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Keep Your Food Safe In Emergency


September 29, 2017

Keeping Your Food Safe During an Emergency by Samantha Kennedy, UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County Two of the most pressing concerns during and after an emergency are food and water. The recent series of hurricanes to affect the United States ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Community, Conservation, Cooking, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Financial, Financial Tips, Food, FYCS, Health, Healthy, Living Well In The Panhandle, Money Management, Nutrition, Saving, Sustainability Community, Sustainable Living, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Spice Things Up With Alternative Seasonings


August 31, 2017

By Samantha Kennedy , UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County With today’s continued focus on healthy eating and the dangers of high blood pressure, seasoning and cooking with salt has decreased. Alternative seasonings such as herbs and spices ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Children, Community, Cooking, Educational, Extension, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Food Safety, Foods, Health, Healthy, My Plate, Nutrition, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Women

ASK SHELLEY: Wakulla Recycling Update


October 7, 2016

By Shelley Swenson Extension Agent III UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension I recently had the opportunity to ask questions of a representative from Waste Pro to clarify some of the “gray” areas concerning recycling in Wakulla County. It was ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blue Zones, Community, Conservation, Educational, Environment, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Foods, Health, Healthy, Nutrition, Recycling, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla

January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month


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

Bread Baking and Jam Making Workshop


November 13, 2015

REDISCOVER BREAD BAKING AND JAM MAKING DECEMBER 8, 2015 TWO CLASSES OFFERED: 11:00 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. Join Shelley Swenson, Family and Consumer Sciences agent, at the Wakulla County Extension Office, 84 Cedar Avenue, Crawfordville, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Bread Baking, Children, Cooking, Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Health, Healthy, Holidays, Jam Making, Nutrition, Preserves, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Women, Workshops

Green Scene


September 11, 2015

Reducing Waste at Home By Clara Foran, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family & Consumer Science Program Aide Daily people throw waste in the trash, from banana peels to soda cans, from cardboard boxes to milk jugs, these things are disposed of ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Clara Foran, Community, Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, FYCS, Go Green, Green, Green Cleaning, Green Scene, Health, Healthy, Recycle, Recycling, Reducing Waste, Shelley Swenson, Sustainability Community, Sustainable, Sustainable Big Bend, Sustainable Living, The Green Scene, Trash, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Waste, Women

Last Chance to Register for Cooking Day Camp!


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?


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

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