Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Extension specialists, agents and staff assist in addressing real-life issues faced by Georgians of all ages. They provide programs and the latest information on obesity, chronic disease, food and financial insecurity, family stresses, unhealthy housing, food safety and preservation, nutrition and more. To help promote the positive development and safety of preschool, school-aged and adolescent youth, 海角官方首页 Extension offers resources for parents, caregivers and others.?
Extension professionals in this program area lead consumer economics trainings and programs such as ServSafe? and Relationship Smarts. Extension also promotes healthy lifestyles through statewide programs. Walk Georgia – a virtual, fitness-tracking resource – encourages improving physical fitness and healthy lifestyles in order to better the lives of Georgians.?
For more information contact Nancy Adams, Gilmer County FACS Agent, by phone at 706-635-4426, email at Nancy.Adams@uga.edu or stop by our office Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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June 2025?FACS Upcoming Classes at the Gilmer Extension Office:
June 3 – Radon Education Class 11-12pm Cost: Free
June 4 - Budgeting 101 Class 9:30-11am Cost: Free
June 9 – Food Preservation Basics 2:30-4pm Cost: Free
June 13 – Fork-in-the-Road Friday 4:30-6pm Cost: Free
June 17 – Etiquette Class 11-1pm Cost: $12 4-12 Grade Youth
June 23 - ServSafe Manager Certification Course 9-5pm Cost: $150
June 24 – The Green Clean Workshop 2-4pm Cost: Free
July 2025
July 7 - Budgeting 101 Class 2-3:30pm Cost: Free
July 10 – Poison Look-alikes Workshop 2-3pm Cost: Free
July 17 – Barn Quilt Workshop 2-6pm Cost: $50
July 23 - ServSafe Manager Certification Course 9-5pm Cost: $150
*All Events Require Pre-Registration*
Have questions? Want to register for any event on the calendar above?
Contact Gilmer FACS Agent Nancy Adams or the Gilmer Extension Office at (706) 635-4426 or Nancy.adams@uga.edu
Check out these upcoming classes at the Gilmer Extension office!?
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Other health programs managed by 海角官方首页 include the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed).?
These classes teach families how to stretch their food dollars, eat healthier meals and snacks, and reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses.
For recipes click the link below
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Food Talk Farmer’s Market
Where: Gilmer Extension Office (1123 Progress Rd., Ellijay, GA 30540)
When: Fridays (Come to as many as you can)
June 13th, June 20th, June 27th, July 11th, July 18th, July 25th
Time: 1:15 – 2pm
Please Register by calling (706) 635 - 4426
Extension Publications
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(C 1042) Learn 10 strategies for better time management, including knowing how to spend your time, setting priorities, using planning tools, getting organized, scheduling, delegating, and avoiding procrastinating, wasting time, and multitasking.
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(C 858-4) Shock chlorination is the process by which home water systems such as wells, springs, and cisterns are disinfected using household liquid bleach (or chlorine). Shock chlorination is the most widely recommended means of treating bacterial contamination in home water systems. This publication contains guidelines for safely and effectively using shock chlorination -- a standard treatment for sanitizing your well system.
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(C 858-15) This publication explains how to identify and remove hydrogen sulfide and sulfate from household water.
Upcoming Events
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Jun 21 Food Preservation Class - Water Bath Canning and Steam Bath Canning Ready to learn how to can your own crushed tomatoes? Join us for a hands-on class covering boiling water bath and steam canning! Registration Includes: * 3 hours of hands-on instruction * Recipe for canning crushed tomatoes * 1 jar of your very own canned tomatoes to take home * A 海角官方首页 Canvas tote bag
- Cairo, GA - (270.0 Miles)