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Cucumbers are in season and it’s time to make pickles! Vinegar isa key flavor component in home-preserved pickles, salsa and otheracidified foods and is critical for food safety too. Research-testedrecipes specify vinegar with 5% acidity.
A hot fair leaves fair exhibitors looking for coolness for both themselves and their fair animals.When temperatures reach above 80 degrees and the relative humidity is above 65 percent, comfort iscertainly compromised. This kind of weather can be especially deadly for swine, as they have non-functioning sweat glands. Effects of heat stress are hard on […]
Seehafer News: Manitowoc Students Introduce Gleaning to the Lakeshore
A new group is extending an invitation to the community for their event this July. The group called Southeast Asian Seniors has been hard at work this summer cultivating their outdoor garden at the Manitowoc Senior Center. They are inviting the community to a Garden and Recipe share on July 28th from noon until 1:00. It […]
Written by Christine HolmPosted on May 31, 2023 In Manitowoc County, bilingual StrongBodies classes support Hmong and Southeast Asian elders as they stay active, build and maintain social connections. Facilitated by educators in the SNAP-Ed funded FoodWIse program, StrongBodies is a strength-training series that engages seniors to maintain functional movement alongside nutrition education. Working in regular partnership […]
No Mow May
Join UW-Madison Extension Horticulture for these FREE online programs to start your gardening season. Learn how to grow hydrangeas and support birds and pollinators in your area. The webinars are free but you must register here,https://bit.ly/3HHMMUI.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal program gave FoodShare members extra benefits, plus the regular amount. Now, due to recent changes to federal law, the extra amounts are ending. February 2023 is the last month memberswill get extra benefits. Qualifying families will continue to get their regular FoodShare amounts.
