Florida-Friendly Gardening Therapy

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… Read More
Posted: 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… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS
Tags: drought tolerant, FFL, Florida friendly landscaping, Florida Friendly plants, florida yard, garden therapy, Jennifer Hagen, landscape design, Lee County, native landscaping, pollinators, right place, right plant, sustainable landscaping, UF/IFAS, water efficiency, wellness
Posted: April 24, 2019
Florida’s Cottage Food Law allows food entrepreneurs to use their home kitchen to produce food products that are considered not potentially hazardous. Gross sales for a cottage food operation must not exceed $50,000 annually, require… Read More
Posted: September 17, 2018
What is the buzz around Florida’s Cottage Food law? Are you a Florida beekeeper and interested in selling your honey under cottage food law, but uncertain of the rules and regulations? Beekeepers are permitted to… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: beekeepers, beekeeping, bees, cottage food operator, cottage foods, honey, Jennifer Hagen, Lee County, manufacturing honey
by jhazell
Posted: May 23, 2018
One of the joys of fishing is eating the fish you catch, but you may find your catch doesn’t taste as fresh as expected. Fish must be handled properly or they will spoil quickly. In… Read More
Posted: February 2, 2018
What is a Cottage Food? A cottage food product is a non-potentially hazardous food product produced in an unlicensed home kitchen. A person who produces a cottage food product is a Cottage Food Operator. Does… Read More
Posted: January 2, 2018
This FREE Budget Clinic will provide you with the tools to better manage your money. Participants will receive a UF/IFAS Extension Money Management Calendar. TOPICS INCLUDE: Tracking Your Spending How to Create a Budget Pay… Read More
Posted: January 2, 2018
Interested in growing your own small food related business? Agents Roy Beckford and Jennifer Hagen of the Lee County Extension Office can help. The Urban Gardening and Micro-Business class series will introduce practical and technical concepts… Read More
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, backyard chickens, bees, cottage food, Family and Consumer Sciences, food business, Food safety, gardening, Jennifer Hagen, Lee County, micro business, permaculture, poultry, regulations, Roy Beckford, urban agriculture
Posted: December 8, 2017
Interested in starting a new food related business in Lee County but confused as to what regulatory agency regulates what in Florida? There are three main agencies that regulate food establishments in Florida: the Department of Health, the… Read More
Posted: May 13, 2017
from G.M., via e-mail Answer: Hydrogen sulfide or sulfur is a naturally occurring contaminant, which gives water a disagreeable “rotten egg” odor and taste. Hydrogen sulfide is a gas that is found in well water… Read More
Category: Home Management, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: aerator, hydrogen sulfide, Lee County, rotten egg smell, Roy Beckford, Southwest, sulfur, well water
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