Category: Home Management

Providing science-based programming to schools

by Sophia Moundous

April 29, 2021

By Dr. Katherine Clements, Sophia Moundous, Sarah Davis, Lee Hayes Byron, and contributors from all program areas UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County provides many opportunities for educational programming - not only for adults in our community, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Forests, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: 4H, Club, Curriculum, Development, Enrich, Garden, Lesson, Pgm_4H, Pgm_EcoNR, Pgm_FNP, Pgm_Sustain, School, Science, STEM, Student, Sustainability, Youth

Want a healthy yard? Water less!

by Jackie Lebouitz

April 21, 2021

Reduce Your Outdoor Water Use April is Water Conservation Month. Now is a perfect time to examine our water-spending behaviors and see where we can save big on our water bill. Most of our water use is outdoors, spent on the automatic ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Management, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Conservation, Irrigation, Landscape, Pgm_Water, Turf, Water, Yard

Make FOGs part of your spring cleaning routine

by Jackie Lebouitz

March 31, 2021

Spring Cleaning Chirping birds, vibrant wildflowers, and a clear, blue sky are all reminders that spring has sprung here in Sarasota County. In addition to spending some much needed time outdoors in the beautiful weather, many of us are ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Home Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Drain, Fats, Fogs, Grease, Oils, Pgm_Water, Pipes, Sewage, Water

As Florida enters termite swarm season, UF/IFAS scientists tell consumers what to know

by Ralph Mitchell

March 3, 2021

Termite Awareness Week 2021 takes place March 7-13 Some people mistakenly think termites are only busy during this time of the year. UF/IFAS researchers in Davie, Florida, show us otherwise. While termites are often noticed during ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Rudolg Scheffrahn, South Florida, Termites, Thomas Chouvenc, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center

DIY Toilet Tank Displacement Device

by Ralph Mitchell

February 26, 2021

A Porcelain Problem Ah, the toilet. Considered by many to be essential to our daily lives, toilets are a common feature in Sarasota County homes. We use them daily for our private business, sometimes upwards of 10 times a day. In older toilets, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Conservation, Device, Displacement, DIY, Home, Pgm_Water, Tank, Toilet, Water

True and False Factors of a Credit Score

by Jenny Rodriguez

January 29, 2021

What's True and What's False About a Credit Score? First, let's define what a credit score is. A credit score is a number that depicts your credit worthiness. It tells a lender how you behave with credit and how likely it is they will be ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Credit Score, First Time Homebuyer, Money Management, Ocextension, Orange County

Sarasota County Sustainability: 2020 Year in Review

by Sophia Moundous

January 29, 2021

2020 brought us the challenge of finding new ways to come together and bring sustainability to our community. We took some time to reflect on the past year and highlight positive outcomes and successes, despite a year full of challenge and adversity. ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: 2020, 2021, Accomplishments, Award, Efficiency, Energy, Event, Goals, Grant, Newyear, Pgm_Sustain, Review, SCW, Success, Sustainability, Upgrade, Virtual, Water

Florida-Friendly Gardening Therapy

by Jennifer Hagen

January 27, 2021

For a while, I was OK with COVID. Not happy, but you could say “average.” After almost a year of this pandemic, like most folks, COVID fatigue has set in for me. When the pandemic struck, I needed to find something I could control. With ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS
Tags: Drought Tolerant, Featured, FFL, Florida Yard, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Garden Therapy, Jennifer Hagen, Landscape Design, Lee County, Native Landscaping, Pollinators, Right Place, Right Plant, Sustainable Landscaping, UF-IFAS, Water Efficiency, Wellness

Private Well and Septic System Webinar Series

by Yilin

January 7, 2021

Happy New Year! Have you made resolutions to take better care of yourself? Don't forget to include well care and septic system care into your resolutions! Did you know... Approximately 12% of the Floridians rely on private wells for home ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Drinking Water, Private Well, Septic System, UF IFAS Extension Water Agents, Water Protection, Water RSA, Webinar, Yilin Zhuang

Helping Youth Change Behaviors with New Year’s Resolutions

by Shawn Jackson

January 4, 2021

The start of a new year is a great opportunity to reflect upon not only the successes of the past year but also areas where behaviors need to be improved. This is nothing new for adults, but it can also be a time for adolescents or younger ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Behavior, New Years, Resolutions, Youth

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