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Family & Consumer Sciences

Our mission is to link education with life experience to help people improve their lives, their families, and communities. UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Family & Consumer Sciences brings you workshops, educational series, newsletters, media articles, volunteer training programs, exhibits, demonstrations, publications and office consultations. Volunteer support for these programs is provided by Master Food & Nutrition Educators. Family & Consumer Sciences programs are scheduled at the request of groups and can be designed to target specific information for the audience.

Red and golden beets with stems sit beside bundled green collard leaves wrapped in a yellow “Organically Grown” band

Health/Nutrition & Food Systems

Check out information on food preservation, chronic disease prevention, food entrepreneurship, and cooking.

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Food Safety

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness.

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Recipes

Check out our downloadable recipe cards!