Category: Food Safety

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

by Josey Keener
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

St. Lucie County Conducts Futures Forum – Community Needs Assessment

by johnferguso
April 13, 2025

The purpose of this Community Needs Assessment. A community needs assessment is a vital process that helps identify a community's strengths, challenges, and unmet needs. We are gathering input from residents, organizations, and stakeholders, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Money Matters, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: #4hOpportunityForAll, #H4HOutreach, #pesticide, #slc4h, #wildlife, Biological Control, Citrus, Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Conservation, Endangered Species, Extension, Financial Education, Florida Master Naturalist, FMNP, Hurricane, Invasive, Josey Keener, Money, St Lucie County, STEM, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Water, Water Quality

Ag-Cited Cottage Foodies

by Josey Keener and Jennifer Hagen

March 18, 2025

Cottage foodies showcased their skills at the inaugural cottage food competition at the Southwest Florida Ag Expo. Participants took a virtual course offered by UF/IFAS Extension’s Homemade Entrepreneur program, where they learned about cottage ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Coast To Coast With Jen And Jos, Cottage Food, Cottage Food Operations, Food Safety, Jennifer Hagen, Josey Pearce Keener, Lee County, Stephanie Brown

Canning with a Plan

by Josey Keener
February 19, 2025

February is canned food month! Travel back in time to learn about how the canning process started. Then start canning with a plan as we prepare our gardens this spring. Lastly, choose to celebrate Canned Food Month by considering the endless ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety
Tags: Canned Food Month, Canning, Food Safety, Josey Pearce Keener, Preserve

The Peanut Butter Challenge in St. Lucie County

by Ken Gioeli
September 29, 2023

You can participate in the 2023 Peanut Butter Challenge by donating unopened jars of peanut butter at the UF/ IFAS Extension St. Lucie County. All peanut butter donations go to local food pantries to help feed families in need. We thank ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: #food, #FoodIsOurMiddleName

Celebrate National Honeybee Day 2023 with a Honey Tasting in Fort Pierce

by Ken Gioeli
August 3, 2023

Have you ever wanted to experience the different tastes of locally sourced honey? This might be the perfect opportunity. Come and celebrate National Honeybee Day with this fun honey tasting event in Fort Pierce. The UF/IFAS Extension St ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Conservation, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, Work & Life
Tags: #bee, #FoodIsOurMiddleName, #UFBugs, #wildlife, Fort Pierce, Ft Pierce, Honey, Honey Bee, Honey Bee Day

Sunshine Kitchen and UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County Working for You

by Ken Gioeli
September 14, 2022

The Sunshine Kitchen in St. Lucie County is a 10,000-square-foot facility providing year-round, 24-hour-a-day access for people to produce, package, and market food business items (St. Lucie County, 2022). For example, say you’ve got an ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Food Safety, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, Work & Life
Tags: Culinary, Sunshine Kitchen

Time to Tighten That Money Belt

by Carol Roberts
March 8, 2022

No one exists in a bubble and recent world events are making that statement oh so clear. Our American economy is impacted by the steps our leaders are taking to encourage a peaceful end to the strife in eastern Europe. With household prices ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: #food, Budget, Extension, Fuel, Money, Money Management, Rising Costs, Spending Plan, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

Homemade Vegetable Pho Soup for 2022 #NationalSoupDay February 4, 2022

by Ken Gioeli
February 4, 2022

Ken's Veggie Pho Soup Homemade vegetable pho soup is a delicious Vietnamese dish made with many herbs that can be grown in your own backyard in Florida. Locally sourced produce used in my soup included sweet basil (Thai basil is also great ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Food Is Our Middle Name, Herbs, NationalSoupDay, Pho, Vegetables

Making Homemade Pizza on the Barbecue Grill

by Ken Gioeli
January 12, 2022

Introduction Floridians love barbecuing. Have you ever tried making homemade pizza on the barbecue grill? Adding Florida fresh produce and herbs from your garden can add to the deliciousness. Watch the video below to learn how. Food Safety As ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Work & Life
Tags: Barbecue, Food Safety, Garlic, Pizza, Tomato

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