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Magnolia, gardenias, and star jasmine are popular ornamental plant for southern gardens. Blooming between April and June, these plants produce fragrant flowers.
Hydrangeas come in many varieties. Knowing how to properly care for them will ensure blooms from spring to summer.
As we approach the end of April, now is the time to fertilize your lawn, vegetable gardens, and spring blooming shrubs.
Contest rules and forms for the Livingston Parish 4-H cookery contest
Rules and entry forms for the 2021 Livingston Parish talent and art contest.
Information Packet for the 2021-22 Livingston Parish shooting sports project.
Livingston Parish Shooting Sports Information.
We welcome our new Area Nutrition Agent Tramayne Richardson. She studied dietetics at SU A&M College graduating as Student Marshall of the College of FCS.
A five- part educational series on type 2 diabetes will be conducted online by Layne Langley, West Feliciana Parish Family & Consumers Sciences Nutrition Agent.
Mother and son preparing omelet to put on top of their cauliflower waffle.
Legal Aid Hotline, Mental Health Services, Public Assistance, Food, Free Wi-Fi, Phone Services, Counseling Hotlines, Parent/Caregiver Support, 211 Information
Keeping your spinach from getting brown or wilted.
Using all parts of the vegetables purchased.
Is it hard for kids to remain healthy during a time of social distancing?
2 Make A Difference, Layne Langley, Port Vincent Voluntters for Family & Community, face masks, sewing
When you do not have enough money to cover your family’s basic living expenses and pay all your creditors, you face some difficult financial decisions.
Finding different ways to prepare fresh vegetables purchased from local supermarket or farmers market without wasting.
Walking & bicycling are critical modes of transportation that deserve more attention. They're resilient transportation modes healthy for mind, body, & planet.
Grains are one of USDA’s Myplate food groups. According to the American Dietary Guidelines for Americans, we should make ½ our grains whole grains.
Figs are one of the most popular fruits grown in the South. They are a good source of dietary fiber, natural sugars, iron, calcium, and potassium.
Preparing fresh vegetables by roasting in a pan.
Cooking all the food you purchase at the grocery store.
Hang your next load of clean shirts, dresses or pants on hangers outside and let them dry in the warm spring sunshine and breeze. It will be good exercise.
Soy is a plant-based complete protein, containing all nine amino acids that does not come from an animal. Learn more about the health benefits of soy.
Nutrition lessons taught at the outdoor kitchen in New Orleans City Park's Botanical Gardens for Family Medicine Residents at East Jefferson General Hospital.
(04/30/20) Two LSU AgCenter experts offered advice for those looking to stretch their dollars amid the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic
Handwashing is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection. Follow these five steps for handwashing.
(04/15/20) BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU AgCenter volunteers and 4-H members from around the state are doing their part to keep healthcare workers safe.
This virus causes a respiratory illness, not a gastrointestinal illness, and foodborne exposure to this virus is not known to be a route of transmission.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 may remain viable for several hours.
Covid-19, coronavirus, diabetes, American Diabetes Association.
Celebrate national nutrition month to learn more about the importance of making informed food choices, developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
Dining with Diabetes, Nutrition events, Lunch and Learn "Clean Eating" and more.
President's Message, Albany News, Can Do's News, Lady Bugs News, Port Vincent News, Soup Day Held, LVFC First Timer Scholarship to be Awarded, We Need YOU!!,
Healthy Communities Bike Safety Partnership: Let's Ride in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Youth are learning biking skills to ride safely in their neighborhoods.
Find out more information about Fitbit, MyFitnessPal and Strava.
President's Message, Albany News, Lady Bugs News, Port Vincent News, Soup Day, Christmas Program, Getting Started with Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight
A Look Ahead, Albany News, Can Do's News, Ladybugs News, Port Vincent News, It's Membership Dues Time, Special Thanks, Hat's Off, The Foster Village, VFC Club
These tips help to reduce the risk of food borne illnesses.
National Diabetes Awareness Month! Know the risks, healthy ways to eat, the Idaho diet, and Dining with Diabetes educational series.
Healthy Halloween Tips from the LSU AgCenter.
Physical activity using the Smoothie blender bike teaches youth to stay active while eating healthy.
Information about the Livingston Parish demonstration and public speaking contest.
Information, entry forms, and rules for the 2020 Fashion Revue contest.
A Look Ahead, Albany News, Can Do's News, Ladybugs News, Area 1 Fun Day, LVFC State Convention Held, To Remove Your Name from Mail & Call Lists, Fall Seminar,
Traditional meal times have changed to eating snacks or smaller meals throughout the day. Learn how to schedule healthy meals and snacks throughout the day.
Bullying,Cyberbullying, and First Lady Melania Trump.
Provides information about 4-H youth development programs in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
Health benefits of blueberries along with a tasty blueberry muffin recipe.
Health benefits of consuming catfish
Nutrition information that highlights Dairy and June is Dairy month with this video.
Learn about the health benefits of watermelon, including the essential vitamins and nutrients it contains. Bonus: Watermelon Gazpacho Recipe.
