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FREE Handbook, Disasters : Preparation & Recovery

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 1, 2017

Come by the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Office, 84 Cedar Avenue Crawfordville, FL 32327 and pick up your Free copy of the Disasters: Preparation & Recovery handbook. Hurricane season begins today! We would like to see your family ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FCS, Florida, Food Safety, General Information, Health, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, UF/IFAS, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

English Peas Grow Successfully In The Wakulla Spring

by Les Harrison
April 21, 2017

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director and Gohar Umar FAMU Extension Horticulture Specialist April in Wakulla County is a transitional gardening month. Both spring and winter gardens are being tended, with the winter crops coming ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Farming, Florida, Food, Food Safety, Fun, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, UF/IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Citrus Greening Disease Discovered In The Florida Panhandle

by Les Harrison
February 24, 2017

  By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Sometimes the news is just bad, and there is no way to sugar coat it. The plant diagnostic lab at UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Quincy has confirmed ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Bugs, Environment, Families & Consumers, Farming, Florida, Food, Food Safety, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Plant, Plants, Shelley Swenson, Trees, UF/IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Safe Handling of Food after a Hurricane or Related Disaster

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 6, 2016

  The follow is a summary of general recommendations to protect the safety of food and water in the event of a hurricane. It is made available through the State Food Scientists and County Faculty who serve you through UF/IFAS. FOOD Assess ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cooking, Emergencies, Emergency Management, Families & Consumers, Food And Nutrition, Food Safety, General Information, Shelley Swenson, Weather Emergencies

It’s Turkey Time: Safely Prepare Your Holiday Meal

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 10, 2015

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, FCS, Florida, Food And Nutrition, Food Safety, General Information, Shelley Swenson, Thanksgiving, Turkey, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Summer Food Safety Tips

by John Wells
August 10, 2015

7 Super Summer Food Safety Tips from Fight BAC! Summer's warm weather may be ideal for outdoor eating, but it also provides a perfect environment for harmful pathogens in food to multiply rapidly! Fight BAC! ® and reduce risk of food poisoning ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Bacteria, Children, Clean, Diet, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, FDA Concerns, Fight Bac, Food, Food Borne Illness, Food Poinsoning, Food Safety, Health, Illness, Nutrition, Safe, Safety, Shelley Swenson, Stomach, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Women

Last Chance to Register for Cooking Day Camp!

by John Wells
June 16, 2015

Don't miss your chance to join us for the 4-H Cooking Camp! Next Monday, June 22, at 5 p.m. is the deadline for registration! The 4-H Cooking Day Camp will be held June 24 through 26, 2015 (Wednesday through Friday), from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: Chef, Children, Clara Foran, Community, Cook, Cooking, Educational, Eric Westbrook, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, Food Safety, FYCS, Health, Healthy, Nutrition, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Youth

What’s in Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 3, 2015

Shelley Swenson is your local Family & Consumer Science Extension Agent III, UF/IFAS Wakulla County. Summer is the perfect time for tropical fruit! Luckily, there are several varieties available fresh from Florida--one of them is guava! ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Community, Cooking, Environment, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, Food, Food Safety, Fresh, Fresh From Florida, Fresh Produce, Fruit, FYCS, Guava, Health, Healthy, Mango, My Plate, Nutrition, Papaya, Passion Fruit, Shelley Swenson, Sustainability Community, Sustainable Living, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s In Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 4, 2015

Summer Break is almost here! Beat the heat and keep the kids entertained with a melon carving party! Closely related to pumpkins, melons are fun and easy to carve. So, dust off the melon baller (or your pumpkin carving kit) and get creative ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Children, Community, Diet, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, Food, Food Safety, Fresh, Fresh From Florida, Fruit, FYCS, Grow, Growing, Health, Local, Master Gardener, My Plate, Nutrition, Produce, Shelley Swenson, Sustainability Community, Sustainable Living, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension