Family & Consumer Sciences
Hope Smith
FACS Educator for Taliferro County and Greene County
Food Talk, a new program through UGA, educates people on healthy eating, food safety, saving money, increasing physical activity, & meal planning. The online program consists of 6 sessions that can be accessed at foodtalk.org. Once you complete the 6 sessions you can come into your local Extension Office and receive free goodies!
UGA Extension is pleased to offer the 6th edition of its popular book, So Easy To Preserve. Chapters in the 388-page book include Preserving Food, Canning, Pickled Products, Sweet Spreads and Syrups, Freezing and Drying. There are 10 new products and 2 revised product recommendations in this edition. Contact the office to purchase your book or visit. www.soeasytopreserve.com
If you have a question that you would like to ask a Family and Consumer Science Agent, please contact the Greene County Extension Office, (706) 453-2083, and we will help you locate the nearest available agent.
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Branch Honored CAES professor has earned the nickname 'godfather of peanuts'
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Cyst Nematodes UGA researchers Melissa Mitchum and Xunliang Liu have uncovered how cyst nematodes co-opt a sugar beet’s vascular system for their own benefit.
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Organic Shelf Life Because organic growers and packers must adhere to higher production standards and restrictions on chemical additives, University of Georgia experts are exploring alternative methods for protecting organic products and consumers through a new $3.5 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture.
