Boosters Are For Big Kids
Piper is 7 years old. She goes to school, plays with dolls, and loves to visit friends. Piper's career goal is to take over the world through "flower power". When Piper travels, she sits in a booster seat that makes her seat belt fit perfectly. In a crash, Piper’s...
Artistic Summer Snack Attack
School’s out! One way to get creative with all this extra time and to eat nutritiously is to make and eat healthy snacks. Like an arts and crafts project, making a snack can be a great summertime activity. Bonus: the kids get to eat their artwork and you get to...
Watch for the Nutrition Facts Label to Appear on Meat and Poultry Products
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Tips for Talking to Older Adults
As I begin to age, I am finding that many of my co-workers, friends and I are dealing with aging parents. Often times, it is trying and difficult to communicate with aging family and friends. Hopefully, this article with give you some tips that will make talking...
Begin the Journey Path to “Financial Wellness” Today!
Are you feeling the stress of rapidly increasing gas and food prices? Today is a good day to begin changing your financial situation! Start by learning about important money matters and taking steps to improve your money skills. These five steps will help you on your...
Celebrate Earth Day: Take Action Towards Sustainability
In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore of Long Beach, California, a furniture refinisher and seafarer was returning from a sailing trip through the seldom traveled Subtropical North Pacific only to realize his sailboat was encircled by a "plastic soup” for as far as he...
Easter Egg Safety
Easter Egg coloring can be a lot of fun for the whole family, but it is important to remember to practice food safety. “Based on USDA’s statistics, the average consumer would encounter a contaminated egg only once in 42 years. And then, that egg would have to be time-...
Calendar of Events
Bay County Food Safety and Quality Program June 1– Bay County Extension Office June 22 – Bay County Extension Office Escambia County May 3 - Don’t Eat Your Money May 4 - Don’t Eat Your Money May 5 - Hurricane Survival Kid’s Kit Gadsden County May 10,11,12- First time...
UF IFAS Needs You
The University of Florida IFAS Extension works towards agricultural, environmental, and economic sustainability in our rapidly growing state and communities. We accomplish this through research-based educational programs, publications, and opportunities provided to...
New Financial Program Helps Struggling Families
Kendra Zamojski Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Walton County hughson@ufl.edu University of Florida IFAS Extension is launching the Florida Master Money Mentor Program, a new statewide program to help Floridians get free one-on-one help with their finances. Funded...