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Packing a Safe Nutritious Lunch

With the start of school, many households are faced with planning lunches for the school day. Our young ones are at a higher risk of food borne illnesses and besides making sure the lunch is well…

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Finding Local Resources and Benefits

Finding Local Resources Accessing available benefits and resources can enhance people’s lives. You might ask, why do so many people unnecessarily do without? There are several reasons, including that…

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Meal Prep: The Art of Food Planning

Happy National Nutrition Month!The beginning of the year has come and gone, which means for some of us, our plan to meal prep each week has slowly gone out the window. So why is this grand idea so…

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Fermentation: An Easy Way to Preserve Vegetables

Fermentation can be one of the easiest ways to preserve summer time vegetables. You do need a cool environment but if you can control for the really hot days, sauerkraut, fermented pickles and kimchi…

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It's Time to Start Preparing to Preserve Our Bounty This Year

April is a time for planning your garden and what you may want to start planting this year. As we plan what to grow this year, we need to keep in mind what we like to eat and also what we may want to…

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March Is Living Well Month

March is Living Well Month. Family and Consumer Science Educators are a great resource for learning about ways to improve your Wellness by focusing on the various dimensions of Wellness. It can be a…

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Take Time This Winter to Clean Out Cupboards and Freezers

Winter is when I take some time to dig deep into my pantry and cupboards and see what food has been forgotten in the back. Usually, I do a good job of following FIFO – First In First Out, but every…

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Cooking Safe With Slow Cookers

Winter is a great time to use your slow cooker. There are lots of models out there from multi-cookers to the simple ones. There’s nothing like coming home at the end of the day and having dinner…

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Holiday Challenge Starts in November

It’s getting to that holiday time between Thanksgiving and New Years, when many of us put on a few pounds. It is a hectic time and also a time that can be full of tasty foods and drinks, so it isn’t…

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Pickling Zucchini and Summer Squash

With summer comes the abundance of summer squash such as zucchini. There are important things to keep in mind when you are canning summer squash. First, there is not a recommended safe way to can…