Better Leftovers
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about keeping your leftovers safe. One of the suggestions was to use …
Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.
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National Home-Based Food Business Conference Highlights
In the first-ever National Cottage Food Conference held last year, stakeholders gained a lot of insight into the types …
Safe Plates for Food Service and Volunteers
As we move into spring, restaurants will gear up for the summer season, and other groups looking forward to food …
Connecting About Connection (Broadband)
Kenny Sherin will be “chewing the fat” about broadband during some informal Zoom sessions in the coming weeks. This …
Interns offer Valentine Idea
The Family and Consumer Science (FCS) team at N.C. Cooperative Extension is really excited to have two interns working …
Knife Skills Workshop
At some point, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “A sharp knife is safer than a dull one.” Do you …
Keeping Leftovers Safe
Leftovers. Some folks look forward to them and say foods are better the next day. Others just store them …
Safety of Meal Kits
There are dozens of companies selling and shipping meal kits. Some of the most well-known are Blue Apron, HelloFresh, …
Making Impacts in New Ways!
Social media and social marketing have taken center stage in reaching people during a pandemic. In FY2021. Steps to …
Healthy and Safe Marinades
Frequently, we see the terms marinade and marinating in a recipe. The terms are often used interchangeably. Technically, marinade …
Winter Cabbage and Soup
Many people are trying to eat more locally grown and/or North Carolina-grown foods. Choices of local foods can be …
Healthy and Safe Marinades
Frequently we see the terms marinade and marinating in a recipe. The terms are often used interchangeably. Technically, marinade …
Move More
It’s hard to keep a regular schedule or healthy habits during this week between Christmas and New Year. Perhaps …
Give the Gift of Health
Many folks (me included) still need to find a few gifts for those hard people on their gift list. At …
Internet Gift Ideas Not Always Safe
I know people are always looking for creative, fun, and also inexpensive ideas for homemade food holiday gifts. With …
Heart Association’s New Dietary Guidance
It’s not news that heart disease is one of the top causes of death in this county. But there …
December 3 is FCS Day
December 3 has been declared FCS Day. This day was selected because it’s the birthday of Ellen Swallow Richards. …
Stay Well Over the Holiday with Safe Food Handling
BEFORE: It’s Thanksgiving morning and your frozen turkey is still a little frozen…don’t panic. You can finish thawing it by …
Clean Out Your Refrigerator
In case you missed it, this past Monday was National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day. The idea behind this …
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- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
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- Steps to Health: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
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Recent Publications related to Health & Nutrition
Identifying and Responding to Factors That Can Affect Egg Quality and Appearance
This publication is a useful resource that shell egg producers can use to identify egg …
5/10/22
Appendix H. Community Gardening Resources
This appendix is part of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives users to the tools …
2/1/22
Snacking and Cooking with Warm-Season Produce from Childcare Production Gardens
This publication includes simple recipes that childcare center cooks and educators can use to engage …
Snacking and Cooking With Cool-Season Produce From Childcare Production Gardens
This publication includes simple recipes that childcare center cooks and educators can use to engage …
Growing Cool-Season Vegetables in Childcare Production Gardens
This publication focuses on easy-to-grow, child-friendly, cool-season vegetables suitable for childcare center gardening. This is …
Growing Warm-Season Fruits and Vegetables in Childcare Production Gardens
This publication focuses on easy-to-grow, child-friendly, warm-season fruits and vegetables suitable for childcare center gardening. …
Creating Childcare Center Production Gardens
This publication focuses on developing fruit and vegetable production gardens in the Outdoor Learning Environment …