Utilizing Action Research to Discover Best Practices for Volunteer Development Brent Broaddus, South Central 4-H Youth Development Faculty, GCREC- Plant City, FL, with Andrew Toelle, 4-H Youth Development Faculty — Duval County – Jacksonville, FL, and Dale Pracht, Associate… Read More
Backyard Poultry Program Sheds Light on Community Needs in Hardee County Bosques, J. UF/IFAS Extension, Hardee County, Wauchula, FL. Situation: The Hardee County Extension office has been without an agriculture agent for nearly seven years. One of the… Read More
Building Resiliency through School Gardens M. Rometo, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, Sarasota, FL Sarasota County’s Comprehensive Plan encourages the use of county parks for community gardens to promote sustainable agriculture practices. However, four years ago, coordination and standards… Read More
A MODEL FOR COHORT LEARNING: BRINGING DISTANCE EDUCATION HOME S. Carnevale, UF/IFAS Extension, Polk County, Bartow, FL Objectives: The objective of this program was to provide added value to distance-learning content through the use of a local learning… Read More
COMPONENTS OF A POLLINATOR GARDEN N.D. Pinson and L. Barber, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, Seffner, FL Situation: Pollinators are important because an estimated 1/3 of the food we eat comes from animal pollinated plants. They help increase fruit… Read More
DIVING FOR DATA, FISHING FOR FACTS: STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATIONS AND COOPERATIVE FISHERIES RESEARCH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO A.B. Collins, Florida Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Extension, Manatee County, Palmetto, FL Situation: Cooperative research between fisheries scientists and stakeholders gaining traction… Read More
DIGITAL DESIGN TOOLS SIMPLIFY MARKETING EXTENSION PROGRAMS S. Carnevale, UF/IFAS Extension, Polk County, Bartow, FL; A. Yasalonis, UF/IFAS Extension, Polk County, Bartow, FL; L. Milligan, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County, Largo, FL Situation: Designing attractive flyers, posters, social media… Read More
DOORYARD FRUIT ALTERNATIVES FOR DYING CITRUS Bielema, UF|IFAS Extension, Collier County and D. L. Caldwell, UF|IFAS Extension, Collier County, 14700 Immokalee Rd., Naples, FL 34120 Situation and Problem Statement: Citrus greening disease has had devastating effects on the… Read More
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FARMERS’ MARKETS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA Madhosingh-Hector, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, Largo, FL and H. Landis, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, Largo, FL. Situation: Farmers’ markets are often valued in an urban area for the increased… Read More
PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEE WELLNESS CLASS SERIES Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County; N. Jensen, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County, H. Landis, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County, R. Madhosingh-Hector, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County, B. Niemann, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County SITUATION:… Read More
