True Portion Size
A key part of healthful eating means choosing appropriate amounts of different foods. When it comes to deciding how much to ...
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Alabama Extension
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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the primary outreach organization for the land-grant mission of Alabama A&M University and Auburn University, delivers research-based educational programs that enable people to improve their quality of life and economic well-being. In 2018, Alabama Extension reached 1 in 3 Alabama residents. That's more than 1.4 million people.
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Right Bite: Cutting Fat & Cholesterol
Learn how to cut fat and cholesterol from your diet as part of the Right Bite: Setting the Table for Healthy Eating series. Adults a...
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Right Bite: Substituting for Oil & Gravy
Learn how to cut fat and cholesterol from your diet by substituting for oil and gravy as part of the Right Bite: Setting the Table f...
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Make More from the Food You Grow
Each growing season, producers must decide how and where to sell their crops. Farmers markets, grocery stores, roadside stands, and wholesal...
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Recent Drop in Lumber Prices Doesn't Tell Full Story
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – After a year of record-high lumber prices, headlines across the country are reporting a 40 percent plunge in pri...
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Pest Alert: Tarnished Plant Bugs on the Move in Alabama Cotton
Over the past few days, Alabama Extension professionals have been hearing reports and have seen tarnished plant bugs infesting cotton fiel...
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Small Businesses – Why Shop Local?
People may often see the terms “shop local” or “buy small” used in several different advertisements, including on bumper stickers an...
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Berries and Summer Are The Perfect Companions
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. –Blueberries, strawberries and raspberries, oh my! The summer is the peak season for most of the delicious berr...
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The Fly: Controlling the Neighborhood Pest
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – “Be afraid, be very afraid.” The 1980s horror film, The Fly, put this phrase on the map. While the line w...
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Swarming Fire Ants
Fire ants swarm beginning during the spring and continue through late fall. Swarming fire ants are especially common a day or two after a ra...
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Headland Farmers Market
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Franklin STEM Camp
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VCLLI: Meaningful Monday Estate Planning Series
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Money Talk Mondays
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ServSafe Class Chilton County
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