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Refrigerator Safety and Organization

First Step: Temperature Check The first item of business in refrigerator safety is to check your refrigerator temperature. It’s a good idea to have a separate thermometer in your refrigerator to make…

Preparing Thanksgiving Turkey Safely

With Halloween over, our thoughts are moving to preparing for Thanksgiving. It will be here before we know it. Having a smooth tasty Thanksgiving can take some planning. So here are some tips for…

Packing a Safe School Lunch

With the start of school, many households are faced with planning lunches for the school day. Our young ones are at a higher risk of food borne illnesses and besides making sure the lunch is well…

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The Ins and Outs of Having a NC Food Business

Have you ever thought of making a new food product or maybe expanding on a food business you already have? Getting from the initial ideas or dreams to reality is a process and there are organizations…

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What It Takes to Start a New Food Business

Have you ever been told your jams or pickles are good enough to sell? Do you wonder what is involved with getting a food product sellable in North Carolina? There are lots of things to consider when…

various vegetables on wooden cutting board with knife

Choosing the Right Cutting Board

People often ask me which is better wood or plastic cutting boards. Now a days, cutting boards come in all types of materials. As far as food safety is concerned, you can choose between wood or…

Making Thankgiving Food Safe

With the holidays just around the corner, it is important to prepare your kitchen and pantry ahead of time and think of how to use your SNAP/FNS (formerly known as Food Stamps) benefits to stock your…

Making Water Safe After Hurricane Helene

After Hurricane Helene, many of us are facing issues with our water being safe to use. Whether you were on a well or getting water from a city or township, over the last 4 weeks most of us have faced…

Rows of cabbage plants in a flooded vegetable garden with standing water

Garden Flooding: Danger to Edible Plants

October 17, 2024 Many Western North Carolina gardens produce fruits, herbs, and vegetables well into the fall. We look forward to enjoying our last tomatoes, making pesto to freeze for the winter, or…

Refrigerator shelves stocked with fruits, vegetables, juices, and packaged foods

Keeping Food Safe After Storms

Fall storms can leave us with a lot to clean up and go through. If your power has been out, you will need to know what foods are safe to keep and which foods you should discard. Usually, you can not…