UGA Cooperative Extension
Catoosa County Extension Office:
Family & Consumer Sciences
Move more. Live more.
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension invites you to spend eight weeks increasing your physical activity level in a fun, community-oriented way. Visit the Walk Georgia Website to register. The next Walk Georgia program will be February 14 - March 5, 2010.
Classes Available
- For Child Care Center Directors and Kitchen Staff (exclusively) "Food for Children: Food Safety & Nutrition"
- State Accepted Credit for Continuing Education
- 4 hours credit, Competnecy ECE-2
- ServSafe Food Safety & Sanitation for Foodservice Managers
- For information on new regulations www.nghd.org
- ServSafe Registration
ServSafe Food Safety & Sanitation for Food Service Managers
- For information on new regulations www.nghd.org
- ServSafe Registration - Upcoming classes for 2010 are:
- February 1 & 2
- April 6 & 7
- June 7 & 8
- August 2 & 3
- October 4 & 5
- December 6 & 7
- Bankruptcy Court Required Course on Personal Finance
- For all filers of Chapter 7 or Chapter 13.
- 2 hours, $50.00
- Self study - Preserving Food At Home (an online self paced course)
- Continuing Education credit from state for in home licensed daycare providers
- 4 courses total 11 hours credit
In-Office Services
- Pressure Canner Inspection & Gauge Accuracy Testing
- Radon Home-Test Kits for the cost of $5.00.
The Family & Consumer Science Agent for our area is Janie Reeves. Janie works out of the Whitfield County Extension office, and can be reached at 706-278-8207. She is available to test your pressure cooker at the Catoosa Extension Office by calling (706)935-4211 and making an appointment.
Publications
So Easy to Preserve
The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is pleased to offer a new 5th edition of its popular book, So Easy To Preserve. This beautiful book contains the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture recommendations for safe food preservation. So Easy To Preserve is now a 375-page book with over 185 tested recipes, along with step by step instructions and in-depth information for both the new and experienced food preserver. Chapters include Preserving Food, Canning, Pickled Products, Jellied Fruit Products, Freezing and Drying. This 5th edition has 35 new tested recipes and processes, in addition to a new section with recommended procedures for home-canned salsas. Order Form.
To order, send form to:
Whitfield County Extension
1407 Applewood Drive
Dalton, GA 30720
(706) 278-8207; Email: uge1313@uga.edu
Newsletters
- Diabetic (English and Spanish)
- Senior Sense
- Growing Together (for child care providers)
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- Green Cleaning - Home Maintenance: Protect Your Investment
