Questions From The Plant Clinic: Creating and Maintaining a Great School Garden
This week in the Plant Clinic, Master Gardener Volunteer Jan Mangos answers a question about School Gardens. You can read more articles by Jan [here].
Category: Work & Life
It’s Time to Fertilize
I have lived in Florida my whole life but never had time to care for my lawn. Lawn maintenance was very easy – I wrote a check every month for service. I have lived in other areas of… Read More
Are you heart healthy?
February was American Heart Month, but it’s never too late to learn more about the risks of heart disease. It is the number one killer of women, claiming the lives of one in every three according to the American… Read More
Closing your Florida home: kitchen
So, you are preparing to leave your home for an extended amount of time and want to prepare correctly. Getting organized and making a plan before you lock your doors will not only help protect your property, but it… Read More
Get a Jump Start on Your Spring Cleaning
I love spring cleaning. Well, I love spring. I wish someone else would do the cleaning. It does feel nice to have everything clean and sparkling for those sunny spring days. According to a 2018 survey by the… Read More
4-H Youth Become Champions of Champions
“To make the best better,” the motto of 4-H youth development, goes all the way back to 1927. It’s a simple pledge of perpetual self-improvement, of taking successful, time-tested methods and materials and constantly finding ways to refine… Read More
Leon County Sustainable Community Summit
UF/IFAS Extension Agents and Master Gardeners of Leon County have partnered with the Leon County Office of Resource Stewardship to lead multiple educational activities at this year’s Leon County Sustainable Community Summit. The conference is breaking out of… Read More
No Recipe Required ~ Tasty Lunch Ideas
I just Googled the word recipe and got almost 3 billion results. Definitely, there is no shortage of recipes to prepare just about anything from a simple boiled egg to Baked Alaska. Like most people, I consider myself… Read More
Healthy Florida Lifestyle Workshop
For an opportunity to learn how to be healthy in every aspect and stage of your life, plan to attend our Healthy Florida Lifestyle Workshop series starting Friday, April 5, 2019 at 10am-11am. Register at www.oclivingwell.eventbrite.com for this… Read More
LIVING WILL
What is a living will? A written or verbal statement that expresses your wishes regarding the type of medical care you choose to receive, including life-prolonging procedures and treatments, if your doctor and another agreeing doctor find that… Read More