Back to Back to Back 4-H Weekends
Spring is one of the busiest times of the 4-H year. Surviving these weeks with a smile on one’s face is evidence of mastering time management. Today’s post will give you a glimpse of the structure of… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth
100 Years of Helping Communities Make Healthy Choices
The first home demonstration agents, now called family and consumer sciences extension agents, were hired years ago to teach food preservation aimed at helping rural girls earn additional farm income and have a safe, nutritious and adequate supply… Read More
100 Years of Landscape Knowledge!
UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County hosts a robust Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) Program. The goal of the FFL Program is to use science-based information to educate Floridians on how to create and maintain healthy and beautiful landscapes that protect and… Read More
100 Years of Connecting People with Nature
Whenever someone asks me “So what do you do?” in reference to my job, I usually end up saying, “I do environmental education for the public.” Sometimes this description works and sometimes it doesn’t, but in reality, my… Read More
100 Years of Helping Gardens Grow!
Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension The mission of the UF/IFAS Extension Urban Horticulture Program is to provide Pinellas County residents with research-based information from the University of Florida (our land-grant institution) on garden and landscape issues…. Read More
100 Years of Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders
The mission of the UF/IFAS Extension Ranger Naturalist Program at Weedon Island Preserve is to provide a service learning opportunity for youth (ages 15-18) to build leadership skills and environmental awareness. Interested students and their parents are invited… Read More
Night of the Arts and Focus on 4-H
Pinellas 4-H Families deserve a huge thank you for coming out to the two events this past weekend. At Night of the Arts we were treated to a variety of acts. Even better, the City of Pinellas Park,… Read More
Farm Animals to Broadway Tunes
Jean Rogalsky, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County, 4-H Agent Where else but in 4-H can you see such a variety of interests? This Friday and Saturday Pinellas residents will be able to see a sampling of the talent and… Read More
When You Think of 4-H, Do You Think of STEM?
Jean Rogalsky, 4-H Agent, UF/IFAS Extension You would make this connection had you stopped by the 4-H Showcase at the Florida State Fair. Each year 4-H county programs and special project groups set up displays on the first… Read More
Ahh, Spring…choo!
Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension February is a beautiful time of year here in Pinellas County. The birds are singing, the weather is warmer, and the flowers and trees are blooming. But along with the colorful… Read More