Food Safety

Homemade black elderberry syrup in glass jar and bunches of black elderberry with green leaves on wooden desk. (Adobe Stock-#625827026 │ domnitsky)
Food Safety, Home and Family

Elderberries the safe way

Elderberries are rich in vitamins, but raw berries, stems, leaves and flowers can release toxins during digestion. Proper preparation matters. Read More

Protein may be the new buzzword in the nutrition world, but just because it appears on more and more food labels doesn’t necessarily mean those foods are healthier choices. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)
Food Safety, Home and Family

Separate nutrition facts from marketing hype

Grilling steaks on flaming grill (Photo: iStock - rez-art)
beef, Food Safety, Home and Family, Outdoors

Memorial Day marks the start of grilling season

Cooler filled with food for a camping trip. (iStock-#150875029 │ fishysam)

Salmonella outbreak traced to cooler highlights hidden food safety risk

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service
Steak. (Adobe Stock │ #276888833 - vladimirkolens)

Tips to cooking juicy steak

Grilling steak. (Adobe Stock │ #297395181 - arinahabich)

Spring grilling season brings renewed focus on food safety

Person holding wooden crate box of vegetables and fruit from organic garden. (Adobe Stock │ 422800358 - Дмитрий Сидор)

How to donate homegrown produce to a food shelf

  • By Laura Irish-Hanson, Amy Johnston and Susie West │ University of Minnesota Extension
Mushrooms in male hands. Porcini mushrooms. (Adobe Stock │ #377228636 - greenoline)

Wild mushroom hunting gains fans, but experts urge caution

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Cooking pickled vegetables. Salting various vegetables in glass jars for long-term storage. (Adobe Stock │ #275525226- senteliaolga)

Make a plan for preserving foods before you plant this spring

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Woman chef in a restaurant in the kitchen pour salt into a large bowl of salad. (Adobe Stock │ #473985028 - Andrii Lysenko)

ServSafe Food Handler trainings offered

Leg of lamb in stainless steel slow cooker with hand string the pot. (iStock │ #464922016 - FredaRoetjens)

Slow cookers and food safety