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Holiday Food, Fun and Gifts
Experts/Sources
| NAME | AREA OF EXPERTISE | PHONE | |
| Matthew Chappell | horticulture | hortprod@uga.edu | 706/542-9044 |
| Connie Crawley | food, nutrition & health | ccrawley@uga.edu | 706/542-3773 |
| Mark Czarnota | horticulture | mac@griffin.uga.edu | 770/228-7243 |
| Sharon Gibson | multicultural specialist | smsgibs@uga.edu | 706/542-8879 |
| Judy Harrison | foods specialist | judyh@uga.edu | 706/542-3773 |
| Michael Rupured | financial specialist | mrupured@uga.edu | 706/583-0054 |
News Articles 2007
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Dangerous decorations Be careful not to create a holiday hazard. |
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Don't stuff and starve Lose-it-quickly postholiday dieting not a good idea. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Fresh trees Read the full story on Georgia FACES >>
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Garden gifts Give the perfect holiday gift for the garden lover. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Gift card glitches Read fine print carefully before buying and giving. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Holiday bills Take action against holiday debt now. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Safe dishes Use care to keep pathogens away from holiday feasts. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Safe seconds Proper temperature key to safely keeping leftovers. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Smoking tree Tree tips keep holidays from going up in smoke. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Used Christmas tree? When Christmastime is over, don't just drag your used tree to the road to become trash; make it useful. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
News Articles 2006
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Covered-dish holidays Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold en route. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Decorator safety Make sure the holiday decor you choose from outdoors is family safe. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Favorite holiday plants Poinsettias, Christmas cactuses and African violets are the most common plants given over the holiday season. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Give of yourself |
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Local Christmas trees Expert looks for Georgia-grown trees to celebrate the holidays. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Lowfat holiday Nutrition specialist offers many ways to cut calories in a turkey dinner. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Season of giving |
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Tips for 'brown thumbs' |
News Articles 2005
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Glaze it The easiest way to add an extra dash of flavor to a holiday ham is with glaze. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Holiday choices While turkey is traditionally the pick for most holiday dinners, ham can add variety to the feast. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Holiday leftovers |
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L-tryptophan myth |
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Sweet potatoes This holiday treat is an important crop worldwide, too. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Thaw safely |
Additional Information
- Center for Food Safety
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Department of Horticulture
- Family & Consumer Sciences from UGA Cooperative Extension