Manatee County students in grades six through 12 were eligible to compete in the annual Farm City Week Manatee River Soil and Water Conservation District speech contest on November 12th. http://manateeriverswcd.com/ Designed to develop leadership through participation in public… Read More
UF/IFAS Extension Manatee and Sarasota Counties, Family and Consumer Science Agents provided a Poverty Simulation for the State College of Florida Faculty during the middle of October 2019. The poverty simulation experience is designed to help participants begin to… Read More
Unhealthy relationships have been shown to cause lower test scores in children, increase stress levels, cause family violence and economically depressed communities. Relationships classes to couples would improve these deficits at home. The University of Florida IFAS Extension… Read More
Communities are made up of all types of families, couples facing a variety of challenges. Many are learning new parenting skills. Often they are getting to know the children of their partner and building a relationship with them…. Read More
Have you considered keeping honey bees and its time commitment? This blog article will outline seasonal chores and time scale to prepare you for many of the tasks. One of the best pieces of advice that I was… Read More
Trying a Different Kind of Bean by Amy L. Stripe, Master Gardener 2008 Now is the time to plant broad beans (Vicia faba L.), also called fava beans. This highly nutritious bean is popular in the U.K., and… Read More
Cool Weather Gardening By Joy Derksen, Master Gardener 2007 Gardening chores? Of course! This is Florida where we garden all year round. Cooler weather frees us from some insect pests and makes gardening less sweaty. Vegetables There is… Read More
Have you considered joining a local community garden? Were you unsure exactly what is a community garden? This is usually one of the first questions I get from new garden members. They know they can grow vegetables and… Read More
Strawberries By John Dawson, Master Gardener Volunteer 2007 Here in Central Florida, now is the time to plant strawberries. Find more articles on exciting topics here. The home garden strawberry, Fragaria × ananassa, is a hybrid species that… Read More
Down the Garden Path By Norma Kisida, Master Gardener Volunteer 2012 Article from the September 2019 addition of the award winning Master Gardening Bench monthly newsletter created by the Master Gardener Volunteers of Manatee County. If you enjoy gardens you… Read More
