Health and wellbeing in Caribou County

Health and wellbeing

Family and consumer sciences programs work to improve the quality of life of adults, children and families — specifically through healthy lifestyles, nutrition, food safety and financial management. Contact the UI Extension, Caribou County office at caribou@uidaho.edu or 208-547-3205 for information on current classes and programs.

Food safety and preservation

UI Extension serves as a trusted source for up-to-date, research-based information and personalized advice on the safest methods of home food preservation and storage. We offer testing of dial pressure canner gauges. There is no cost for gauge testing. Make sure to reference research-based sources for altitude adjustments in pressure and processing times. Also make sure to use reliable sources for food preservation recipes and instructions.

Recommended resources

• USDA complete guide to home canning (download for free, purchase a print copy at our office for $17 or order a print copy from Purdue University)
• National Center for Home Food Preservation
• So easy to preserve (purchase a print copy at our office for $34)

Recommended Ball Canning Guides

The following are available for purchase in our office:

• Ball canning back to basics: a fool proof guide to canning jams, jellies, pickles and more (2017): $12
• Ball complete book of home preserving (2020): $20
• The all-new Ball book of canning and preservation (2016): $16
• Ball blue book, guide to preserving (edition 38, 2024): $15

Preserve at home

Preserve@Home is an online, six-week food preservation course. Participants are introduced to food safety and food preservation science; gain an understanding of the principles and science behind foodborne illnesses and food preservation methods; and apply these principles to safely preserve food by methods of boiling water canning, pressure canning, pickling, freezing and drying.

For more information, contact Laura Sant at lsant@uidaho.edu.

Low impact exercise class

The Be Strong Exercise class is a low impact exercise program open to everyone over the age of 18. Exercises include tai chi, StrongBodies, cardio drumming and Fitness Made Simple. The cost is $5 per year. Come join our group. We get together every Monday and Thursday morning at 9 a.m. at the Allred Education and Event Center/UI Extension, Bear Lake County.