Family & Consumer Sciences
Here are some of 黑料网 Extension's most popular resources on family, food, health, home, and money.
The 黑料网 Extension Behavioral Health Team offers resources on emotional well-being, stress management and substance abuse prevention for farmers and farm families.
24/7 Tips to live a more active lifestyle, shop smarter, make healthier food choices, and cook delicious meals on a budget! Receive free kitchen and fitness items.
A collection of resources to help you get started with your small food business.
Eat healthy and get moving on a budget. Find free online nutrition education courses, recipes, and other resources.
Marriage Matters Series Looking for ways to strengthen your relationship? Whether you have just started dating, have been married for a while, or have been married more than once, we can always use some guidance in developing and maintaining a healthy and satisfying relationship.
Entity-approved training to help child care providers meet state licensing requirements. Check the calendar for training events near you.
Your Good Credit Series Establishing, maintaining, and protecting Your Good Credit can save you thousands of dollars over time. This series will teach you the basics of credit reports and scores.
This book covers topics on preserving food, canning, pickled products, sweet spreads and syrups, freezing and drying. Available for purchase only.
A flexible 3-week schedule of hands-on activities meant to improve young children's health and well-being by teaching key nutrition and physical activity concepts.
Radon Education Radon is a colorless, tasteless odorless gas that can cause lung cancer. It occurs naturally and is released into the soil, easily entering buildings through the foundation. The only way to know if you have radon is to test.
Building Baby's Brain Series What happens during a child's first few years makes a big difference in the child's later life. This series helps parents learn strategies to improve early brain development.
Extension News
New tool can help industry and consumers calculate and combat food waste.
Do Nutrition Facts labels provide a complete picture of what "healthy" really means? And does the way information is provided on food labels change consumers' perceptions and purchasing behavior?
“Culture-Centered Communication and Engagement,” a course offered by the CAES Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, helps students hone their storytelling skills through community service.
For Jennifer Jo Thompson, finding solutions to meet the increasing global demands for healthy, affordable and accessible food that both conserves our natural resources and equitably sustains communities requires an un-siloed approach in higher education and leadership. One that draws from a diversity of backgrounds, disciplines and expertise.
Production costs aren't the only culprit in higher grocery prices, with gas prices, labor costs and other increases being passed on to the consumer.
Upcoming Events
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Sep 9 Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training A one-day course for produce growers and packers who fall under FSMAs Produce Safety Rule.
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Sep 10 Vegetable Soup, Pressure Canning- Coweta County Food Preservation Workshop Olivia Handley will be hosting a vegetable soup workshop that will provide hands on experience making and then processing the jars by water bath. Each participant gets a jar of soup to take home along with tools to use in the kitchen. Space is limited. Fee is $30 per person. Call the Coweta Extension office to register.
- NEWNAN, GA - (40.0 Miles)
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Sep 11 Food Safety School Are you interested in starting a food business in Georgia? This training teaches the fundamentals of food safety and regulatory compliance for small and beginning value-added food businesses.
- Athens, GA - (84.0 Miles)
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Sep 18 ServSafe Manager Instruction and Exam The class objective is to enhance food safety knowledge and practices among the food service workers, managers, and entrepreneurs in our metro area of 259,315 residents as of 2024. This nationally recognized certification program ensures that individuals handling, managing, and preparing food understand critical food safety principles, including proper hygiene, temperature control, cross-contamination prevention, and regulatory compliance. By increasing the number of certified food protection managers, we aim to reduce the risk of foodborne illness, improve public health outcomes, and support the success of local food establishments across our diverse urban community. Workshop fee includes the text book, instruction, and exam.
- Douglasville, GA - (59.0 Miles)
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Sep 19 ServSafe Manager Certification Training and Exam - Early County Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe? training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe? examination, the ServSafe? Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF.
- Blakely, GA - (118.0 Miles)