UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
What is a Worm Farm? Worm farming, or vermicomposting, is a way to recycle food waste using worms. Worms are housed in an enclosed compost bin, or worm farm, and are fed food scraps. The worm farm is… Read More
Spring is in the air! Gardening beds are being changed over and people are starting their warm-season landscape maintenance. Its time to consider what to do with all of last season’s spent vegetation and plants parts. How about… Read More
From seed to salad and beyond, radishes have been big this year at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. Now, worms are, too. Each year, our 4-H program partners with our school gardens program, the Sarasota County 4-H Foundation and… Read More
The Farm Bureau’s annual Thanksgiving price survey estimates that Thanksgiving Day accounts for $282 million of uneaten turkeys that end up in the trash. Added to our overall food consumption, we throw away 34 million tons of food… Read More
A free lecture on Backyard Composting is being offered as part of the 10th installment of the Garden Talks Series hosted by the Acreage Branch Library. The public is invited to attend this educational opportunity. The class will take… Read More
Wednesday, November 6 10 a.m Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road. (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, and turn left on Pages Dairy Road. The building is attached to the fire station.) Rebecca Jordi… Read More
There are a lot of benefits to composting Today in the US, over 60 billion pounds of vegetable scraps go to the landfill. Currently, 5% is made into compost. That means the remaining 95% is creating methane gas… Read More
Composting involves taking advantage of the natural decomposition of organic matter by microorganisms. Compost is the partially broken down material that results from this process (fully-broken down material is called humus).1 Compost is a green and sustainable way… Read More
