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Learn more about this new virtual career and college exploration program for middle schoolers.

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Nutrition and health education

Research-based programs and tips on nutrition, recipes, food safety, food preservation, exercise and health.

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Family and home education

Research-based programs and tips on housing, parenting, relationships, divorce, senior living and personal finance.

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Events

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Focus on Kids: Jasper County Parent Education Program (29th Circuit)

June 12, 2023

| 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Carthage, MO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on ...

Tai Chi for Arthritis

June 12, 2023 - Aug. 9, 2023

Warrenton, MO

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention allows you to express both mind and body, helping you to not only learn a new skill and promote good health, it will help you achieve harmony with yourself and the world around you.  Come move with ...

Focus on Kids: Franklin County Parent Education Program (20th Circuit)

June 13, 2023

| 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Union, MO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on ...

Focus on Kids - Livingston County Parent Education Program (43rd Circuit)

June 14, 2023

| 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Chillicothe, MO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on ...

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Publications

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Regulations for Selling Safe Canned Foods in Missouri Fact Sheet

Publication date: June 1, 2023

Londa Nwadike,Kansas State University/University of Missouri ExtensionFood Safety SpecialistThis publication answers frequently asked questions for selling safe canned foods such as pickles, jams, jellies or salsas. It includes information on the ...

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2023, No. 3 (May/June)

Publication date: May 1, 2023

Safety of Home Dried MushroomsFresh mushrooms have a short shelf life, usually 1-3 days at room temperature. For this reason, drying them either commercially or at home is an attractive alternative, because it lowers the water activity to below 0.85, ...

Dig In To Good Health handout

Publication date: April 1, 2023

$11.15

Editor's noteThe following abstract describes a publication that is available for purchase or as a downloadable PDF.See the companion publication N1050, Dig In To Good Health poster.Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health ...

Listen to Your Body handout

Publication date: April 1, 2023

$11.15

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis handout discusses various ways to be mindful of your hunger and listening to your body for healthy eating ...

Listen to Your Body poster

Publication date: April 1, 2023

$31.00

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis poster discusses various ways to be mindful of your hunger and listening to your body for healthy eating ...

Fun With Food and Fitness — Newsletter for First Grade Curriculum Lesson 1: Pesky Germs

Publication date: April 1, 2023

$11.15

Sarah WoodCurriculum CoordinatorThis newsletter corresponds with Lesson 1 of the Show Me Nutrition First Grade curriculum. Learn the importance of hand washing to avoid illness.Publications numbers for first grade newsletters are: N100 (Lesson 1) ...

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Featured programs

Family Nutrition Education Program

Providing nutrition education that promotes lifelong health and fitness for individuals and families.

Garden ’n Grow

Summer volunteer gardening program for children ages 9 to 13.

A Matter of Balance

Helps older adults reduce their fear of falling.

Cooking Matters

Helps families learn how to shop for and prepare healthy, low-cost meals.

Focus on Kids

Program to help parents learn how to nurture, support and co-parent their children during and after divorce.

Food Preservation

MU Extension provides up-to-date, research-based procedural recommendations, tested recipes, and hands-on workshops that assist the consumer in safely preserving produce and other products.

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