Dining In is In Again
Dining out with family was the thing to do when we were so busy doing so much outside the home. Now that we’re spending more time at home together, dining in is in again. You can start or… Read More
Category: UF/IFAS Extension
The Holidays of your Lawn and Landscape
Holidays can bring back memories from years past. Valentine’s Day always made me think of little hand-decorated paper bags in school to collect classmates’ Valentines and a favorite candy, Conversation Hearts. St. Patrick’s Day involved wearing green (or… Read More
Artichoke On-Farm Trial: A Potential Emerging Crop for Florida Agriculture
Jay Capasso – UF/IFAS Columbia County Extension, Shinsuke Agehara – UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Prissy Fletcher – UF/IFAS St. Johns County Extension. Introduction: Globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L) is an emerging crop for Florida agriculture…. Read More
Martin County Producers and Tropical Storm Eta
Farmers, ranchers, nursery growers, and other agribusinesses face difficult challenges in keeping their operations profitable, especially through hazardous weather events. UF/IFAS Extension offers resources for agribusinesses in reporting damage, recovering, and preparing for the future. Additionally, to help… Read More
Home-grown lettuce for the holidays
Set it and forget it…until the holidays. UF/IFAS Extension will teach you how to grow greens just in time to serve at your holiday meal. The course will teach participants how to grow hydroponic butter bibb lettuce and… Read More
The holidays will be different this year – here’s how to cope
The holidays often bring a sense of joy, but not without stress for most families. The hustle and bustle, gift buying and meal preparation can be overwhelming. But this year, with challenges including COVID-19, stress may reach an… Read More
NRLI in the Time of COVID
by Jonathan Dain, Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI) Director “Welcome NRLI Class XX!” It felt so strange to utter those words, in person, through a microphone, on the afternoon of October 14th. As I looked out at the… Read More
‘Flip My Florida Yard’ TV show coming to Seminole County
‘Flip My Florida Yard’ is coming to a backyard near you. Ten homeowners across eight Florida counties were chosen to have their yard “flipped” into a Florida-Friendly paradise – three of them in Seminole County. The Florida-based gardening… Read More
Florida Sea Grant leads call to action on Greater Amberjack, public input needed
FLORIDA – A gap of knowledge surrounding the status and future of the Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) is the driving force behind a $10 Million project involving the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)… Read More
2020 Peanut Butter Challenge
The year 2020 has certainly been one filled with challenges. But unlike the challenges of sickness, social distancing, economic hardships, and hurricanes, the 2020 Peanut Butter Challenge offers helpful, feel-good relief. Throughout Florida, the 2020 Peanut Butter Challenge… Read More