Faculty at Virginia Tech’s Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center are working to develop alternative and sustainable food sources in the form of insect protein.
Mainstream insect consumption is gaining steam. Recent figures estimate that
Continue Reading Virginia Tech faculty researching and testing insect protein
The University of Georgia has hired Carla Schwan as an assistant professor and as the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension specialist in food safety and home food preservation in UGA’s College of Family and Consumer
Continue Reading Extension service hires specialist in food safety and home food preservation
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded the Alabama Cooperative Extension System with a $300,000 food safety grant.
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is the primary outreach and engagement organization for
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A Garden for Every Child. Every Child in a Garden.”
U.S. slogan for WWI youth gardening program
Spring is almost over, and with summer looming, people’s thoughts are turning to gardening. It’s no different with
Continue Reading Plant food safety in school and other youth gardens; don’t miss those important teaching moments
If you’re considering picking up some of those electric pressure cookers at early summer garage sales thinking they’d be a handy, easy way to put up small batches of fresh produce for use next winter,
Continue Reading Trends and advertising claims don’t mean countertop cookers are safe
Many vendors at farmers markets take inadequate precautions to prevent the spread of foodborne illness, and they should be trained to reduce food-safety risks, according to Penn State researchers who completed the final phase
Continue Reading Penn State researchers find farmers markets’ food safety inadequate; E. coli and Listeria abound
Imagine walking down the street in your city neighborhood and stopping by a garden, planted in what used to be a vacant lot, to buy some vegetables or fruit for supper. For many people, this
Continue Reading Food safety plays part in urban agriculture bill
