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Ankle sprains hurt, but you can help the healing

It can happen so quickly. One minute you’re double stacking rafts on a trailer for a week of boating. The next minute, you’re on the gravity train. The sound of a twisted ankle popping under...

DATE: Aug 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Preserve your peaches for a taste of summer all year

Every June, there is a window of opportunity. The price of cherries dips while the quality peaks. In this one month, it’s easy to eat a year’s worth of cherries. So easy, I often do. But ala...

DATE: Jul 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

In one bowl, you can create a complete, delicious meal

To load your bowl, start with fresh greens. There are many varieties, so you can experiment with different types. They each have their own unique taste, so initially, learn their flavor by t...

DATE: Jun 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

In a thriving community, humans make connections

Many years ago, I spent some time traveling alone. Alone is an interesting place to be. When experienced by choice, with the option of deciding when you’ve had enough, it can provide valuab...

DATE: May 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Riding the Iron Horse? It’s time to train your metabolism

The countdown has begun for those of you training for the 50th annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. You have seven weeks before you pedal your little heart out, ascending and descending two m...

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

To foster good health, try produce over supplements

In recognition of March being National Nutrition Month, it seems fitting to explore a source of nutrition we often place on a pedestal. Standing there with presumed super powers, you find th...

DATE: Mar 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Simple self-care strategies to cope with daily stress

Hearts and chocolate, or better yet, heart-shaped pieces of dark, yummy chocolate. What do these items remind you of? Naturally, you answered self-care. Isn’t that at the forefront of every...

DATE: Feb 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

To achieve that resolution, understand the power of why

The New Year often inspires interest in a new you, but what does it take to propel this transformation into action? Some argue, it just takes motivation. Which may hold some truth, but is it...

DATE: Jan 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

We can progress through challenges, step by step

Perhaps it’s the extended fall-like weather we’ve experienced, or evidence of getting older, but I’m having a hard time believing it’s December, let alone the end of another year. It was dur...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Best holiday recipes mix in the company of others

Tradition is another one of those funny habits we as humans tend to cling to. The holidays are creeping up, which means you may be in the planning process to perfectly execute the holiday re...

DATE: Nov 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Fall whispers words of wisdom: It’s time to winterize

Seasonal change is displaying its very best. The beauty of golden leafed aspens, flame red maples, the resilient green of evergreens, crisp blue sky and the surrounding peaks dusted in whit...

DATE: Oct 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Fishing for a new protein source? Try fish

For whatever reason, memory consistently fails to remind me that fish is an alternative to meat and plant-based proteins. Could it be the result of living in a land-locked state? Poor fishin...

DATE: Sep 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office