UGA Cooperative Extension

Dawson County Extension Office:
Family & Consumer Sciences

The Family and Consumer Sciences Department is here to meet the economic and social well-being of individuals and families through programs that help people extend their income, improve their health, and strengthen their personal and family relationships.

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FCS Publications

Publications
So Easy to Preserve (Order Form) 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.

Radon Education

Ginger Bennet, Radon Educator, teaches individuals and groups how to test their homes for radon and how they can protect themselves and their families from this dangerous carcinogen. Radon is now the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Each year, 22,000 people die from lung cancer in the U.S. as a result of indoor exposure to radon gas - 600 of them in Georgia.

Radon gas is an odorless, tasteless radioactive gas formed by the breakdown of uranium in the soil and rock beneath homes. As warm air rises in the home, it acts like a vacuum, allowing radon and other soil gases to enter through cracks, hollow block walls, and openings around floor drains and pipes.

For radon kits and more information, vist the FCS Radon Education web site where you can download the mail order kit form. Mail order kits sell for $6.50 or contact Ginger Bennett at (770) 531-6988 or email bennettg@uga.edu.

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Contact

For more information on Family and Consumer Sciences programs and resources, or to be added to a newsletter mailing list, contact the Dawson County Extension by phone at (706) 265-2442 or email uge1085@uga.edu.