UGA Cooperative Extension

Oglethorpe County Extension Office:
Family & Consumer Sciences

UGA Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension programs place non-biased, research-based information at your fingertips. County agents and specialists throughout the state provide cutting edge knowledge and technology on many topics, including home food preservation, parenting, personal financial management, and healthy eating habits.

UGA FACS Helpful Links

• UGA Family & Consumer Science Extension
• Newsletters
• Senior Sense
• Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Publications
  • Food Safety
• National Center for Home Food Preservation at UGA

Diabetic Newlsetter

• Spring 2012 Diabetic Newletter

Wee Care Newsletter

• Spring and Summer Wee Care Newsletter (classes for April, May and June)

Walk A Weigh Class

• Not a class at this time.

Walk Georgia

• Sunday, February 12th through Saturday, May 5th.
  • Registration starts: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
  • You can find out more information at www.walkgeorgia.com

Additional Resources

• So Easy To Preserve Books (Please call the Extension Office to place an order)
• Radon Kits ( For more information on how to purchase these kits please call the Extension Office at (706) 743-8341)

Georgia Cash File

• The Georgia CA$H program is designed to help you develop and practice saving habits. To enroll in the program click on the enrollment form, complete and email back to the Oglethorpe County Extension Office. The program is free and open to any Georgia resident 18 and over with an email address. Participants without an email address can print and send the form to Oglethorpe County Extension, P.O. Box 130, Lexington, GA 30648. Quarterly newsletters including research-based spending and saving tips will be sent via e-mail or post office. By enrolling, participants will set goals for savings and hopefully develop habits that will add up to saving money.
• Georgia Cash File Application

Eating Healthy and Living Better

• eat more fruits and vegetables
• eat less fat
• eat a variety of foods
• prepare and store food safely
• practice thrifty food shopping and meal planning for nutritious foods
• balance activity and food choices

Helpful Links

• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
• American Diabetes Association
• American Red Cross
• Bright from the Start - Caring for Children in Georgia
• Fightbac.org
• Georgia Department of Community Affairs
• Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI)
• Poison Prevention
• National Center for Home Food Preservation
• National Safety Council
  
• Serv Safe Food Safety Courses
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
• USDA MyPyramid

Contact Information

Nancy Bridges
Oglethorpe County Extension Office
55 Oglethorpe Drive
Crawford, GA
Phone: (706) 743-8341
FAX: (706) 743-8201
Email: nbridges@uga.edu

Mail:
P.O. Box 130
Lexington, GA 30648