The Alabama Cottage Food Law, which went into effect in 2014 and was revised in 2021, provides rules and regulations for foods prepared by c...
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Amy Wright is a professor of horticulture and the associate dean for instruction with the College of Agriculture at Auburn University. Wrigh...
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Becky Barlow is Auburn University’s associate dean for Extension and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's assistant director for agr...
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Cindy Monroe owns Five Points Farms with her husband, Jeff, in Five Points, Alabama. In 2010, after attending an Alabama Cooperative Extensi...
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Spotted wing drosophila (SWD), also called vinegar fly, came to the United States from China and established in the country (figure 1a). The...
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Nutrients are essential to human growth and to sustain life. Food is a fantastic way to obtain those powerful nutrients and each type of nut...
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In spring 2024, headlines about a synchronized emergence of millions of cicadas from two broods spread across the internet and news media. M...
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According to the American Diabetes Association, up to 10 percent of pregnant women in the United States will experience gestational diabetes...
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Anthracnose is a serious fungal disease of cucurbit crops such as cucumber, squash, cantaloupe, and watermelon. The disease develops under w...
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What is Thriving Communities?
Thriving Communities is a program focused on making healthy eating and active living more attainable and affo...
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For those with diabetes, it can feel challenging to make healthy choices when dining away from home. However, by incorporating the following...
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