GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The peanut butter sandwich is about as American as baseball, hot dogs and apple pie. But history tells us its origins date back to the ancient Incas and Aztecs. All these years later, peanut butter remains a staple in many people’s diets, so celebrate the spread on National Peanut Butter Day, Jan. 24. Here’s a little peanut butter history lesson, courtesy of the National Peanut Butter Board: Canadian chemist Marcellus
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences receives a donation in someone’s honor, it’s often in memory of someone who has passed away. But that’s not how Larry and Debbie Swindle like to do things. “If you’re going to give a gift in someone’s name, why not do it while they are alive so they can enjoy the moment?” said Debbie Swindle. So this past year, when the couple
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As a child in Dodge City, Kansas, Bryan Unruh grew up in 4-H. During his first year in the organization, he attended a lawn mower safety school taught by the county agriculture agent. That summer he mowed three lawns every week. In fact, he calls himself “a product of the Cooperative Extension Service.” In high school, Unruh envisioned himself as a corporate attorney. But when advisors from Kansas State University
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