ag, Urban Agriculture, Vegetables

Learn how to “Eat with the Seasons”


January 19, 2016

The Englewood Farmers Market is partnering with the UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP), the SNAP-Ed implementing agency in Florida, and Florida Organic Growers’ Fresh Access Bucks (FAB) program to conduct a special cooking demonstration ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: David Bearl, Family Nutrition Program, FNP, Fresh Access Bucks, Fruits, Market, Nutrition, Pgm_FNP, Recipes, SNAP-Ed, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Vegetables