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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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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…

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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…

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Preserving Pumpkins and Winter Squash

With the start of October, our thoughts go to everything pumpkin. Pumpkins are just one of the varieties of winter squash. No matter your choice, the recommendations are the same for preserving those…

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Safe and Healthy Afterschool Snacks

You know you are getting to Fall when you start to see the yellow school buses on the road. With the start of the school year, family can be faced with busy schedules and needs for quick safe snacks…

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WNC Ferment On!

Have you ever wanted to learn to Ferment foods? In this five-week series, we will demonstrate and share resources on how to safely make fermented foods. We will do a different type of fermentation…

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Make Heart Health Part of Your Self-Care Routine

Devoting a little time every day to care for yourself can go a long way toward protecting the health of your heart. Simple self-care, such as taking a moment to de-stress, giving yourself time to…