Master Food Volunteers of Northern Virginia

01/11/2023

Help the Fairfax office find a fabulous bilingual (English and Spanish) Family Nutrition Program Assistant. 🍎🥕🌽🥦🫐🍇 Close date: Jan 23.

Apply now Back to search results Job no: 524247 Work type: Staff Senior management: Agriculture & Life Sciences Department: Northeast District Coop. Extension Location: Fairfax, Virginia Categories: Agriculture / Life Science

12/21/2022

Apply now Back to search results Job no: 524108 Work type: Administrative & Professional Senior management: Agriculture & Life Sciences Department: Northwest District Coop. Extension Location: Wi******er, Virginia Categories: Agriculture / Life Science

12/21/2022

Help us find a fabulous new Extension Agent to develop nutrition and food safety programs at the VCE office in Wi******er, VA!

Apply now Back to search results Job no: 524108 Work type: Administrative & Professional Senior management: Agriculture & Life Sciences Department: Northwest District Coop. Extension Location: Wi******er, Virginia Categories: Agriculture / Life Science

10/28/2022

TOWN HALL MEETINGS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF AGING

Fairfax County, together with the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, is collecting input to learn more about the aging experience in our area to plan for a more aging-friendly community. Feedback collected during town hall meetings will be used to inform the SHAPE the Future of Aging Plan, a strategic plan for aging services.

Town hall meetings will be held on Oct. 31, Nov. 1, Nov. 4, and Nov. 10.

Learn more and register here:

Fairfax County, Virginia - The Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults (CASOA) will be sent to a scientifically random sample of adults ages 50 and older to help us learn more about the aging experience in our area to plan for a more aging-friendly community.

09/24/2022

Great information about food allergies and cross-contact.

When one food comes into contact with another food and their proteins mix, the result is known as cross-contact. And this mixing can be dangerous for allergic individuals.

Why?

Because the mix-up can cause reactions in people with food allergies.

There are two types of cross-contact. Direct and indirect.

👉 EXAMPLES OF DIRECT CROSS-CONTACT INCLUDE:

— removing shrimp from salad

— peeling cheese off a cheeseburger to make it a hamburger

— scraping peanut butter off a piece of bread and using it to make a different sandwich

👉 EXAMPLES OF INDIRECT CROSS-CONTACT INCLUDE:

— not washing hands after handling shrimp before making the next salad

— using the same spatula that flipped a cheeseburger to flip a hamburger

— wiping off a knife used to spread peanut butter before using it to spread jelly

So how can you avoid cross-contact in the kitchen? Here are some tips.

— Use utensils, cutting boards and pans that have been thoroughly washed with soap and water. Consider using separate utensils and dishes for making and serving safe foods. Some families choose a different color to identify the safe kitchen tools.

— If you are making several foods, cook the allergy-safe foods first.

— Keep the safe foods covered and away from other foods that may splatter.

— If you make a mistake, you can’t just remove an allergen from a meal. Even a small amount of cross-contact makes a food unsafe.

— Wash your hands with soap and water before touching anything else if you have handled a food allergen. Soap and water or commercial wipes will remove a food allergen. Sanitizing gels or water alone will not remove an allergen.

— Scrub down counters and tables with soap and water after making meals.

— Do not share food, drinks or utensils. Teach children not to share these when they are at school or with friends.






Source: https://www.foodallergy.org/resources/avoiding-cross-contact

09/21/2022

Happy Hispanic Heritage month! We love this!

08/16/2022

Register today for our 2022 clinic!
https://tinyurl.com/VCE-VAHWQP-FAIRFAX

06/23/2022

Information for the 2022-2023 FCPS free and reduced meals application is below.

Learn more about the criteria and process to apply for free or reduced-priced breakfast and lunch.

06/15/2022

All FCPS students, regardless of age, are eligible for free meals, as well as other county children that are 18 years and under. For more info, read below.

Meals for Students Find out how to get no-cost meals for students over the summer months Translate this page አማርኛ العربية English Español فارسی 한국어 اردو Tiếng Việt 中文 Other Language Free and Reduced Meals Application Complete the form online Summer Meal Kits Ju...