LVFC Newsletter April-May 2019, A Look Ahead, Port Vincent News, Albany News, Can Do's News, Lady Bugs News, Lady Bus Host Appreciation Luncheon, Parish Fun Day
As we enter into hurricane season, this news article lists helpful LSU AgCenter fact sheets and publications.
Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe to enjoy on a summer salad is explained in a simple video from the LSU AgCenter.
April showers, May flowers, azaleas, Mother's Day, hydrangeas, Mother's Day gift, Louisiana Super Plant, Gardenias, Magnolias, Agapanthus, day lilies, bees.
Crape myrtle, flowering tree, prune, bloom, variety, Chickasaw, Cherry Dazzle, Natchez, Muskogee, fertilize, foliage, sooty mold, insect, acephate, Orthene.
Gum tree, large mass forest tent caterpillars, fisherman, blue gill, bream, oak, gum, tupelo gum, maple, buck moth caterpillar, spines, eggs, Orthene, Dipel, Bt
Community leaders attended a meeting to identify and address local health and nutrition concerns in Franklinton, LA.
Spring, deciduous, trees, growth, pruning, azaleas, ornamentals, mulch, pine straw, fertilizer, 8-8-8, fire ants, Crape myrtles, blooming, paint, soil line.
Livingston Parish, Family, Consumer Sciences, advisory leadership council, LSU Stakeholders, minutes, Layne Langley, FCS ALC, meeting, AgCenter
Easter, pecan trees, leaves, native trees, black knots, gall, phylloxera, aphid-like insect, leaf out, green galls, spring, fertilizer, nuts, nut crop, May
March, tomatoes, heirlooms, Cherokee Purple, Red and Pink Brandywine, German Pink, Mortgage Lifter, yellow tomato, Celebrity, crack, disease resistance
vegetable gardening, vegetables, Louisiana, sunlight, Good Friday, pH, nutrient, soil, herbicides, organic mulches, plastic mulches, weeds, irrigation tube
Soup Day, Appreciation Luncheon, Christmas Program Club Rotation, 2018 LVFC Annual Christmas Program, Grocery Store Game Plan,
LVFC February-March 2019 newsletter, LVFC Appreciation Luncheon, LVFC First Timer Scholarship, Measuring Your Fitness Progress, Albany News, Lady Bugs News
Citrus trees, scales, insect scale, gray bumps, white bumps, red scales, sucking, plant juices, dormant oil, 8-8-8, 13-13-13, fertilizer, shoots, pruning.
Choose MyPlate and make 1/2 your plates fruits & vegetables, choose whole grains, lean meats & beans & low fat dairy for healthy meals.
Washing our hands should be our first step every time we enter into the kitchen! Hand washing will fight against germs and foodborne illnesses.
Popcorn makes a great healthy snack!
Vegetables provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body.
10 Tips sheets were included in the food boxes at the local Community Center
Pine straw, mulch, Hybrid tea, prune, fertilize, climbing roses, Seven Sisters, bloom cycle, Knock Out, blooming, summer, shrub roses, Home Run, Carefree,
Soil samples, lawn grasses, flowers, vegetable gardens, shrubs, trees, pastures, wildlife flood plots, fertilizers, pH, sulfur, lime, calcium, magnesium, zinc
The 4-H News Flash provides information about our upcoming events & contests. The monthly newsletter is the easiest way to stay up to date with Livingston 4-H.
Arbor Day, tree, planting, January, Friday, seedling, bare rooted, ball trees, burlap trees, Trees for Louisiana Landscapes, evergreen, deciduous, Live Oak
The 4-H News Flash provides information about our upcoming events & contests. The monthly newsletter is the easiest way to stay up to date with Livingston 4-H.
The 4-H News Flash provides information about our upcoming events and contests. The monthly newsletter is the easiest way to stay up to date with Livingston 4-H activities.
Learn tips on how to start and continue healthy lifestyle goals.
Scale insects, circular dots, hard shelled, sooty mold, flaky material, dormant oil, Malathion, lichen, greenish gray mossy growth, nitrogen, copper fungicide
lawns, dormancy, winter weed problems, stickers, spurweed, annual bluegrass, germinating, white seed head, clover, Carolina geranium, dollar weed
gifts, outdoor lovers, gardeners, extension cords, blowers, falling leaves, gutters, rakes, yard debris, cutting tools, pruning, carts, chain saws, cultivating
Decorations, Ardisia, Christmas berry, evergreen, Pyracantha, shrub, American Holly, Yaupon, shrub roses Knock Out roses, Camellia japonica, Camellia sasanqua
Learn how water helps your body and tips on how to incorporate water throughout the day.
Poinsettias, photo dormancy period, syrup-like sap, bract, decorating, modified leaves, sunlight, water,
This recipe is very nutritious and delicious and helps with prevention of diseases.
leaves, chlorophylll, Chinese tallow, sweet gum, swamp red maple, sumac, crape myrtle, dogwood, bradford pear, compost pile, organic matter
