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Find Local Benefits and Resources

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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Let's Meal Prep for a Healthier You!

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…

kimchi in a jar

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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Plan Your Garden by Planning What You Want to Preserve

The National Center for Home Food Preservation has revamped its website and has a new look. It still has all the latest researched information on how to preserve your bounty for safety and quality.…

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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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Winter Is Time 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…

Eat Smart, Move More... Maintain, don't gain! HOLIDAY Challenge (snowflake used as O)

Holiday Challenge Starts Nov 13th

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…

8 Dimensions of Wellness, Emotional, financial, intellectual, vocational, social, physical, environmental, spiritual

Discover the 8 Secrets of Wellness During Living Well Month

March is Living Well Month. Wellness has many components. It can be a balancing act to make sure that we are taking care of all the aspects of our life so that we are living well. As you go through…

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NC Tomato Club History and Transcribathon

Below is information about an upcoming virtual event, free and open to the public, hosted by the North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections. Join us to learn about the history of…