Tag: family

Limiting Screen Time

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 7, 2016

Next week is Spring Break for many. It is tempting to allow children to spend more time in front of a screen. Experts recommend that children shouldn’t be allowed more than two hours of screen time a day. That includes watching television, ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Children, Community, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, General Information, Screen Time, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla Extension, Youth

The Blue Zones Solution

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 3, 2016

By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension “What if I said you could add up to ten year to your life? A long healthy life is not an accident. It begins with good genes, but it ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cooking, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Food And Nutrition, Shelley Swenson, The Blue Zones, Wakulla Extension

Recycle Your Blue Jeans

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 8, 2016

By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Give old denim new purpose by recycling. The journey from cotton to denim insulation is a new initiative to transform an old ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Blue Jeans Go Green, Bluejean Insulation, Conservation, Educational, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Green Living, Insulation, Recycle, Recycle Blue Jeans, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Women

January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 20, 2016

By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Research has found that inactive children are much more likely to be inactive adults than active children. In a longitudinal study examining ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Children, Daily Exercise Guide, Educational, Exercise, Extension, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health, Healthy, My Activity Pyramid, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 20, 2016

Photo Credit: University of Missouri Extension By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Research has found that inactive children are much more likely to ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Children, Education, Exercise, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, My Activity Pyramid, Physical, Shelley Swenson, Teens, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Credit Scores

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 14, 2016

By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension How often should I check my credit report? First, let’s review a little about credit scores. Credit Scoring is designed to give lenders ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Community, Credit, Credit Report, Education, Extension, Family, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla County Extension

Its National Oatmeal Month

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 12, 2016

By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension This cold weather makes me want Oatmeal and I learned that it is to be celebrated this month. I love it in the mornings especially after ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Educational, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Foods, Health, National Oatmeal Month, Nutrition, Oatmeal, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla County Extension

Soup’s On!

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 12, 2016

By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Soups On…. What eight words go together when you think of soup? I think of cold weather, economic meal, preparation ease and slow cooker. This ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Comfort Food, Cooking, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fun, Shelley Swenson, Soup's On Recipe Book, Soups, Wakulla Extension

Soups On!

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 12, 2016

Category: Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Budget, Comfort Roods, Community, Cooking, Educational, Extension, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Foods, Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Shelley Swenson, Soup's On Recipe Book, Soups, Wakulla County Extension

Greens Love the Cool Temperatures of Fall

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 21, 2015

By Les Harrison and Shelley Swenson The cool days and cooler nights of December have removed home gardening from the minds of many residents in Wakulla County. Much of Florida’s commercial vegetable production has moved to warmer counties ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Children, Community, Education, Environment, Extension, Family, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Garden, General Information, Greens, Grow, Growing, In The Garden Now, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Plants, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla Extension, Wakulla News, Youth, Youth Oppurtunities

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